The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-14
|STAGE IS SET FOR
| INDUSTRIES RETURN
| TO A PEACE BASIS
Termination of Billions
| of Dollars Worth of
| Army Contracts.
ANEYE TO EXPORTS
Appropriation of Huge
Sum to Aid in Pushing
| Foreign Trade to All
! Parts of World.
AN EYE TO EXPORTS

Washington, Nov. i3.-The war
department today began the ter
minaiion Of billions OF dollars
worth OF army contracts and or
derr. The war industries board
worked until a late hour tonight,
setting the stage for the return
Of American industry to peace
basis The labor department
continued to assemble informa-
ton from every section OF the
country relative to the labor
needs Of peace production. The
department OF commerce laid
plans for an early appropriation
by congress OF a hnN sum with
which to aid in pushing Amer
fca's foreign trade to every port
In the world. Throughout
every governmental agency the
word was passed, speed up. for
the days of reconstruction are at
hand"
The most definite documentary evil
dence that the United States govern
ment is convinced that wars and ru-
mors of wars are OF the past came in
a detailed announcement by Major
General George W. Goethals. director
OF purchase, storage and traffic, OF the
to be followed by the va
rious supply bureaus Of the army In
bringing to an early end the work OF
war contracts
rs The pr6<edufe = based upon two
forms Or contracts. one In which Il
II expressly provided that the con-
tract may be terminated when, In the
judgment OF the buyer. 1t Is In the
public interest to do SO. and the other
when no such PRECISION was made.
Queu9aoo Of Judgment.
Whatever the form of contract.
hp~eysr.-5f 70 announced that tf1c
army may seek TIE termination OF the
contract and, by agreement with the
manufacturer shall place before the
board OF contract adjustment, created
through wise foresight under a gen.
eraI order OF November 6. last. the
facts upon which adjustments are to
be made These facts are stipulated
to bear upon the compensation which
the manufacturer can seek for raw
materials, for partly finished products
on hand. for finished products on
hand, for cost of special machinery
and facilities provided and paid Tor
by the contractor and for commit
ments. or sums supplied to sub-con-
tractors, etc.
Where Contractors s'set on"
The contractors also will be per-
mitted to enter claims for additional
compensation for items not coming un-
der the general heads enumerated
No notices OF cancellation of con
tracts will be given, since such a
move would prevent the government
from entering into a supplemental
agreement. Rather. the contractor
will be requested to stop work and
become a party to new contract
When agreement is reached on a jus,
and reasonable compensation to the
contractor. the agreement will be ein.
bodied in supplemental contract
which will provide that 1t constitutes
full and final settlement for all claims
arising from the initi\t contract. Nc
allowance will be made for prospec-
tive profits. II will be possible, how
ever in some cases. where the consent
Of General Cocktails q obtained, thai
an additional allowance of ten pei
cent over the cost of partly finished
products on hand may be granted.
Must Be Endorsed.
All supplemental contracts will BIZ
finally endorsed by the board of con
tract review, before they are a valit
obligation OF the government.
The war industries board an
nounced today that the raising of tbs
ban on construction will release i'm
|mediately for work s20,00o,000 worth
Of building projects. Included in thu
projects released are large numbers o
dwellings. farm buildings, small
school houses. irrigation enterprises
municipal improvements and build
ings for the production and storage
LOT food supply.
Acting Quartermaster-Ge General r.. T,
Wood announced that, pending fina
action by the war industries board
1.-THE government wool distributor
would release to clothing manufac
lturers for civilian attire limitet
amounts OF such woods as may b.
available. the price to be paid for tn
wool to be the present government
issue price. the terms to be cash OF
presentation OF documents.
OIL stove manufacturers were no
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