The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-31
Managing Editor.
NOgales, Arizona, Thursday January 81, 1918
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Had the United gone thoroughly prepared
and conducted without there arising great of scandals
neciences abuses atastrophe there might have been
some great TRADE against the administration that
occupying the attention of Congress and the country a. the pen
time Butevery scandals abuses catasroole' because
Congress and people will not haze it otherwise
Legislation provide efficient organization that 5 expanded
readily effectively into great without friction and loss
has refused Congress repeatedly Wnen those who read
Alright the cumulative proofs declared that the world tending
to great war; which this country could not they were
derded and branded as alarmists.
Last month Senator Chamberlain Wilson, Secretary
Baker and Colonel Roosevelt had controversy that almost
acrimonious the necency of the War Department and
many shortcomings the of getting together with
the equipment and The Senator and the Colonel
attacked Mr. Baker his the neciency
dent defended Baker, credtng him with capacity and
Mr. his defence that in spite of
obstacles them made by the Congress ITSELF ne had made
remarkable having the already really
effective army formidable siz that taking its place
firing and that within the year that army will be sweed
one and million of with other millions that
follow if needed.
That there have been many shortcomings the work there is
evidence upon every side Take the machine guns
Colonel Lewis of the machine bearing his name
which has great service in the French and armies
testified that offered all the millions dollars profits accrune
to him the sale of his to the British and French govern
mens and speedy delivery of So already
hut nat his offer refused The Ordnance bureau General
zier the chief must have gun months were
sed in experimentation with he Browning machine gun After
long months the Browning adopted contract
was let delivery begin next April The testimony given
leaving the muzze the Browning gun was
about 2 greater than similar bullet from Lewis gun
Ru the Ornan and the Secretary of War; the latter
advised no doubt by Chef Ordnance General Crozier failed
realize that gun less efficiency would better than
one of greater cheney in April May Had they recalled the
old sayngbout gun Texas they would have differently
Now in this of the delay the machine pnn while
It was not brought the testimony of Colonel Lewis the
student of history could read there that Jealousy
officers that been proveba from the beginning which
rise Conway caba General Washington in the
Revolutionary War; which the Mexican War deprived tbo
victorious General Taylor of large of his army to send
the command and general which did everything
possible to keep the ascendant the General Grant in
the Civil and made for him only when forced bv tbo
very trend of circumstances and the demand of an
peoples the elimination and recrimnaton between John
Pope the defeated commander of the Army of the Potomac at the
Second Battle of Manassas and Gen. FzJohn Porter conn
mander of the Fifth Corps whose datornss reaching the field
the battle ESQ Pope charged) resulting in artia casbi
erng dismissal of Porter under which stigma he rested
years. being relieved eventually Congress which
fought the of the Senate by soldier than Senator
John Logan of the brilliant generals that the Civil
War produced open charge of ealouv ooon+
The fact that there is about jealousy and hard
feeling officers church choir and at the eon
ming every the country has suffered that account
the British and Fr governments have nrvidd
General Peshng with Lewis machine guns which very kev are
of the $4,000 of that type which Colonel Lewis Of
fered Department last time war was dooor
against Germany there has been catastrophe due h foil
ure to accept Colonel Lewis great offer
Then in evidence that like the National Ar ~
tn of instruction. Pershing army without adeoat
clothing and he had bought uniforms from the French oo
what could be expected otherwise? In April last
was upon the manufacturers country call o
clothing uniform in quality cut and STYLE than mlo
of delivery begin August The manufacturing facilities
of country adequate task The same uav oil
the ne In direction there demand TO