Show 1 SI ARMY SCANDAL ANDAL II DISCLOSED Capital Shaken 3 i 1 By Revelations Revelations' Of House Group y i Major l General Foulois Foulois Among mong Thos Those Accused of Lobby Lobbying ing Activities 1 L. Br United Press Press' WASHINGTON Dec 23 A 29 A war department scandal affecting the the n national na lional defense shook official Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington today Secretary of War War- George H. H and anda a a federal grand jury indicated they would press press' for full ull exposure and stringent action Tl The final report of the house hous military mUI- mUI mill mili tary affairs committee as submitted to congress after an eight months months' I painstaking inv investigation int into d department department depart depart- part ment procurement methods fairly bristled with broad charges against lobbying activities of ot e contract neg It involved two high army officers unnamed and revealed that Major General Benjamin D D. D Foulois chief of the army air corps faced laced a sweeping sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- ing investigation by the army inspector tor general Into charges ot of the com om committee r that he had been Inefficient i and testified d' d df f falsely F was s distinctly not involved j in the report with the graft charges GUts Gilts From Lobbyists Lobby Federal District Attorney Leslie C. C Garnett said today that if ie conditions are as I understand they are are I shall present the the co committees committee's evidence to the he grand jury He referred specifically to committee commit commit- tee charges that high ranking officers other than Foulois had accepted loans of ot money or gifts from lobbyists lobby lobby- obby- obby isIs in return for lor alleged information regarding army contracts Foulois Foulois' case was separated by the committee from rom those involving unnamed unnamed un un- named high ranking officers The veteran flier who heads the air corps was accused last June by the special investigating subcommittee of willfully and deliberately violating existing law aw in the he purchase of airplanes air hir- planes and aircraft material His r removal moval was asked on this basis and others including a finding by the commit e that he accused superior officers of ot wilfully attempting to deceive deceive deceive de de- de- de the committee Deplorable Condition A dram dramatic Ue although nebulous pic pie picture picture ture of widespread lobbying activities activities ties in connection with government contracts was presented by the committee com corn in its its its- report Loans of cit money and gratuities of various sorts have been offered officials officials of of- for advance information the report said adding that the condition existing was deplorable detrimental tal to national defense efficiency and tended to bring the complete gov government gov- gov procurement system into disrepute Government business has too often been carried on in hotel rooms lobbies lobbies lob lob- bies bics and private homes of government government govern govern- ment officers and lobbyists said the report adding that hat the contract methods methods methods meth meth- used have had a tendency to corrupt weak government officials as well as dealers and contractors The c committee it was understood kept the names of officers involved secret in order not to hinder the war department inquiry ordered by D Dern rn on December 13 However it was understood that the evidence assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled in the secret hearings would be turned over to the district attorney for possible submission to the January January Jan Jan- uary nary grand jury |