Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-11
LATE Young. Jr. Visits
England's Enormous
Munitions Plants

Editorial Committee in Europe.1
London, Oct. Cove have just Wis
tied Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our
| chief purpose in visiting these places
| was to see some of the big munition
plants Of the British Isles. The peo-
| pie Of England pay the highest trib-
ute to what they call the American
push. We have been convinced that
in an industrial way the British are
now slow.
! AT Glasgow we saw one OF the
plants Of William Beardmore & Co.
| where in less than a year a plant
\ was constructed in which they were
turning out 5000 shells per week
and at the end of eighteen days they
were turning out $4,000 shells per
| week. The full staff of this factory
was $500 women and 1.400 men.
The women earn approximately SIS
a week and the men approximately
1925 a week.
We saw another factory that was
| built in less than two years from
| nothing at all to a plant nine miles
| by three miles and producing thou
sands Of tons of explosives per
| month.
We also noted a theater capable of
seating 1000 people built of brick
and stone which was constructed and
ready for the first performance in a
| period of six weeks. A constructive
| achievement equal to those in con-
nection with our environments and
our Industrial enterprises.
Beautiful Cities.
Edinburgh and Glasgow are both
| nearly 400 miles from London, Edin-
burgh is on the cast coast of Scot
land. on the North sea, and Glasgow
almost directly opposite on the west
coast near the Irish sea. The pop
ulation of Edinburgh is around $780,
900. The population of Glasgow is
| 1.200,Q0 and is the second city in
size in the British Isles.
Edinburgh is one Of the most
beautiful cities in the world. 1t has
tremendous historical connections.
! The head and front of which are
concerned with Edinburgh castle,
| the writings Of Sir Walter Scott and
| the life of Mary Queen Of Scots
The Scots are u most hospitable
people. In both cities we were given
remarkable dinners by the lord pro-
| vosts (the mayors) and by the BAIL
les the aldermenl. and distinguish
ed men Of the respective cities.
Dignity Of Dinner.
| These dinners were conducted with
great dignity and on both occasions
most formal toasts were drunk sep
arately to the king. president and
| the American guests. These toasts
were announced by a formal toast
master in costume, in what would
be considered in America, in some
| what theatrical style. We have>been
particularly struck by the fine
speeches that have been made by our
hosts in Scotland and in London. In
1 each case they have been carefully
prepared and the manuscript has
been followed closely or else the
statements have been guarded care
fully by prepared notes. We have
been struck by the beauty of diction.
the dignity Of language and the ac-
curacy Of expression.
| On every occasion fine tributes
have been paid to America and to
President Wilson, but all these ex-
pressions have been free from ex-
travagance as we so frequently hear
praise in America.
Fine Art Of Banquetins.
At the conclusion of these splendid
dinners our Scotch hosts did not fail
to sing God Save the King" and Aud
Lang Syne," properly interspersed
with an occasional "hip-hip- hurra"
The art Of banqueting has certainly
been reduced to fine art in Scotland.
After dinner we adjourned to other
| quarters of the municipal buildings
and had the most cordial and intimate
social contact with our hosts. There is
a heartiness about the Scotch that Is
most infectious. and I divinved from
what some of them said that they
pride themselves in being little bit
more denonstrative than the English.
I Everywhere in Scotland we were
impressed with the importance of the
wooden industry. Princess street in
Edinburgh, the great retail street, Is
filled with the most beautiful things
! that can be manufactured from wool.
Many Of our party capitulated to the
! tartans, the tam o -shanters and the
wooden hose and scarfs.
Scotland's Contribution to War.
Scotland has made a tremendous
contribution to the war. sat beside q
man at dinner who had lost two sons
and who told me that two Of his in
| innate friends had lost their only sons
| within month. But they were game.
They were proud Of the part that
Scotland has played and they are de-
| termined to see the war thru to the
right conclusion.
But, my, the Scots are hardy pe0-
pie! Many of our party were almost
frozen to death while dressed In cur
warmest things. vet the little children
and hundreds Of the grownups were