Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-21
The Liberty Motor is Great Success.

Warrington d. C.-Dlscusslon OF the
seroplane situation in Congress and
impartial investigations by newspaper
men Of standing is revealing the fact
that while some mistakes have been
made and delays, most of them excus-
able, have occurred, battleplanes and
bombing machines are being turned out
in rapidly increasing numbers. I'm
partial frst-hand inquiries also have
disclosed that the Liberty motor is not
failure, but on the contrary is meet
ing Ill expectations. ."'
Az David Lawrence, one of the best
known Of Washington correspondents.
who made . personal tour of the fac
tories where Liberty motors and aero
planes are being made, put it, barr
I'M labor difficulties, America and her
Allies viii have more than 1900 Lib.
srty motors by the end Of October"
While ct the Wright factory ct DAY.
ton, Ohio, Lawrence made flight in
- American built bAttepla9s eropell-
"a by . Liberty motor, which Develop
Cd speed of 1873 miles an hour.
'.And saw many hundreds of planes
in process of construction and ready
for shipment overseas," Lawrence
wrote. my trip behind the big Lib
erty engine in . bsttleplane came after
day Of personal inspection Of the en-
tire plant.
At the Ford and other plants in De-
troit, which he also visited, Mr.. Law
renee found quantity production Of
Liberty motors and 1T other places dis
covered that ill energies were being
centered upon turning out fighting and
bombing machines in large numbers.
What Lawrence found was also found
BY James Arthur Sesvey, . trained re-
porter, who writing in the New York
Times told enthusiastically of what
Americas aeroplane achievements a.
ready have keen and what the future
promises. .. ..-..,.
Seavey learned that 5000 planes .
month are being turned out in the Uni
ted States. including one unburnsble
machine. Both Lawrence and Seavey
went out to get the truth. They, as
we'll - others, had been led to believe
that aeroplane production in America
was 1T standstill, that the Liberty
motor was complete failure and that
it would be . year at least before the
United States could render formidable
hid to the Allies in the air. Their dis
coveries may be summed up in the clos
ing paragraph If Seavey's Illuminating
article. He said:
s.And 20, after our several attacks Of
national nervousness and biliousness
and peevishnsss and heart disease and
near apoplexy, we find that our Uncle
Samuel is not 80 badly off for aero
planes q he might be. A production
Of nearly 5000 planes . month isn't 30
bod, and production is steadily increas-
ing. So be it resolved, That We stop
damning everybody in general and the
Government At Washington in particu-
lar 4" that we get out OF the
swampland of dumps and into the
meadow!snd of smiles. and-Cheer
up!''
The bright outlook pictured by Law
renee and Seavey was reflected in de-
bates during the week on the floor OF
the House during the consideration OF
the Army appropriation bill. The fol-
lowing dialogue, in which Representa-
tive julius Kahn of California, leading
Republican member Of the Committee
on Military Affairs, was the central
figure speaks for itself:
Mr.. Campbell of Kansas. What ex-
PLANTATION was made to the committee
why we have only two battleplanes in
France out of s64O, 600. O00?,
Mr., Kahn. We never had that in
formation before the committee.