Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
General Crozier Assures
Committee Shortage
Will Be Met.
INCLINED TO BLAME
ORDNANCE CHIEF
Members ef COMMITTEES Claim Lack 81
Eauipmsnt Was ou. to Order Chang
Ing Type Of Rjnss-tiouss Sub Com.
mites Crested 70 Start Inquiry Into
Conduct q War BY. Navy-sprsekls,
p.niss sugar Shortage.

( " e<oA11t8eOn, DeC. 414.-'&S5I0Iem0nIS
concerning delivery Of rifles, considered
p5ivate 81 the war department, we're
given today by Major General croaier,
CHIEF Of ordnance. at an executive ses-
sion Of the military committee Of tn.
senate's inquiry into the delays Of sup.
plying the war army.
The committees investigation. which
leaders say Is the beginning Of q gem
;;seral inquiry into the executive conduct
OF the Wal. has been under way since
Wednesday with the examination thus
far confned to General cre.iefs testt-
mony. 5i#
General Crosief's examination today
went further into detail In the rife
and machine gun situation. lie was
sharply questi0ned by the senators.
Some Of the members were said to
20 inclined TO attribute to General
Croxier himself responsibiiity for the
EreductionSof 50 per cent In rtf,e produc-
ton Mt private plants due to the change
ttt type. Ii & &
General Crosisr reitera4sd that srifle
ptoductlnn WIN intrease 8 fha4 no
AmcrcAn troops sent abroad win be
without surplus arms. 2, ., ..S IL
ftef nearly four hours questioning
eof General Croker, Chairman Cham,
berlain said:
Generally the information given.
shows a reasonably satisfactory condi-
ton considering the state Of Affairs at
i y1fag1 <sR% ID
General Crozier win resume his tes-
ttmony tomorrow at another executive
session. "a q Is y.
Naval pro6s Nsxs.
a house sub committee TO thorough
ly Investigate the conduct of the war
by the navy was created by the naval
committee today in executive session
Secretary Daniels bureau chiefs and
officers who have been on duty abroad
will be called.
{ The plans for investigation were nm
animously agreed upon. Members of
the committee say that at the last ses-
sion as 81, 500 900, 900 was appropriated
for naval expenditures and that this
wear another $1,000. 900 Oh Is proposed,
the system Of expending such vast
sums should be examined.
Representative Britton, one OF the
sponsors Of the inquiry, said there was
a surplus Of bik guns in the navy nav
whose construction might be stopped
to use the machinery for production
for the army. He also said he would
propose "a supreme warfcouncil OF three
men. s5 s
Says There's No Sugar Shortage.
Declaring that there Is no shortage Of
sugar in the United States and that
the famine Is local to the Atlantic sea-
board President Spreckles. OF the Fed
reral Sugar Rehning Company testify
ing today at the senate committees In,
vestieation. placed the responsibility
ton the food administration
The sugar going thru New York to
Canada. spreckles said, was raw. and
the Canadian refners paid higher
price. 80
We entered into an agreement with
the food administration to paw cer-
tain price for. raw SUGARS. We ad-
hered to that agreement and the nor
NAL products which come to this
country went abroad for better prices"
If you could pay hirher price now
could YOU open your refineriesg' Sem
ator Reed asked
Not at once. Much Of the supuly
has gone abroad and It would take time
to get the raw products here"
There Is no shortage in the world
and the only deficiency was localized in
the eastern Atlantic states. Mr.
Spreckles said.
"The .worlds snpnlv is normal" he
said. '"rhe available supply OF the
United States is the same There is
no shortage of sugar in this country
except in spots"
Mr.. Spreckles said there still weA
900 900 tons Of last wears crop unused
and estimated the 1a17-1s crop. tex-
elusive OF that produced bv Germany,
her allies and Russia. az -230 900 tons
in excess Of the amount produced IN
the same territory last year.
Bfsnkhart Eavors U. s. ownorship.
Major Brookhart OF the Iowa state
railway commission. urged government
ownership Of railroads today before the
joint congressional railway committee.
'Tf our government had taken over
control OF the roads in 1916. guaran-
teeing earnings to the stockholders on
the basis OF the earnings Of 1913. a
peak year. we would now have had
surplus Of over 5000 100000 for the
fiscal year in the United States treas
ury.
Statistics were presented to show
that public owned railroads not only