Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-25


; stand prepared.
France Furnishes Guns,
France. bied white" no continued
"is furnishing America today and the
, troops going abroad with heavy ord
nance guns, machine guns and air
planes II we relied on the ordnance
this is war OF artillery the war
would be completed before We ever
got enough TO go TO the front France
lugrced to deliver this artillery. To
win America Did she furnish II In
order TO Invite America 80
60 II was improper he said, to give
details OF American purchases OF ord
nance from the allies. hut referred
senators tu the confidential testimony
before the committee 10y Major Gem
Iornl Crozier. chief " ordnance
M the administration had wanted
10 hu fair to the American people" he
shouted, "why did ynt the dlstin-
guished secretary " war and have
the highest regard for him. let the
people know, 40 that the people could
assist In getting ready for this ter
irthlc calamity that ConfContH not only
America. but the whole world ?"
Senator chamberlain charged that
the ordnance bureau failed In 1915 Ia
prepare Tor war when II seemed GER
tain
There were omens In the sky" he
continued, that America could not
keep out what was the ordnance
department doing? Nothing II was
lying supincly on It's back. not making
gnugca for manufacturing ordnance
nor discovering the possibilities Of
manufacturing but doing nothing
RhsC Cmtrly nothing"
/ appropriations for iigs and dies IN
make ordnance, he glid, had not been
used
I'm not blaming anybody In par
! ticuRr." the senator continued ~
have high regard for General Crosicr
/ Rut We haven't been able TO do what
! England, France and all our other al
I lioR have done and that s to retire
these gentlemen who have not proven
/ IthcrsclveA up To the mark We ought
mot io dismiss them In disgrace, shut
In other countries they have gone into
I lnnocuous desuetude,
Purpose Ia Save America.
J. This isn't u question Of PERSONAL
! Il's This IN not IA question between
! the president and myself II IN u
question OF America and every man
ought TO make II HIS whole purpose
~ see that America IL saved
Take the machine gun" Enid the
senator. "Its an old controversy and
much may be said on both sides
The Lcwis gun has been manufnc-
! turcd here for the British army and
there are 10, 900 OF them on the battle
| Fronts Every British officer | have
seen has expressed approval OF that
gun. America was prepared to pro-
lducc them, but with the country
standing on "a sccthlng volcano. the
ordnance department was trying To de
eide on "A gun. The war department
| dld not oven adopt n gun until May
Innd finally adopted II In June (PID
| believe. and then only on papNy and
! II still In gun on paper II never
/ had field test Maybe the browning
lEun is good woabOn but Lewis guns
nte doing good work Why not manu-
fhcuire the LOWS gum"
| The secrftary of war testified be.
fore the committee, he said. that I'm
september. the United states had
lulnc Browning gunH with which to En
lout against the millions OF Ger
Emnny"
lic denounced the cry that tho in
''''iEation gives Information to the
Iencmy
Germany Informed
Germany knows moro about
America today thnn tho men con
nectod with the departments" sena-
| tor Chamberlain declared 'If tho
government would be frank with tho
people. then We could rely upon, the
people to rally 10 the support OF the
president ana the prosecution OF the
war he added
Great Britain. he said, ala not
waste time Tho United States could
! nave adopted the same Kind OF rifle
as used by England, AZ plants in this
country were equipped for manufnc.
turing them, he contended
hut while the house burns" he
shouted. America determines thru
! me ordnance bureau what instrumen-
ulllies are TO be adopted"
lie conceded that the rifle aH fin
ANY adopted was an Improvement
over the British gun. but declared II
TOOK dhys ana months To perfect H.
Senate and galleries were moved IN
expressions Of Sympathy as Senator
Shamberlnfrl read letter 10 Senator
Wads~ortiIN The writer. whose name
was not given, said he was notifled
tiru friends that his son was IN ak
days after he had been taken 10 tho
camp hospital He was first permit |
ted 10 see the boy thru a window and !
the FIRST sight appalled, him The
ana the patient hag not been bathed |
IN eight days Illa requests for n |
nurse. or To permit himself to aid his |
son, we're refused, the writer said but |
finally he WAS told he might provide |
clean clothes. when he returned his |
sons face and hands had been washed |
but stlll were dirty
Gets Paper Funnel
Tho next day he returned again |
and nm attendant was trying to give |
the patient water from u bowl when |
the father interyencd. the attendant ,
said II guess / better get fun |
mel and actually returned with a
paper funnel. The father stopped
that and suggested a spoon. Fifteen
minutes later tho boy died At head. |
quarters Of the camp he was told that
he might have his sons body that
night Having provided himself with |
a pass To tho hospital he did not
knock when he entered, but as he
tried to open the door IL struck a
heavy object, II was his sons body
and the door had struck the head
y want 20 arouse the country and |
nsaNfa IA -.