Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-29
The World Wide War Trust

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other haudE from country 20 country
4 The AFFAIR % the Arms a. Ammuni'
7 tlou Factory could not have escaped
I th~ atfe1tiou % the var minister u
vac exposed In Norwarts But last
year the var department not only pro
vided fhe private arms their immense
profits. but ever reduced the activity Of
7 the state arseuais in order 20 give out
T certain orders 20 private industry. as
the malutcuancr % the latter Is In the
Y interest % var Naturalization ! made
. 90 complaint against the var minister
a. the time a. 80 Ions AZ such private
I concerns exist the position with re
gard 20 them - admittedly somewhat
I emharrussirE Bnt this system must
BE- made an end o. 10 o. essential that
the hands % che empire shall remain
clean. that the government shall have
90 sort o. association with Arms con
victed % such practices. The krupp
frm should receive no orders what
ever under thu ncw military estimates
. The war-materiai industry must b.
uatiouaiixsd in order 10 remove for
ever fhiE danger % interested maker
Of panlcA
The minister Tor war says 81 Is not
proved that higher officials % Krupps
ssrr involved 90 the Affairs. We are
accustomed % the method % sacrifc-
lrE petty officials. hanging the petty
thief aud letting the great ones on scot
frrs-a kulshtiy. chiyairous method
uut VAS Herr Won DEWITT one OF
Eiessrs. Krupps' petty ofhciais7 he
vas the custodian % an these things.
iu ris rafc they were conhscatet by
tho examining magistrate iu Berlin
The minister for war asked how
much We owe 90 fEe firm nf krupp n
ask. hov much does the firm owe 90
che German peupicF
kruppE a. patriots Does The MIR. .
.fer Tor war remember that In IstN
Frederick Krupp. ironmaster iu Essen. /
wrote q letter to q certain Napoleon .
GOO % Fgancef 10 o. printed iu the we'll I
known Bricfr drutsehFr BaffClpatriof- i
ca. which runs a. follows:
Encouraged by the interest which 7
Your Gracious Majesty has shown iu .
a simple iudustriaiIst and the forum ]
ate results % bis eudCavors and his .
uuheart OF sacrifices. venture once
more 90 approach Your Majesty with .
tHc request that Your majesty Viii
c1udeacrad Co accept tho ACCOMPANY
iuF album. 10 contains a collection OF .
drawings % various articles manufac-
tuFrd iu my Workshop venture the f.
hope ihat Che last four PAGES. which I.
show che stool cannon which have
manufactured Cor various high powers
OF Europe. VIII be worthy OF Your
Majesty attention FOR a moment and +.
vil Do an excuse for ms boldness.
with frr deepest rrE pccf and tEc /.
ErerfFrt admiration -oue might add.
and uita ihe hope OF important
orders-
Your MaICEty'E most humble obed-
Sent servant
and in order that SOU may know
utoer blessing the firm OF Eupp
thereby secured Q aiu read 90 sou the
reply 1t Napoleon tlI It Ia as follows:
Tue emperor has received the J..
album UIil much Interest. and has
commanded trrt rou shall be- thanked
for if and given Co know that hts
ma IrHfy BIAS O lively desire for tho sue
c-ss and expansion OF an industry de- +.
signed 90 render such Important sery-
fees f1 humanity.
-it uliy remains f1r q halo t1 DO
guHrfrrrd iu che Nurp coat % arms
ulth fhe name ~ p1.con no Inscribed
co. See u