New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Would Take Five Years
10 Supply Rifles TO
100000 Men.
S275.COO NEEDED TO
MAKE 1000 A DAY
Soldier Would exhaust All HIS
Ammunition ir a Morning,
Says Representative.

Il million mon "spranS 10 arms
between sunrise and sunset for tho de-
fence Of tho United Stat,s they would
not only find lcrc were no arms 90
,p-irr TO. but many would become
Veterans o. year. Standing before the.
ever had life ia their hands
This was ;he astounding statement
o. Representative John @. Tilson IN has
sueech AZ Tho THppod-ome last night
lie said IT, part:
at has been asked Of &c why VIC
nood any considerable land force II our
navy is st-onc enough 10 command the
sea You have al heard the old say
ING about not putting all your eggs III
ono basket That old word Of cautlo"
viii apply here. Are VIC willing TO say
that if our navy is by any means acc'.
dentally or after fair fight, put out OF
business. We shall not attempt TO maze
any further resistance?
"Tbe present struggle ~ the Near
Eastern half Of 'he world has produced
among other thirss an unprecedented
demand for arms ana aihh'ui''''0"
war men without arms and ammuniuo"
are a liability instead Of an asset 1hls
has been demonstrated on many helcs
in Europe.
"Instead Of attempting TO cover we
entire field of arms and Ammunition III
will suit my purpose oe'''r !" an
.ueiciert illustration three absolutely
,.,or.iaI articles the rifle carried by
essei iIi,.idnaI eoldiers. NE small arms
me .lui. "a Tho nroicctilc fred
@InlIl .oi5 ,-,,,,s l., ie unnecessary
.iOi'. ,',, ,bat these arc not only
To pm, 80 IL. .bo,- ave used in the
r1sei'1'ei' ,,a,+;,,c. lei us first take
-iea.eS' ID
me man. u,.
touid Ircp"'e !" wv
az may be a matter or surprise 70
some Of YOU that IN che manufacture
Of the Springfield rife used ia our
army II rcouircs 100 separate and cls-
,inci onoratione 70 finish the receiver
lone In other words. 100 gauges Of
the utmost accuracy must be preparoo
before TINS e'sonl.ai pa. ,.or;o',s otbcr
can be made 20 WIN l"e .aiiG.s 49, 'nt,
parts o. 'ne .'Ht' ''"s 81 .tcse
surpllslnsl! '9l "a. =. eli
gauges 70 manu- - IL inn,,ir,. of
IN quaht'l'es. nsse ,,,' ~ .be cost Of
inc ehIe! .! ..s.,. % .bcse iics
suihcleht qu"u'''S i,.os ~,
gauges ana speciaI "P oon Ia ds,.
which TO manuiacluIs ~ o,,Id "
and he mas es.ii Inn nc ,';,;s o,raoed
quire only - lo'OVV' - c.. iI,an 30 80
in the manufacture oil hreafnis -
mated for me that II eouiu DC u0"e 'V'
100000.
Il believe General Crozler 70 De lnO,e
accurate than the ciVliian. ms SAINT
civilian told me tnaV Il INC ~ 80
jigs. gauges, hAtures anu sPeeHs 1 pPp;,
ances were FURNISHED nc eou.u "a
turning out the regu'a.loH "i."'
ln quantities Wlthh wv
the same machinery no" useo lor man
ing sporting rifles, or at least the ma
chinery which was beng so uSeo pc
fore the present war. And ne knows
In short, instead OF "sr,,"s go alter
ni,s The contract before the rifles
ERE Being turned out in quantities.
RI. v 60, pi6as
'"e
What is our present SITUATION IN re-
gard 20 rifles? Probably the oest OF
anything connected with our military
establishment. The tact Is, we ave
100000 Of the new Springfield moHel
and 100000 OF the old hrag when Is
most serviceablc nfe. 0ut subject 70
the inconvenience that it does not use
he same ammunition. Al our govern
ment arsennls at Springfield and Rock
Island we can manufacture something
like 100000 rifles year, running eight
hours a day. Al this rate we could
supply Al army Of 100000 men with
rifles in FIVE years. provided we did not