South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-23

tire industrial output 81 the nations
engaged. A the United states b.
greater Industriauy than any OF the
other countries. and as our industries
are now modified In the production
OF military and naval supplies .u
tremendous quantities. il seems Ger
tain hat within due time this over
whelming force will be irresistible.
In All American Wars.
In every war In which the United
States has been engaged since ls5e.
S~tudebaker's factories have been az
the disposal Of the o pernment.
which has invariab ly used them
freely i'm obtaining military supplies
Accordingly. il was to he expected
that we would instantly rally TO sup
port the government in the present
war. Even before actual declaration
Of war was made bv congress on
April 8, we had previously. on Feb
s. 1917. the day after the president
sent his ultimatum 10 Germany. tel
egraphed him that Studebaker
plants We're at the disposal Of the
government. and had promptly re-
ceived from him a generous &C
knOwledgment and appreciation o.
our offer. Soon after war wa de
clared. we began receiving orders
n ON the officials Of the army and
navy. and up 10 date have received
1871 different orders. Of which 1I2
have been completed. while partial
shipments nave been made on most
Of the % remaining orders. except
those recently received. Our South
Bend plants were almost immediate
lE sVamped with work by the quar-
termasters department and the en-
cheering department for such
things as escort wagons, ambulances.
water wagons. trucks. carts. sprink-
lers. sweepers dump wagons. wheels
and harness. Later we received or
ders from the ordnance department.
for artillery wheels. hubs, gun car
riages, tractor links. shell parts and
shells. and from the navy depart
ment for mine anchors.
We are building and equippinG
an addition to our plant at South
Bend for the forging and machining
OF 155 millimeter shells at a tre-
mendous rate. which plant will en-
ploy thousands Of people.
The rest of the South Bend plants
are chiefly devoted 10 government
work. and plant one in Detroit is
principally engaged in the same
manner, while our Chicago plant has
been leased to the government for
the duration of the war.
Less Pleasure Cars.
I'm order 10 effectively handle
government business. il has been
necessary for US TO reduce our pro-
duction % passenger automobiles
about IS per cent, and our produc-
ton OF horse-drawn vehicles for the
commercial trade about so per cent.
During the past year the machinery
layout sand production schedules of
oil of II plants have been changed
and r~eOrganized. so that the DEPART
mental arrangements and atmos-
phere OF our plants are altogethe-
different from what they were IN
peace times. and it may be said that
they are primarily operated for the
account of the government.
1T Is probable. IL the war is not
successfully concluded in the mean
time. hat during 1919 Studebaker
pants will be still further devoted TO
/ government work. and the employees
therefore workers for n govern
ment. the army and the navy.
The directors. officials and prin-
cipaI executives OF the corporation
realize the responsibility resting
upon them. and are determined TO
devote themselves TO the expedition
o. an government business in pref
ereuce TO everything else.
Nothing i'm the history OF my
business life affords me such salts
faction and pride as the memory of
the enthusiastic. instantaneous and
effective response of the Studebaker
organization i'm rallying to the needs
of the government in this war. AMI
Of the ingenuity it has shown in re-
organizing the plants and adapting
itself 10 the needs of the hour. II
is "a memory that ! shall always
cherish as long as live"
CHICAG0'S POLICE CHlFF