Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-23 | Page 1 | Bethlehem Head Admits Geneva Deal

Beth leh eni em Geneva Deal Ship Shipbuilder ui cier i s s Shearer s. s Hiring fir Hir- ing for fot Solons LOBBY LOBBYIST S T HIRED Observer Employed To Tell Events WASHINGTON Sept 23 CAP CAP- AP S. S W. W Wakeman Wakeman vice president of h eB Bethlehem Shipbuilding g corp corpo corporation ration testified before a senate in in- inos investigating os e today that He lie h. h had William B B. B Shear Shearer r t to attend the the 1927 G Geneva eva naval nava confer n. co-n. con con- o fer nee c f fb purpose rp s of fr p evets- evets that t at there s 0 WaKeman n iI th today toda ai tl th cb resumed d its Into th the activities pf pt Shear Shear- cr ci r whose suit In e Vork or ap approximately ap- ap proximately which h he hd al alleges a- a I leges is flue due him hini for services rendered rendered ren- ren dered the shipbuilders prompted the Inv hUg In investigation tl n Th The Bethlehem corporation of ot- ot official fl tidal represented His concern at U th f New Tork TOlk me meeting at tho the time heare was engaged to go so to e tle I e 1927 91 Geneva Gerie parley parle which up broke without an agreement on naval b being ing reached reached- ed HIRED tHRED AS S Previous to to this mec meeting ln- ln aKe e- e man iuan testifIed the three three American AmerIcan shipbuilding iding concerns h had bad d employed Shearer Shearel for tor to come to Wash Wash- Ington write to articles and make speeches h s to to supplement tile Un merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant marino marine program program to the United Stat shipping board T That at was waR in December 1926 6 ho he said Asked h why Shearer w was s engaged to go to Geneva replied For Forthe he i purpose 1 sQ of bf i reporting th the events vent that happened th there rc Clinton IL iL L. flardo president of at the New York Shipbuilding company F R. R P. P P Pl vice Ice t president pf ot the theN N Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company and H Henry CHunter C IC Hunter HunterS counsel of oC tho tim Council of ofA A American 1 Shipbuilders attended the conference e which sent ent Shearer abroad Continuing Wakeman said ald the llie agreement with Shearer was as orly verbal Why w wasn't mt it written 1 Chair- Chair huiri n ri e asked l nIt n- n It come com l up the witness Continued on page p. Section Two h. h