The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-28

clares that with large and large navy
the will be wholly unpepared unless the
that back of them the industrial forces
organized and coodnaed To bring about that state
efficiency of tremendous for contrary to popular notions
country with shells uan
American SHE'LL it is said has yet been
and the ammunition England
has used has from this country So the prevalent opinion that we
furnishing the munitions of for the allies miscevouy mis-
leading.
Eighty per of Europe working day and
night production of for the fighting ne said Mr.
Coffin These materials practically for the armies because there
have been few naval little wastag So
of the industries Europe working munitions
Now have believe that
drawn into future warm we are really honest IN our that
shall be prepadtha count other condition this
country than that existing abroad In short must be prepared
duce and greater quantity the and munitions of than
other nation other nations which might attack
1--WE have in this country manufacturing and producing
greater than those of any two countries in the world If we have
these resources organized through an educational campaign
the safest and at the time the cheapest kind OF preparedness
have-S0 that half in important lines more than
half of the industrial equipment and resources OF the world can
step behind army and navy we might term the greatest
insurance against war this country could possibly have
In the production of materials such rifles shells
for there certain measuring tools and
sizing different etc. These being made in large part
three which manufacturing nearly all the gauges for the
This general statement of and there smaller
The skilled labor employed this work specialized labor
has this work and could not replaced long period
making craft which has with these
concerns"
quickly adapt themselves
mate ?" 1 asked.
M Mr. Coffin continued eve should order this country
100000 shells day throughout the needed general
sizesth have computed the
and time required for the production Of such the
quantity They have figured that would require from
twenty million dollars invested in the Themselves and that would
require five for their valuable equipment working continuously
produce the necessary quantities of such also from actual expert
they have estimated the length time such gauges could be used
before being replaced After three thousand ten thousand gaugng
with instrument of the accuracy required for this work. that
either the gauge cped
limits perhaps quarter main
tanned of This
if we honest about it and really want it.
t back this question of how standarize
munion methods of utilize the
ducing equipment of foreign working
the armies Through observations of these conditions during past
year been nearly
not speaking for the navy and officers because they have
known degree what coming But the manufacturers of this
country have last through observation Of foreign happenings
have realization of the changed conditions Of warfare
"We have felt heretofore that with big army and navy we
would surely be well prepared We have found that with big
army and navy may be position than without Them
may be yet position where of the pacsts would
have With big army and navy might try to bluff
which would be called and when the showdown would
find that the army and navy merely the first breaker and that
behind the lines we had nothing to back them up
industrial preparedness in this country continued Mr. Coffin
means shall have to be prepared through educational policy that
industries will be position within month months three
months the be- to swing from their regular lines of produc
the production the munitions required for military
and without delay with such deliveries will keep fighting lines
supplied"