Evening star., 1918-01-05
NOT AN 0VERSUPP[Y.
OF UNIFORM CLOTH.
Quantity insufficient for Con-
tractors, Col. Lindsey Tells :
Senate Committee. III
EISENMAN WRONG, HE SAYS

Col Lindsey. inspector at the Phil
adeIphia Quartermaster's ofsice. recall
ed today by the Senate Investigating
committee. contradicted testimony of
Charles Eisenulan. vice chairman OF The
supplies committee OF the Council OF
National Defense, that there Is an over
supply of cloth for Army uniforms
.At present We haven't enough cloth
TO give the contractors" Col Lin6s-
ley tetifed. I'VE can't keep them going
to their capacity nor up to their con-
tract requirements. We are about one
million yards short.
"All, the friction and trouble We have
had" the officer added. has been due to
the system of the supplies committee and
not the Quartermaster generals Office
Another Statement Contradicted.
Testimony by Mr.. Eisenman that the
supplies committee had taken no part in
letting manufacturing contracts also was
contradicted by Col. Lindsey.
Some OF the blankets, bought under new
specifications OF tho supplies COMMITTEES
reducing weight and wool contents. Col
Lindsey testified, were very inferior"
Because of 'hagglIng'' over prices be-
tween the supplies committee and ths
American Woolen Company last summer,
Col Lindsey testified, many looms were
idle for two or three months. resulting in
loss to the government OF about 100000
yards Of cloth.
Reciting Mr.. Eisenman's statement
that excess supplies of cloth were fur
nished and Q. n. Gen. Sharpe's testi-
nlony, supported by Col Lindley, that
cloth was short, Chairman Chamberlain
declared: :
The responsibility for the shortage
| OF Army clothing rests right that
contradiction-either on the supplies
committee for not securing cloth or on
1.-THE quartermaster generals Office for,
not making the cloth into garments-
We're going to clear that up"
Speaks of Divided Responsibility.
Because of the divided responsibility.
Col Lindsey said Il would be hard ex-
actly to fix responsibility for the CLOTH
ing shortage
Then it's on both," Chairman CHAM
berlain interjected.
A telegram from David kirschbaum
of Philadelphia. vice president of the
National Association OF Clothing Manu-
| stating that .ew labor
clauses proposed for government gar
matchmaking contracts would cause
strikes serious labor disturbances and
reduce production. !.
| Col. Lindsey said he understood the
| new contract in effect. would force
open-shop factories to unfonfze. The
committee decided to ask Mr.. Kirsch-,
baum to testify
| Secretary Baker Makes Statement. =
| Secretary Baker sent to the Senat Q
committee yesterday statement show
ing that the overcoat shortage at Ma
| tional Guard and National Army trafn-
| ing camps was at an end except In the
case of Camp Beauregard. La. His
statement was in reply to resolution
of the Senate committee urging imme-
diate steps to relieve the situation.
| Sixteen camps and cantonments men
toned specifically by the committees
tail OF a total shortage of 1850 over
coats, Camp Beauregard needed 10.S63.
| A deficiency of about 6S, 900 blouses WAS
scattered among thirteen posts.
Blame for Delay. p
| Blame for delay in furnishing winter
garments was placed by the Secretary
nartIy' upon supply, but largely upon
| the transportation situation. HIS re-
| port showed the following shortages:
| Camp Wheeler, Ga, overcoats, none; +;
biouses, 1,241.
Camp Shelby. Miss, overcoats, none'
| Camp Kearney, Cal, overcoats. none:
| blouses. 13.S09.
| Camp Dix. n. j., overcoats, 19; biouses,
lao
| Camp Grant, Ill, overcoats. none;
blouses. 3.S2l-
| Camp Custer. Mich, overcoats, 53oi
blouses. 1880.
| Camp Beauregard. La, overcoats, 1o.-
! SEQ: blouses, 3.094.
| Camp Bowie, Tex, overcoats. none;
! blouses. 3,125-
| Camp Dodge, Iowa, overcoats, so;
| bIouses. 400.
| Camp Doniphan, Okla, overcoats. 2:
blouSeS. none.
Camp Funston, Kan, overcoats, none:
blouses. $500.
Camp Wadsworth. S. c., overcoats, 45:
blouses. 1857
Camp Sheridan, Ala, overcoats, none;
blouses. 1895.
Camp Pike, Ark. overcoats. 16i
blouses. 1850.