Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14
new CONVERT TO
TAVENNER IDEA
OF MANUF ACTURE
Congressman Crosser Speaks
for Government Make OF
Munitions.
WAR PREVENTIVE
Would Remove the Influences That
Provoke international consiet
for Their Own Gain.

uaeEiHstou. Jan 1.-THE campaign
started two years ago BY Representa-
tlss Tnvenner % Hizois for the gov
s-1uent manufacture ~ all NUM-
lions % var. which WHEN finally adopt
81 rHI mean q greatly increased plant
a. Rock Island. IS finding new advo-
cafes every week among members OF
tr. house.
Hepreseatative Robert CrOsser OF
Onto. -Ee author Of the initiative and
referendum plank adopted By the Ohio
con irltionaI convention. OF which he
rI. member. has come out IN favor
FOL. government manufacture. and in
|.. apecch contained in the Congress
-rual Record gives Representative
rar-1rer credit Tor his expose OF the
manner I1 which the var trust Is over
charging the government for war mu-
ru1lH
-Nr Speaker" said Represe NATIVE
eros ar. zone % the principal causes
Ht war AID OF preparation for war is
the private interest OF the sellers OF
aaaAAAhAQAAua ne EAEsA trust the
powder trust. the shfpbuildinE trust
and all the hundreds OF persons. firms.
and corporations engaged in selling
munitions % war. ammunition. armor
plate. and supplies Of all kinds 10 the
army and navy are Interested IN the
continuance OF war preparations. for
the very simple reason that the success
W. their business depends upon con
tIuuei and large preparations Tor war
the larger the better
~ would be bad enough n these
private interests which are now en-
gagged In furnishing an kinds OF war
supplies 20 the government were do
.HE 90 at reasonable prices II this I
9e-s the case. the only question 20
le considered would be whether Il e. .
advisable 20 leave In the hands OF pri-
rats corporations government work OF
This character. with the inevitable ten
deucy which they would have 10 main
tain Hobbies and seek 20 influence pub
Ic opinion IN favor Of large eNpeudi-
lures for military preparation. in order
90 increase their own profits But
whe1. IN addition TO this. Il Is found
that these firms are continually charE
aE the government exOrbitaut rates.
materials and equipment {
for war are Increased
I'm hts annual report for tho fiscal 1
year ending 1914. Just submitted 20 the I
president. Secretary Daniels has re
viewed hts efforts 20 secure a govern
arrnor-plats factory. and
says be g. convinced that enormous
suns could be saved 20 the taxpayers
By the erection OF a government plant |
What to true OF the manufacture OF I
naval supplies IS equally true OF the
army supplies. Congressman Clyde q,
H. Tavsansr. Of Illinois. in a speech :
l the house % representatives. gives ..
comparative cost 20 the government
y private and government manufac-
gTe. quote at this time one Illus
ration from the very exhaustive =
.peech which he made on this subject
n the house on June >. 1914 (Congres- 5
aoaaf Record. .. fO5OSl: .
In a brief table % comparisons he
here shows that on an order OF ST. I
BOO 054 worth Of heId-artIilery ammu- I
.itiou given 20 the Frankford govern G
1eut arsenal. az Philadelphia In a
tead % outside manufacture. the gov
ramsnt saved ss7s.S4O. or a saving. -
% round numbers. Of 81 100000 on :,
100000 contract Another OF HIS
lbiss shows that on an order % $500
90 worth OF artillery ammunition now p
nter manufacture by the private y
lauufacturers the government Il los .
lE g2tZ2I4 based or what u would u
1st % have duplicated the order n
be- government arseuais- In other Of
.1-ts. practically one-haif OF the en- vi
rs amount % the order could have
cen snved had this work been done in 81
ls government arsenals- These hg- VI
res are based on compilations made
y Colonel George Montgomery. com y
.a1eant OF the F'rantCford arsenal and "
icy include Is per cent 10 cover ad- "
illustration. depreciation. insurance. az
% interest on money invested nc
rs u any wonder that the arma- NJ
eut AID ammunition and powder gen re
smen want big war preparations? NJ
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