Evening star., 1916-07-13

tory on any individual. nrm, associa-
ton company. corporation or organ
sponsible head or heads thereof, and
shall take precedence over all other
orders and contracts heretofore placed
with such individual. firm. company. as
manufacturing industry, and any indi-
vidual. frm. association, company, cor
poration or organized manufacturing
industry Of the responsible head or
heads thereof owning or operating any
plant equipped for the manufacture of
arms or ammunition or parts of am
munftion. or any necessary supplies or
equipment for the army. Any individ-
ual, firm, association, company. cor
poration or organized manufacturing
Industry or the responsible head OF
heads thereof owning or operating any
plant. which in the opinion of the Sec
retary Of War shall be capable Of being
readily transformed into a plant for the
manufacture Of arms or ammunition, or
parts thereof. or other necessary sup
plies or equipment, who shall refuse
to manufacture the kind, quantity or
quality of arms or ammunition, or the
plies or equipment, as ordered by the
Secretary OF War, or who shall refuse
to furnish such arms, ammunitions or
parts of ammunition, or other supplies
or equipment. at a reasonable price as
determined by the Secretary of War.
President Authorized to Act.
In either such case, the President,
through the head Of any department of
the government, in addition to- the
present authorized methods Of pur-
chase or procurement herein provided
for, Is authorized to take immediate
possession Of any such plant or plants
and through the ordinance department
of the United States Army, to manu-
facture therein in time Of war, or when
war shall be imminent, such product or
material as may be required, and any
individual. firm. company, association
or corporation or organized manufac-
turing industry. or the responsible head
or heads thereof falling to comply with
the provisions Of this section shall be
conviction shall be punished by i'm
prfsonment for not more than three
years and by a fine not exceeding
$4,000.
The compensation to be paid to any
Individual, Arm, company, association
corporation or organized manufactur-
ing industry for it's products or mate
rial, or as rental for use Of any manu-
featuring plant while used by the
United States, shall be just and fair
The Secretary of War shall also make
or cause to be made, a complete list OF
all privately owned plants in the United
States equipped to manufacture arms
or ammunition. or the component parts
thereof. He shall obtain full and COM
plete information regarding the kind OF
arms or ammunition, or the component
parts thereof, manufactured or that
can be manufactured, by each such
plant. the equipment in each plant and
the maximum capacity thereof.
He shall also prepare, or cause to be
prepared. a list of privately owned
manufacturing plants in the United
States capable of being readily trans
formed into ammunition factories
where the capacity of the plant is
sufficient to warrant Transforming such
plant or plants into ammunition fac
tories in time of war or when war
shall be imminent; and as to all such
plants the Secretary of War shall OBJ
tain full and complete information as
to the equipment of each such plant,
and he shall prepare comprehensive
plans FOR Transforming each such plant
into an ammunition factory, or a fac
tory in which to manufacture such
parts of ammunition as in the opinion
of the Secretary of War such plant is
best adapted.
The President is authorized. in his dis
cretion, to appoint board of mobiliza :
tion of industries essential for military
preparedness, non-partisan in charac-
ter, and to make all necessary steps to
provide for such clerical assistance as
he may deem necessary to organize and
CO. ordinate the work hereinbefore de-
scribed.