The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-24
CHAMBERLAIN ANSWERS WILSON

business, due to the war the presidcn
has probably not been able to ASCERTAIN
the truth and does not know the trutI
From the lips OF those closest 10 th
president the chief executive cannn
learn the truth. not because his adviser
desre to mislcad him, but because the,
arc situated in the same position as h
is.
The secretary OF war IN genera
statement 20 the country. which was
carefully and ably prepared. tells u,
that Sj2NOmOOO has been appropriated
for the ordnance department and that
contracts for Sl671OOOOOO have been
awarded" he continued This is true.
but the secretary failed to tell the
country that America failed TO stand
prepared
France Lends Guns.
France bled white" he continued
us furnishing America today and the
troops going abroad with heavy ord
nance guns, machine gun, aul air
planes.
II We relied ON ,hc ordnance de-.
nartment in This cucrgcr-, l,nd
mi, is a war nj ar,,,rcrl the ,,r
would he connlcted boior. we ever
got enough 10 90 In fine front
France agreed ~ deliver this arlrl.
lery To win America Doe, she
furnish it in order to invite
America
IT was improper hc sad 10 give
details OF American purchases o' ord.
nance IRON the aI,.r, buy he rrc'Ir0
the senators To The confidential 'c'u-
mony before the committee h' MAJOR
People Should Know.
ar the administration had wanted 10
be fair to the American people" hr
shouted. "whv didn't ,hc DISTINGUISHED
secretary of war. and ! have the highest
regard for him. let the ncopc know
90 that the nroplc could lssi,t m pr'.
ting ready for this terrible calamity
that conironls MT only America, bul
the whole world
Preparations Due in 1916
Senator Chamberlain charged that
nrenare for var when /, seemed certain
"Thrrc vrrc or,crs I'm ,hr sl," he
continued '.tb,, Aucri,, roplIut keen
M, VIVA, was ,bc ordnance dr,ortmcn,
doing, Nothinp I, waS king ,upinrI,
nm H.. hack MOT making gauge, l,r
manufacturing ordp,rrc nor discover.
inc thc o,,.;b,;,ic, of MISUNDERSTANDING
hui doing po,bipq absolutely uo,hino ."
Annrorr,,,,on, for ,,os and die, IN i
mall ordnance he said had mo-, bccn
uscd
"lm not blaming anybody In
particular" the senator continued,
al have high regard for General
Crolier But we haven't been able
to do what England, France and
all our other allies have done and
that is to retire these gentlemen,
who have not proven themselves up
to the mark. We ought not to dis
miss them in disgrace, but In other
countries they have gone into in
nocuous desuetude
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MS iSh question OF per'ohahuc'.
ms IS not question between the
president ana myself. It's question ct /
fmetlca ana every man ought 10 make
II ms whole purpose to sec mat Amtn-
ca IS saved
Germany Knows more.
Germany knows more about America
today than the men connected with the
departments, Senator Chamberlain Dc
clared. 'li the government would he
frank with the people, then We could
rely upon the people 10 rally 10 the sup
port OF the president and the proSccu-
tlon OF The war, he added.
Great Britain, he said did not waste
The United States could have adopted
the same kind OF a rifle as used hy
England a, plants I'M this country were
equipped for manufacturing he con
tended
But while the house burns he /,
shouted, america determines through .
the ordnance bureau what instrument .
talities are TO be adopted lie con