Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-07
Can Manufacture Enough byI
July | to Equip 20 Ameri-
can Divisions, if We Will
Supply the Raw Material.
HIGH COMMISSIONER
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
N, Tardieu Breaks the News.
at a Dinner in New York;
Speaker Is Pleased With
Americas Military Affairs,

tBN MORNING JOURNAL SPtutsI LEASED WIHGl
New York, Feb. G.-AnnounCement
that France will be able before July
to manufacture enough artillery to
supply 20 American divisions. or ap-
proXimately 100000 troops if the
United States meanwhile adhereS to
an understanding by which France
would receive the necessary raw ma
terial from America, was made here
tonight by Andre Tardieu, French
high commissioner to this country. NJ.
Tardieu made the statement also that
there are in France today more Amer
ican troops than comprised the Amer
ican army at the time the United
States entered the war; at that time,
he said the merican army contained
about 212,000 officers and men.
The French official spoke at din
ner which was part of New York s
celebration Of the Jour de LAllance
Franchise, which was observed throu-
ghout the United States and Canada
today, the anniversary Of the treaty
between France and the American
colonies in 1913. Jules j. Jusserand
the French ambassador, also was a
guest of honor.
No Time for Secrecy.
Asserting that secrecy ought to be
thing of the past" because our dem
ocracies want to know in order to
WILL" Mr.. Tardieu said that gust au-
probation of the results achieved" by
America in its war preparations "is
stimulant." The commissioner re
viewed the nations accomplishments
and outlined what France had done
IN the way of manufacturing ord
nance both for the United States and
for Frances other allies.
We have in the line" he said,
about $4,000 guns of every calibre
and every day more than 800, 900
shells arc turned out by our factories.
70 get those guns, to produce those
shells, we created an industry which
did not exist before the war and
which has enabled us not only to arm
ourselves but also to arm our allies.
Manufacturing Statistics.
without speaking of what we man
utacturcd for YOU and that is several
hundred guns a month, we have dur-
ing the past three years given to our
allies in Europe /. $500 rifles: 15.-
600 automatic rifles; 10000 machine
guns, SO0,0OO,000 cartridges, $500
guns and 4,750 arplanes.
The adoption without any modifi-
cation of our various types of guns
would certainly have saved some time
to the benefit of American produc-
hon, and some delays may be the con-
sequence Of the improvements you
are looking for, always, and rightly
at that, aiming at better results
But as we have agreed, il is nm
derstood, that you should supply and
transport to France the necessary raw
materials, we will, under such condi-
tons be able, in France, to deliver to
you before July / enough guns to
thoroughly equip twenty Of your div1
isions. The situation, therefore. is
completely safe in that respect"
Superior TO the Enemy.
Mr.. Tardieu described Americas
military efforts as wonderful and
Spiendlu ana asserted 1t had been "a
surprise to the enemy"
Alluding to the raising of the Ma
uonal army, Mr.. Tardieu declared that
no event of wider import has ever
taken place since the beginning of the
var" He continued:
Thus your government with q
clear and courageous view, has piven
you the strength of numbers, the first
condition of military power In Aprjl
1917, you had 9,524 officers and 200 :
$40 men. You have now ii 900 Off
GERS and 100000 men, and the nun.
Der of your men in France at the pres
ent moment is notably In excess of tho
establishment of your armv nine
months ago"
Optimism of the Satisfied.
II have the optimism of the salts
fed Mr.. Tardieu said, discussing the
the situation generally, "and as long
as | shall be here as the representa-
tive of my country I will ask from
You. every day, a still greater effort.
After forty-three months of war our
needs are huge indeed and in order to