The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-25
FORT|F|CAT|ONS
BILL IS PASSED
WITHOUT DEBATE
House Establishes New
Record in Appropriate
ing S., 435, Ooo, IA.
PERSHING'S PLANS
Details for Taking Part
in Great Allied Often
sive Is Received
Thru Chairman.

Washington. June 247-The house
established new record for leElsta-
tive speed TODAY by passing the So
ss5.oas.224 fortihcat.ons bill IN less imam
three hours with only little DEBATE
A calculation made by Representative
Fress, 81 Ohio. showed mat TINS was
AZ the rate OF 81 600 Gao 0oG in quart
.r~nf an hour SIS. 0oo coo in minute,
$50 nu "a second No perylous bill or
large amount has been so quickly DIS
posed OF
The Slams Of General Pershing for
taking paIt ia a great allied offensive
Nefe given te the house by Represent
alive Rorlaud, of Missouri, Chairman
Of the committee during the debate
He said.
sCur field artillery program con-
terminates LIE raising and eauippinE or
.hr~a armies. each consisting Of 1876
ano men an aggregate OF tl2a.Ce2 men
ef which AT least 5000 900 should he
ranahatant and not to exceed @4s'pVo
GA, of each army to be the necessary
non eolnhstant forces 10 keep the hne
OF eommuniea ton. Each army IN ava
ia into Eve corps and each corps into
six divisions. making thirty divisions
to the army.
,sof thess divisions four are com .
Ka:ant. one replacement and one tram
ing
THE committee had before 1t care
fuf estimate framed by General Persh-
ing after the most accurate ooSerVaH"h
af the needs 81 the army In FRANCE
apd the experience OF the allies, ap-
,,roved bv the general STAFF and the war
fauart,nSut Of this cOuHtrY. emorac-
tnu a program of nsld artillery for
each dtyision corps and army TINS
information necessarily Is not print
ahle but may say the program OF Heln
Il
a1d stronger tn every line than any
1e,S artillery program with which any
sxfsfinp army has been equipped m
Guiding the German artNv ITSELF
Hsrlana interrupted.
At this poin, Boriand was interrupt
&c bv Mckenzie. OF Illinois. who asked
4 presume the purpose az sendlng
ever these very heavy sans ana tne
Manufacture Of others at this time Il
~ use them when the allies take thu
rffensive7"
,@Mv ortrion agrees with that Of Thu
gentleman from Illinois Rorland re
/. piled. +.-
Rorland also brought out the fac
mat the ordnance plans VIII MAKE
possible stead stream @. s'n r.,
,ton from the arsenals to the French
front, requiring only ninety days IRON
tha factory to the airing line. The guns
purchased from the French Tor 'h'
American army. he said cost less thar
II would cost to manufacture than II
this country.
- want 10 say one very serious thini
that know will not be misunderstood
he continued, ii is possible and TN
last few months have shown IL, tina
sore catastrophe might happen ina
would greatly embarrass France II
.be completion Of the contracts wit
4 This country. while the committee wa
In the course of Its hearings, tina
danger was more imminent than u !
II the present moment II that oios
haA fallen ~ We feared sometimes J
mtrht fall and leave one OF our allie
etruegling for its very existence. y
4 rnns1 that q different situation Nigh
- presented.
Fortunately We do not believe an
inch thing will happen. but while
10 not happened and win not happe
II Il the part Of wisdom to prepar
aeainst any such catastrophe. There