New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-10
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FRANCE TO SPEND
BILLION In U. 5.
Commission Here to Buy
Machines for Nations
Industrial Restoration.

American machines viii soon 80 TO
France to do the work in the factories
OF that country Of the arms. legs and
eyes which the war has taken from so
many Of Frances. best artisans. The
machines will also take the places OF
the thousands Of French workmen who
have given their lives for their coun-
try.
That's the reason that a French com
mercial commission arrived here yes
terday on the Lafayette. Maurice Da-
mour, Deputy. is chairman Of the
commission which for the next two
months WIZ spend the greater part Of
its time purchasing up-to-datc machln-
cry to be used IN rehabilitating indus
trial France. As one cf its members
explained yesterday. about Two million
French workmen have been killed or
disabled in the war. and America is
now called upon TO fill their places
with its almost human machinery.
The Germans have played havoc with
the manufacturing plants of Northern
France. They have either carried off
or destroyed the machinery in the fac
tories, and the French government pur-
French soldiers recapture the looted
towns and cities. Eventually Ameri-
can machinery will find its way into all
of France. and the Sl50,000,000 to $780,
100000 which up TO the beginning of
the war was spent for machinery in
Germany will be spent N this country.
The commission viii go TO Washing
ton tomorrow to pay its respects 10
the French Ambassador, after which
il will start on a tour of the Industrial
plants of this country, the itinerary
of which is being arranged by the
Chamber of Commerce.
VI. Damouo who is secretary Of the
Committee on Appropriations in the
French Chamber Of Deputies, said yes
terday:
Our object is 70 rc-equip and mod
ernie the French industrial factories
and shops destroyed By the war. Be
sides this We wish TO eject a general
modernization of all French commercial,
industrial and agricultural lines. The
industrial era of the United States in
France is at hand. The United States
must furnish the material for the re-
building OF Frances industries.
I've must not only replace the de-
stroyed workshops of France. but re-
construct the shops Of the rest OF the
republic as we'll. But, in turn. we
want the United States 10 buv the
manufactured output that the United
States formerly purchased from Ger
many. We will not 90 into Compel
ton with your factories and shops, but
ask you to purchase the goods YOU
have not extensively manufactured
yourselves in the past, but got from
Germany.
In addition TO VI. Damour. the COM
mission consists OF j. LeSueur. agri-
culture engineer and official delegate
of the Department OF Agriculture; l..
Trincano, director Of the National
Matchmaking School Of Besancon and
official delegate of the Department Of
Commerce: +. asalle-Thiriez. dele
gate of the French spinning industry
and secretary of the French Syndicate
Of Spinners. and VI. Chauffeur. a Paris
banker. On the next French boat will
arrive other members. including a rep
re.entative of the Bank OF Paris. a
representative Of the Banque Rationale
de Credit and representative Of the
metal duStries and Chamber OF Com
merco II Lyons.
The headquarters Of the commission
will be al the French institute. at 6S9
Fifth Avenue.