The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-07

that France will be able before July ] to manufacture enough artillery to supply twenty American divisions Tor approximately 500.00 troops. if the United States meanwhile adheres to an understanding by which France would receive the necessary raw ma ter al from America, was made here tonight by Andre Tardieau, French high commissioner to this country. Mir. Tardieau made the statemeni also that there are in France today more American troops than com brised the American army at the time the tn led States entered the war, as that time. he said, the American army contained about 212000 officers and men.
 The French official spoke at q din her which was part Of New YorIs celebration of the Jour de IIAlliance Francaise, which was observed throughout the United States and Canada today, the anniversary of the treaty between France and the American colonies in ITS. Jules J. Jusserand, the French ambassador, also was a guest of honor
 Asserting that secrecy ought Co be a thing of the past '-because our democracies want to know in order to win Mr. Tardieau said that just appreciat on of the results achieved by America in it's war preparation lis a stimuant for effort and nobody has the right to refuse to the American people this stimulant.'
 | The commissioner reviewed the mataons accomplishments and out lined what France had done in the way of manufacturing ordnance both ] for the United States and for
 Frances other allies
 We nave in the line" he said,
 about fifteen thousand guns Of every cal'bre and every day more than l 300,000 shells are turned out by our
 factories To get these guns. to pro-
 duce those shells we created an in-
 dustry which did not exist before the war and which has enabled us not
 only to arm ourselves, but also to arm our allies.
 Wthout speaking of what We
 manufacture for you and that is several hundred guns a month, we
 have durn the past three years given U our allies in Europe 1,350000 rifles; 15.000 automatic
 rifles; 10000 machines guns; S00,- o0000O cartridges; 2,500 guns and 4,750 aeroplanes
 The adoption without any modi- fication of our various types of guns wou!G certainly nave saved some time to the benefit of American pro- duuction and some delays may be the consequences of the improvements you are looking for always, and rightly at that, aiming at better re- suits
 But as we have agreed, it is un- derstood that you should supply and
 transport to France the necessary raw materials. we will under such conditions be able in France 10 de liver 0 you before July enough guns thoroughly to equip twenty of your divisions. The situation there fore is completely safe in that re- spect."
 Mir Tardieau described America's mil tary effort as wonderful and splendid" and asserted it had "been a surprise to the enemy"
 T have Co-operated for nearly ten months, hour by hour. with every part Of your war organization" he said. What you have done is mag nfieent worthy of your allies. worthy of yourself
 Abiding to the raising of the ma tional army MT Tardieau said: Your government with a clear and courageous view has given you the strength Of numbers the first condition of military power In April. 1917, you had 9,524 officers and POP r. 5lO men You have now l10,O00 of ficers and 1,500,000 men and the number of your men in France at the present moment is notably in excess
 of the estimate of your army nine months ago"
 France, he said, has taken every necessary measure so that America can complete in France the training | begun here Regard ng aviation, American developments had been
 beyond all expectation" he de- clared. He outlined how America
 had helped the entente also finan- cially and with shipping. food and fuel-aid which he described as i'm mense and conclusive"
 Wherever on special points" he
 added, alluuding to his association
 with officials at Washington, T be-
 lieve that mistakes have been made,
 say it frankly, the heads of the cabinet or the heads of your depart ments, know it from their own expe- | rience.
 T have the optimism of the satis-- fled" Mr. Tardieau said, discussing
 the situation generally and as long as l shall be here as the representa- tive of my country r will ahk from tau every day still greater effort