U.S.A. Forces

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 202, 25 November 1925, Page 5

U.S.A. Forces

Naval and Aerial ALLEGED MALADMINISTRATION. COLONEL MITCHELL'S CHARGES. [By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) Washington, Nov. 23. Colonel Mitchell.

testifing, maintained a definant attitude, repeating many of his previous assertions, hut he c a. used a tremendous sur prise by declaring that there were no facts in his statements, which wero merely opinions, do-

snito which bo Co.onel MitcholL would prove tho statements were not exaggerated nor convening a false impression to the people of the United States. Regarding tho defence the prosecution attacked Colonel Mitchell’s charge tlyjt the Hawaiian fleet manoeuvres cost 80,000,000 dollars, declaring that the commanding admiral reported that the manoeuvres cost only 550,000 above the regular fleet expenses. Colonel Mitchell stated that the Ha waiian flight seaiflancs were good foi nothing, and disagreed with the prosecution contention that P.N. 91. nroved itself a valuable seaplane during its nine days’ drift in the Pacific. The prosecutor asked ,f -Colonel Mitchell offered himself as a hotter judge of the Hawaiian flivht than Commander Rodgers, whereupon Colonel Mitchell rcp’ied: “T do.”

The prosecution announced that it was prepared to prove that Colonel Mitchell gave inaccurate testimony to the congressional committer’s.—(A. and