Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-19
MIDVALE STEEL
WITH DU POINTS
READY TO HELP
Officials Of Two Big Con.
Germs Says Munitions Will
Be Furnished
WOULD ENLARGE PLANTS

The du Pont powder plants are rs.a.
furnish any munitions the United 81. y
may need. Announcement to that ,.es aS.e
was made today at the offices Of tbo ,,.ee' a.s
pany in Wilmington. 'V'n-
No notice of the Presidents ac,,on =
calling upon the National Guard 10 he y. y
Tor service on the. Mexican border. ofsc,s,
or otherwise. had been received bv ofnsI.,a
OF the corporation But the staternert ,'.,as ,..s
made unqualifledly that 1.-THE du pom, r.'a ~ss
der mills have always been preparsd ~
any demand made upon them by the ffn,ss
States" Sn'ea
II was pointed out that when the nr,,.-.
conflict in Europe began the du pom, ..e oa-a
pany was employing 5000 men. Tbsa.
workers were then producing munitIons ~
the American Government as well ass,k.
foreign Powers. Since that time the nurs
Der of mechanics and laborers has hs..
increased to 10000 and the works ha,.
been constantly enlarging their facInIs.
similar expansion would be effected |,
war with Mexico assumed such pronor
tions as to require immense quantities IN
powder The factory at Carney's Point and
the other plants would be enlarged nrS
mills could be established elsewhere as ths
orders grew in size and number.
PLANS NOT DISCUSSED. WA
officials of the company would not dIs.
cuss their plans to manufacture powder
for the United States on such n large scala
as would be required in a great war. They
were emphatic, however, In saying that
there need be no worry as to the adequacy
of the du Pont establishment in the Fac.
of an emergency such as has been pictured
Military men directed attention to the
fact that the Government owned powder
plants are not now being operated to their
fullest capacity The complete equipment
the War Department has at its command
could be brought into use. they said and
there might be no need of the Du Pont mills
and other private establishments.
The latter now have immense contracts
with the European Governments Ths
question has arisen as to what action the
munition manufacturers would take IL they
were so busy on foreign orders that they
could not easily handle contracts with ths
War Department of this nation. The Du .
Poht company sought to allay all fear upon
this matter by saying that they could
care for" the American Government with
out great difficulty.
Contracts with foreign Governments, ao-
cording to an official of the Mldvale Steel
Company, will not prevent that company :
from filling orders for munitions for this
country. This official said America comes
first. Though some of the contracts with
the European countries call for munitions ,
to be delivered on certain dates, the Official
said that contracts for the United States
could be filled without breaking other con-
tracts. Is, ,-t.g,
mo director or head of an American in
dustry could be true patriotic citizen n
he failed to help his country with muntion
orders because he was tied up in contracts
with some foreign nation" said the Official. .
1T is the wish, no doubt, of the majority
of persons in this country that we have no
war" said the official, but IL conflict be.
tween the United States and Mexico should
occur it is a certainty that the Mdvals
Steel Company is in a. position to help the
United States by the Manufacture OF uu.
nitions. OF course, as'I said before l and
many others hope that there won't be .
war because it means the loss OF life and
injury to countless persons. Our contracts
with European countries will not be an OBJ
stacle IN the way of serving our country,
AS I said before, America comes first and
all the time.". ' = r.