The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20
BRITAIN AND CANADA
LEAD ARMS BUYERS
Redficld'S Statement on War
Exports Shows Surprisingly
Small Shipments.
no FILE NEW FIGC RES

WAsinNGroN, Dec 19.-Respondine TO
the Hitchcock resolution calling for a
statement of the amount OF arms and
munitions of war exported TO Europe be-
fore and since hostilites began Secretary
Redfeld sent to the Senate to-day
statement showing exports OF cartridges
gunpowder and firearms for the twelve
months ended June, 1918; for the same
period ended June, 1914. and for the
months Of August. September and Octo-
Der this year
The statement was far less startling
than might have been expected. senator
Hitchcock was not entirely satisfied with
, completeness Of the figures and asked
Secretary Redfcd TO supplement them
which the secretary will do.
Pending the supplemental statement
Mn Hitchcock asked that the preliminary
report be- printed and laid upon the table
At the proper time he will address the
senate thereon.
SHIPMENTS to the United Kingdom and
to canada are much larger than to many
of the other countries The report shows
large shipments of firearms 10 France as
late as october OF this year. amounting
to S392sl2 IN the same month cart
ridges to the value OF S3S3.2jO were eN-
ported 20 France.
Their. were no exports to France "a
September and only SlSeS worth OF fire
, arms ia August. No shipments were made
TO Austria. Belgium. Germany. Russia, the
, Balkan States on Turkey during the three
months named. The statement shows no
shipments whatever 20 the Balkans ana
insignificant shipments OF firearms ana
cartridges TO Turkey in 1913 and 1874.
belgium took from the United states
| sl6,as1 worth Of cartridges In 1918. ana
| s56 Si7 worth Of Firearms. while Tor the
/ twelve months ended June. 1914. she took
| $S.2af worth or cartridges. sil2H4 worm
| OF firearms.
! Germany was a heavy buyer Of cart
! ridges and firearms i'm 1913. and a heavier
I buyer in 1914, but has taken none since
/ the war began. Russia bought sparinglN
/ IN 1913. the total value being less than
$4,000, hut in 1914 II rose to $4,000
! worth OF cartridge and firearms. She
| has taken none since tn" close OF the
fiscal year 1914 OIL Iuly !
Japan bought nearly $4,000 worth OF
tn. munitions - war in the year 1913
and about SIS 900 worth in tho last fiscal
I yeai. The United kingdom took nearly
+ S2uU. O0u worth iu the fiscal year ended
June. 1918. and about $500 OpO worth ir
the 1sca wear ended June, 1914 ShC
I bought a little over $50 900 worth in hu'
gust. nearly $500 600 worth IN Scptrmbei
and nearly $500 900 worth in October.
Canada BEAVER buyer H. me
fiscal year ended June. 1918. Canada tool
,sI3uO 600 munitions OF war. and the FOL
lowing fiscal year nearly $1,000 II
August after the war begun. about $500
OOo in Sep; embe- about $4,000 wortt
and I'm October about the same amount
Secretary Redheld explained that M
could not supply the Senate with very
. definite Information. first, because he ma
no authority to make the Kind Of an in
yeeficatlpu that would he necessary, ant
he reminds the Senate that 1t would b'
something OF au undertaking In view o
the fact hat there are about l5,00o con
, Germs iN the United States which, viii
Night change iu their equipment coul'
p, | manufacture war materials
lie pointed out hat there were heavie
| SHIPMENTS in the last two fiscal years u
countries not at war than TO those tina
are now engaged In the conflict IN Eu
, rope.
Summarizing the exports. the repui
. Z shows tina, IN the fiscal year ended June
Il 1914 this country exported to the IA
tions now At war cartridges valued a
q s9SS.4S9. and TO the other countries, e.
5s3,Oi4 worth Iufcrentially. this suggest
the shipments that have been made {;
, Mexico.
j, The figures for the three mo this. Au
. gus September and October. show grad
/ uallv Increasing shipments to the lead
% ing nations now AT war.