Word: farleyized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...intervening time Mr. Rogers, the U. S. No. 1 air traveler, had seen the President, had talked to Major General Foulois, Postmaster General Farley and ex-Postmaster General Brown, Colonel Lindbergh, dozens of airpilots, commercial and military. He had also delivered a speech by radio, designed to smooth over the whole airmail controversy. Afterwards he told newshawks of his missionary work as a peacemaker...
...Legal? Belatedly, Postmaster General Farley went to bat in an attempt to justify the Administration's action. In his opinion, only modest National Parks Airways (Salt Lake City-Great Falls, Mont.) was entitled to have its contract reviewed, with the possibility of reinstatement. "General" Farley was convinced that there was "illegality"' in Postmaster General Brown's handling of airmail contracts, although, as yet, he had no basis for "criminal action." Some Farley charges...
Viewing with displeasure the fact that of the 26 domestic airmail contracts awarded by Postmaster Brown's administration, 24 fell into the hands of Aviation Corp. (13), United Aircraft (6), North American (5), Mr. Farley declared: "At the time of the passage of the Watres Act in 1930 there were many reasonably well-established air transport passenger lines desirous of obtaining airmail contracts which received no consideration whatsoever." He further charged that of the $78,000,000 given in 1930-33 to airmail carriers, $46,800,000 had been paid in excess, since the subsidy was based on wasteful...
Rebuttal. Against the Farley indictment could be set up the following facts...
...Kelly law of 1928 gave the Postmaster General authority to "extend'' mail contracts, was in no way superseded by the Watres Act. No one save Postmaster General Farley thought Mr. Brown had violated the letter or spirit of the Watres Act by his geographical extensions, for which the bill makes full provisions...