Show mail subsidies are investigated the post office deportment has concluded the inquiry into ocean mail subsidies the investigation woud appear to have been eminently fair and exhaustive and conducts conducted without evidence of personal feeling or rancor three of LS investigation art arc being noted ed interested nier observers first booi irs thu th evid en and intent of f the yn tractors thru their testimony alf sell government officials ardythe an he public upon the necessity of Jy merchant marine subsidy secondine d dane e employment of f a long list of washington ashington lawyer lobbyists hobbyists to pa p their cause several of these t e as ing fo bilto era cratie tic n ti on co beemen an annl third the e co on in detail ot of the evidence e id en ce produced P r need during senator blacks black s inquiry into int this same W R ance race and company s attorneys produced an array of eminent generals 9 ene rals admirals less eminent industrialists austria i ats and a well known and light highly re e scooted acted a ta catholic t r 01 clergy clergyman agy maJ to 0 e apat ours h e ne fe a subsidy for our marine inart ne this is regarded by the wel informed as pure propaganda it is regretted rec retted that solicitors for the pst post office department did not ask these gentlemen whether a subsidy Is necessary for shipping ship pinc companies capable of paying in dividends bonuses commissions salaries and otherwise sums gums greater than the allott ted subsidies or which had to t resort to subsidiary companies and numerous other devices to boncea conceal or r drain off profits answers they claim birlat have been interest dinv inv in and perhaps enlightening the connections antecedents and 1 supposed political noli influence of s 0 me nt those these legal lega advisers especially especial the washington contingent contina ent becomes j a matter of deep public int interest erett r it was alleged and developed ln n the ilett dearine s that subsidies were grin granter teil without an adeaste adea survey i on last pagel k POST OFFICE investigation OF OCEAN MAIL SUBSIDIES continued from pago page 1 of the financial condition and consequent needs of the recipients that although theoretically intended to offset foreign cheaper costs of ship construction and obe operation ration they were actually granted in some instances where such competition did not exist that one of the main objects of the subsidy act to insure new vessel construction was ignored i in several instances and mall mail contracts were granted without any requirement qui rement as to new w construction ahng thit many subsidy contracts were made without actual or legitimate competition and without adequate notice to theu public aall all as required by law I 1 that having baving been made these contractors were inadequately supervised and their cn contracts tracts clenty administered the record reveals all contracts entered into were at the maximum rate permitted under the act since these mail subsidies have been in operation the evidence discloses they have been used to establish and advance many ique sti practices monopolistic ownership of our merchant marine is indicated two companies as a result of consol eab h how biow controls three subsidies subsidy recipients in several instances own and or operate foreign flag vessels besses as well as american and the receipts ot of all operations including subsidies iare commingled Kled subsidiary and affiliated companies have been used to ewel salaries inter company charges charees commissions and other ether questionable profits to their organizers officers and stockholders it Is further in evidence that although ng excessively from aids these contractors reduced wages decreased ner ners sonne onnel and cur curtailed taPed the food of seamen much of which was in violation of standards and regulations and no adequate and standardized dardi zed accounting system of these and other operating costs were maintained it will be surprising indeed to clie ob observers eavers of the dinv inv ik it the officials ot of the post office department part ment do not recommend the cancellation cancel atlon of f several reveral of these contracts and a detailed revision of the remainder and the recovery amounts amount shown to have been illegally paa paid and the removal from public service and condemnation of those administering these grants |