The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-06-29
EFFORTS TO HALT ARMS-EX-
PORTS


PORTS
There Is no prospect that our gov
eminent, as the New York Journal of
Commerce remarks, will attempt to
stop the making of war-munitions in
this country or to prohibit the sale of
them abroad This statement is
strengthened by Mr.. Bryan's reitera-
ton Of the arguments with which he
defended the governments position
as secretary of state; and also by the
admission of a distinguished German
publicist Macmillan Harden, that this
"hands off, attitude of the Washing
ton government sis neither legally nor
morally wrong Yet to Germanay
the cessation or continuance Of our
arms-traffic with the Allies affects its
very existence as nation. Calcula-
tions made In Berlin and forwarded to
this country few weeks ago, says
the Providence Journal profess to
show that the Allies cannot possibly
arm their increasing forces or secure
ammunition for their great numbers
of large guns from their own resour-
ces, and that they must have the help
of this country in order to accomplish
their purpose. The German represen-
tatives also thoroughly believe that
without this assistance the Allies can
not continue and complete an aggres-
sive campaign, driving the Kaiser's
That the Allies realize this no less than
the Germans is indicated by the pro-
digious campaign for American arms
being conducted by Mr. Lloyd George,
and partly financed by the Morgan
firm of bankers. Just as an instance,
we note in New York Sun news-item
this informing paragraph:
1.-THE Union Metallic Cartridge COM
pany has contract to supply $500, 900
rounds of ammunition weekly, and the
understanding is that this is to be in
creased to 100000. The Bethlehem
Steel company has received an order
for 5000 field-pieces and also is turn
ing out 10000 shrapnel-shells every
day, while for the one-pounders and
smaller shells the rate is $4,000 day
The General Electric company has an
order for 100000, 900 worth of war
materials"
Germany naturally wishes, it is adj
ded, to disrupt in any way and at
any cost the system by which England,
France and Russia are thus being pro-
vided with the means to victory. But,
adds the New York. Journal of Com
merce, IF this industry and traffic are
to cease it must be by the voluntary
or induced action of those engaged in
it, and there have been reports and
rumors of late of emissaries of bel
Iligerents, or at least one belligerent,
In this country, seeking to suppress or
cripple this traffic by buying up es-
adjustments engaged in 1t, or subsi-
dizing their owners to cease opera
4 tion.' Detailed accounts of the plans
and activities of German representa-
tives appeared in the Chicago Herald,
Providence Journal, and other papers
But these all failed for various and
more or less obvious reasons
The next German move now under
way" says the New York Sum-" was to
foment strikes in these factories" 1t
continues:
with many of the big plants under
contract to provide supplies on GER
tain dates, it is apparent that sud-
den demand of employees for shorter
hours, more pay, or other concessions
would seriously embarrass the COM
panies. This is reported to be part
of the program of the men behind the
strike propaganda-to show the work
ers how easy it is now to strike for
and obtain higher wages. They are
causing points of this kind to be i'm
pressed on the labor-leaders in differ
ent parts of the country
i And the Sun cites series of minor
labor -disturbances in centers of the
arms making industry which it be
lieves significant under the circum
stances, If not direct result of the
, German plan. In statement appear
ing in The Evening Sun, New Yorl
labor-leader promises an investigation
of the matter, though $50 far" he says
mo authentic information has come
: into my possession that agents of Ger
many are contemplating the promo
, ton OF strikes" And Meyer London
New York's Socialist Congressman
says in an Evening Post interview