The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
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nov he Is opposed to military training
and ] cannot divorce myself from the
conkiusion, based on his " testimony,
nat he has been inclined to plan for
prosecution OF the war-and this on
diticu has 10 some degree p%ermeated
the department-on the basis that we
ere 5000 miles away from the front,
instead OF hsstening preparations with
eli the vigor we would exercise II our
borders were on the battle front.
Daksr Somewhat ~Flippsnt."
Referring to Mr.. Bakers reply when
asked BY the committee II other men
could not have done things better, tina,
II DID not know all the men in the
world and could not Judge their capaei'
des' Senator Weeks sid the snswer
Ms Somewhat flippant," and that Il is
impossible TO expect a department whose
hesd makes such a statement, to make
nsity changes which an outside investi-
Oation has shown to be necessary.
One Of the notable features OF the
present situation" Senator Weeks con
tended;> rs the virulenee used in at
lacking those who favor the committees
plan (of centraliration). They are re-
ferred 10 as plotters, miseheyious med
dlefS and even as servitors Of the
enemy. Every means OF false sugges-
tion has been used to discredit a sin
cere snd loyal attempt to make a change
which will materially increase the eff
cheney Of or war administration"
Wilson Can't Do II All
Asserting that 1t is physically i'm
possible' for the president to indi-
vjduaily coordinate and direct all Of
tn governments functions, Senator
Weeks added:
Can Il be possible the president will
would seem as II he would be embar
would seem as II he would be embss'
rassed to q greater extent by a per,
petuation Of the disjointed system whic'
now exists, a system which failed L
produce ships, Notwithstanding tn,
chipping plans, which has failed TO de
liver coal, Notwithstanding the Nv
Aosnded coal supply we have; which ha
~ responsible for a failure to pro
pct M soldiers against sickness an
tnrnish them with suitable elothin,
sits All Wrong"
We are the inventors = and leaders
drplanes and yet we have no airplane
We have the greatest steel works in Il
kofid and yet we have few guns. "
bad the world In automobile man
hcture, and yet we are just common,
lg 20 obtain motor trucks and wor
oil, the system we have is respons
Ne for camp hospitals not having he'
Rater, or sewerage"
Furnishing of food to me army, Sen
pr Weeks said, has been a "tremendo
IAcccss, due to General Sharpe"
He also praised General Crori,
hief of ordnance, saying he had oft
Sksd congress for more ordnance a
Negotiations, but that sentiment in {
h e01ffy prevented appropriations. &c
~ Cfoxier, however, he declared, W
)offy responsible for deficiencies
nndk}ne guns and light ordnance.
~ esod to Rely On France.
k91leuce upon france Tor ordnan
iether materials, he said, was we
NIL wisdom" and the power SIT
~ was described as acute, with hs
American production under contra
IL allies and our total capacity n
Al d OR needs"
Aviation work, the senator concede
~ been, carried out inteiligently al
tgyoematically.
Not Many Planes Built.
While the actual number of m
kinss constructed" he said, docs n
oGlpore fnvorably with impressio
he public, Il Is represented tn
Q(uctjon will be very rapid
)lhnuuh praisine efforts Of the W
1ment toward reorganiza,i
Wseis said r. r Stettini,
eDRveybs Of purchases. Is in
DspoSitod' and that the a
n sihfcvs;~S away an Z