New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-14

rather than the soldiers who manipu-
late them will result. Although the
trails Of German spies, and even Rus
sian traitors. have been followed along
devious paths that led TO the sources
Of Russia's war supplies here, 1t rs ne
Ecved that most Of these mcnsces, TOO
have been removed.
Until the present investigation is
COMPLETED and his report ready Tor pup .
ncation. Ambassador Bakhmetoh sald
he preferred not to discuss the Stua-
tion. ,,
81 will say this. however, that think
most OF the men responsible Tor TINS
situation have been removed he said.
"We cannot say that We never again
will make mistake. but feel pretty
sure that We Will not make these ms
takes again. Most Of them were due
10 ircfFiciercy and the need for hurried
action by inexperienced men, rather
than to dishonesty
Beginning of the Inquiry
The present investigation appears to
have had its inception when members
81 .be Russian inspecting force a. the
Westinghouse plant az Springfield,
Mas. decided that the arms situation
There was not satisfactory The men
already hal formed themselves into a
bodv calicl the Organ cation OF Rus
si.- Inspectors. composed OF more than
two hundred inspectors then employed
al che New England Westinghouse
piart.
The result OF the rext meeting Of
the inspectors. early last April was
the arrival at a decision to describe
conditions az the plant, as they saw
thcr. 20 some individual or body win
the power and willingness TO brlnS
about sweeping reforms.
An executive committee was formed
and two delegates were selected 10
carry their evidence of irregularities
20 the Russian commissions IN New
York. The story Of their wanderngs
about the city from one organization
10 another. pleading for some action
agains. conditions which they declared
were a menace 90 the new found hber-
tics Of Russla a. probably Will be one OF
the most telling features Of the laNes-
tigation now in progress.
The two delegates arrived IN New
YORK armed with this evidence Of their
authority 20 act for their fellow en-
ployes al the Springfield plant:
april IS. 1917.
"The Organization Of Russian In
spcctors OF the New England Westing-
house Company has empowered its two
DELEGATES. V. Kondratishin and y. Zul-
kovskv. TO inform all the Russian COM
missions IN New York of the damaging
activity of the Russian Acceptance
Commission. which accepts rejected
Guns. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES
To this were attached the stamp OF
the inspectors and the signatures Of
the eight other members o. the COM
mIttce.
on arriving i'm New York the dole
gates made sfiidavlts before a notary
IN which they pictured the Irregular
ties of which they complained. In the
first Of these they said that their I'M
mediate superiors had. during their
period OF duty az the Westinghouse
plant. either remained absolutely mac
tive or worked for the injury OF Russia.
accepting parts or whole guns rejected
bv Us and unit for use
The document then enumerated five
more points against the supcri0rs,
whose names were mentioned, but are
withheld from publication now because
they still are under investigation.
Here are the other charges:
"Thev accepted. ia the course Of
the last year. for the Russian army,
bavonets which bent or broke easily
and without special efforts. A sample
OF sucn bent bayonet is herewith in
closed.
cone inspector. sent here from Rus
STA. ISSUED an order not 20 bend any
bayonet; if a bayonet happened 70
he bent he would take 1t in his grip
% straightcn it ont, and send it along
with the lot 10 Russia.
soft crooked barrels, with bad
riding, were accepted. If barrel OF