Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-22

W duOPI Ills llIVSllllOi.H \
Lewis, center of a storm
tion, told the senator's that he
to-the. British, but that whil'
army tried without avail to
to accept it free of cost.
Colonel Lewis said he took his in
rention to the. chief Of staff. then Ma
jor General Leonard Wood. @
II wanted to present it to the gov
ernment" he said.
y'.Even last JuheI went to the pres
ent secretary Of war and offered Him
all my interests without any emolu-
ment. The only condition. which I
think was fair. was that the official
test should not be made at the
Springfield arsenal" 7f
When Senator Hitchcock asked if
any others were interested in his gun
and II they had offered their inter
ests to the government, Colonel Lewis
said stockholders of the Automatic
Arms company, who backed his early
patent. were interested.
did they offer their interests?"
he was asked: 80 s
..My offer wasn't even considered"
Colpnel Lewis protested. 1T was
tdfned down flat" saSF
HEADY 10 GIVE d. !, u, .
MONEY 10 U. 81 \, d. s3s,.. j.
fssse III "a "a
renewing stis. offer Of his gun to, Sec
RETRY Baker, was read by Colonel
: Lewis. In 1t he offered also to turn
over all of his share-forty per cent
of all. royalties. aggregatinE $2,O0O,-
900 under existing contracts. He cit
ed the success the British had hal
with his arpi and declared that OF
twelve Zeppelins brought down 3y the
British ten were bagged with the
Lewis gun.
and amsready to give my check 20 the
secretary for my royalties or NY. II,
,terest in the patents" he said. stating
he had offered his gun lrepeatc lly in
1911, 1912, and often afterward.
How he sent his checks, for 5 LOCO
and $6,700. Of royalty receipts TO tire
secretary on certain contracts vas de-
tailed by Colonel Lewis.
DOESN'T NEED !.
THE MONEY.
Asked why he was willing to give
his royalties as we'll as patents to the
government, Colonel Lewis answered
''I suppose it's psychological.
don't need the money. l suppose and
hope my offer ultimately will he ac-
cepted."
fou Simply want patriollcay @ ~
neip the goVernmenes, T., ana pecause = ~
Eyes. was educated by the cover y.
ment. I've been persecuted by; the
government ana want 10 Fnelp Ine
government. Y,
pERSHINC,S ORDNANCE,
..n.s,1,n;...r,r, ~, cnx,t. \.
4f DiS7S1A 49, s1'e,>I 20. !,
The ordnance equipment OF Genera
Pershing's army he said: is an out
rage and disgrace. The forces are IRE
without enough macnine guns 9t
al,es lary only ne Iaur borroWed s from from allies allies
The country will not have mil
lion men In France before 1919. Colo
mel Lewis declared. .,. -,
4 VINO Is responsiple: ne askeu
General Crozler is more respGhsin.s s 1Ta;tn y
states forces than anyone"
LET LET .o9n COUNTRY
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srun...9' e6pHr..ns 1p,ria ,rnr. @ ~ con!
]. Srf tinned. bought M the European rights K
n's rbsss suI; belgian company he found II
80. Ie a-ir.;ns t,,tn r.arnae - co,,.
lyla. va olistns ,,sn thso c Isa a,ran ~.
taol tsol ~. s s,snt ~ a;r,si sM rhan, M
inns 80 T., ,nr+,,o u III hn,,rs he .ai6
nin..d l1nu ~ cnntract ira cf Nth I British arm Arm
The guns used In the Belgian fant