The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-10
CHINA ORDERS 100
U. S. SUBMARINES
SChWab Said TO Have $4,000.
600 Contract For Navy.
REPUBLICS DEFENSE PLAN.

These Boats to BE Largest In the
World and Particularly Fitted For
Raids on ssacoast Towns - Ameri-
can Plants Will Be Enlarged to Elk
ecuts the Order.
Under the direction OF Charles Nj.
Schwab, president of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation. American war plants
are to put the government OF China on
a basis of military and naval prepared
ness SURPRISING all efforts previously
attempted by that republic.
Schwab has become the chief cor
idential adviser OF the Chinese gov
eminent on the vast manufacturing
end OF its program. this result being
largely an outgrowth OF the confiden-
tial relation established by the Ameri-
can steel man with leading Chinese
officials in the $30.0O0.O 900 ammunition
deal with the former Chinese dynasty
by the Bethlehem Steel corporation a
few years ago.
As an initial step 100 submarines
will be built at a cost of $4,000 900.
the greatest single order for subma-
rines recorded since the underwater
craft were invented.
The order for submarines will be fol-
lowed by contracts for heavy field ar
tillery. high explosive shells, torpe-
does, rifles and other arms and ammu-
n%itions. with the construction of bat
tleships and cruisers as one of the more
distant possibilities.
The negotiations for submarines have
reached such an advanced stage that
only minor details remain TO be work
ed out.
U Boats to BE Immense.
The submarines will be the largest
u boats eve turned out from Ameri-
al yards. They will include vessels
OF a type exceeding In size and cruis-
Ing range any OF the submarines turn
ell out In Germany of which this coun-
try yet has learned. They will be of
a type particularly fitted for raids OF
eacoas towns. so that they will be as
formidable for attack as for defense.
Unlike the orders for submarines
placed on this side of the Atlantic by
the allies. the construction will be done
entirely In the United States and none
of 1t In Canada. as naturally no ques-
ton OF violation OF neutrality is in
VOWED.
The order will be placed by the Chi
nese government through Schwab with
the Electric Boat company. This or
der. combined with the demand by the
allies for submarine work In this coun-
try. has resulted in plans by Schwah
whereby the United States will have
the largest submarine manufacturing
plants in the world. barring neither the
submarine departments of the krupps
In Germany 10 that of the Schneider
works at Creusot. France.
Plants Mill Be Enlarged.
This will be accomplished through d
combination and an extensive enlarge
ment Of the Electric Boat company,
which holds the patents on the Holland
submarines. with those of the Bethle
hem Steel corporation. In connection
with those plans Schwab has become
a principal factor i'm the management
of the Electric Boat company. although
he has not yet appeared openly as such
Within a month the Electric Boat
company will be reorganized into the
Submarine Boat corporation. recently
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the names OF the officers Of the new
corporation will be made known. One
Of the leading bankers Of New Yorh
will become president OF the new cor
poration. lie represents interests close
ly identified with Schwab.
Construction Of the submarines FOL
China will done at the plants Of thu
Fore River Shipbuilding company a.
Quincy. Mass. and the Union Iron
works at San Francisco and the facto
ries of the New London Ship and En-
CINE company at Groton. Conn.
A member Of the Chinese diplomat,
service. when questioned regarding thu
submarine contract. admitted that hi,
country Is In the International marke
for all classes of warships and arma
ment
1t was learned that two officials o.
the Chinese naval board were In New
York less than a month ago to stud,
the market and make arrangement,
for the construction of the submarines
These two Chinese. Commissioners We
and Sci, were in Washington as tn,
guests Of the Chinese legation.
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