and the commitise was authorized to size any books, par fd documents in the possesion of the armament compan which might be of value tothe inquiry and toubpoens a la ‘on oath “such witness aa ceca advisble™. Gerald Nye, realaing thatthe sucesso flue of is con Iission depended on his gaining accst to the files of 2 tment manufacturers before hey had grasp the full emplictons 9f Senate Resolution 20, struck svitly and effectively, Whe the hearings commenced on Sepieuter 4, 024, the Ny Cos titfce bad in its poweion copie of confiiental letters an reports sci=d fiom the oles of every imporeant coz Goneemed inthe ingury. Te would be quite inposbl verstate the part which thee papers played in the resound cele oP the ‘Nye inmestgnion. They revealed. the whole Sordid story ofthe arms merchant’ activities fom the low of she Great War, lying bare tothe public ee an ocyaaized conspirac Against peace which sieuck deep at the roots of contemporary ‘complacency and left an indelible impiat on the conscious ‘fam entire generation. Of prime importance was the fact thot these documents produced a situation in which the sar actunesy slnady condensed fm thir con mis nd fers, ee forced fiom the outset to defend Usemscles before the comitce. ‘his situation, it should be noted, was completely reversed st he abortive Royal Comminion inquiry held in Wis coantry (6) Fava treo he deur play of ex Srmbins, mared by 3 ernment the Sites on their Armes alter their way hr Tis interesting thatthe agranly Alaigrate the Nye C the private tading methods, and that slogist was. singularly Soadence, Th s