Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-07-27

II. L. COFFIN. board has devised
n plan by which the education of the In
dustries may be carried on.
But before explaining the system
Mr. Coffin first disposed Of the theory
Of government plants for munitions OF
war. Whatever our individual views
may be upon aforementioned
plants, he said. "in the last equation,
no government In the world can afford
20 own all the plants for the produc-
ton Of army and navy materials IN
sufficient quantities 10 carry any army
through a modern war. In the last
analysis IL must be the private plants
upon which We must depend 10 fur
nish the materials needed"
II England. with her great ana pow.
erful allies In the field, has 81 per
cent, or as some claim even 30 per cent
of her Industries working 10 supply the
needs Of her armies, then the accuracy
Of Mr.. Collins statement is beyond
question. aud the early education Of
the Industrial army is fully as impor-
tant us the raising Of the fighting
army.
Educational Orders Favored.
I'VE must place drawings. lnstruc-
tons, and gauges In the hands Of the
skilled workmen OF the manufacturing
plant. throughout this country. and do
IL IN time Of peace or they will never
be able 10 meet our needs In the mu-
nitlons Of war In time Of emergency"
declared Mr.. Coffin. I'VE must place
small educational orders with these
various factories together with the
blue prints, Jigs and gauges, II we are
20 enable them 10 get such a general
practical working knowledge Of what
is required that In time Of stress they
may he enabled TO Jump In quickly and
pick up the work without fatal delay.
AS an illustration Of what IL means
not 10 be prepared TO handle these
things, want TO tell you that many
concerns In our country taking orders
from foreign governments - orders
placed year and half agc-have
scarcely done anything In the way Of
quantity delivery. Heavy shipments
have been made 10 European powers
but the great mass Of such shipment,
has been Of stun which Is not strictly
munitions Of war In the popular con
ceptlon ~ the term, but materials like
harbed wire or other things Of such
kind as We were pretty we'll able "a
supply on the shelf. When Il has
come 10 the production uf shells and
munitions Of war and rifles, many OF
these concerns are way behind what
they expected they would be able Il
do. This applies also 10 many Of oui
arms manufacturers, whom some oi
our lovely optimistic people woul'
say could manufacture In a wccl
enough arms TO supply an army.
know one concern In Cleyel0n,
which took big shell order. The!
promised deliveries Of something like
1900 a day at a certain date. The
sob looked very easy, but II took then
four months beyond the promise,
date TO get even 200 shells dal
through the plant.
Engineers Ready to Aid.
There Is one body Of men In th'
United States whe have the ABILITY
through their training and through
the fact that rIey have been insiru
mental In the development OF al
American industries, qualified TO rem
der the most efficient service TO III,
army and navy. refer TO our en-
gineers. The officers Of the army an'
navy are the equal in personnel o
the officers Of any similar positions II
the world. Many OF us think they ar
the superiors. They have been edu
cated az West Point and Annapolis
They have lived with these problem
OF naval warfare and land wnrfar,
and. they have studied fighting and al
the rules Of strategy and are master
! In their line. but, generally speaking
these men have not had the har
knocks In the commercial end and u
that manufacture OF goods In quanut
which viii best NJ them 10 20 out an
institute n general mobilization OF IN
Industrial resources OF this country