South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-29

JANUARY %, 1913.


80 one expected that secy Bakers address TO the
senate investigation committee military anairs
satisfactory the militaristsfor politics
prodt-eher in congress out of it, so the storm
criticism political bathersFdte and serpendne
press. already aroar. need be IA surprise.
The idea Of providing Gen. BLACK Jack" Pershing
the rifles machine guns that ne wanted FOR
his expedition France when there such shin
ing lights T. Roosevelt Boise Penrose and sen. c.
Chamberlain. who wanted be consulted differently
And, the idea Of giving France the contract Of
ufacturng guns and anrnun milton for us to be used in
France. there the ground. when there manufac
here in America who have large contribu
tons republican campaign funds and ready to
contribute more, in consideration Of this job the
prontsi
In the light OF secy Bakers report the senatorial
criticisms of administration the war ordnance
and quartermasters departments; this too including
raueries "carpers outside the senate stand
for exactly what we have contended from the start
1t Of people sore because war preparations are
being speeded up by having certain equipment
in France taking the profits away home
and therefore they insist they should the
jobs anyhow. and that without it laying down
the Job. Another aggregation athirst for political
power see in every vestigo efficiency thing
be dscreded else It njure their political advantage
secy Baker however, has presented the side
ADMINISTRATION such plain. matter-of-fact way that
people who to know the truth. can see it here
without effort.
Light is indeed, thrown upon war preparations
from a number Of angles. Teddy Roosevelts idol Gen
Leonard A. Wood, for instance appears to be sort
OF godfather" the idea Of Drafting for the
training camps in advance having full equipment
them very thing Teddy has been so busy
criticisng.
The modified Enfield rifles have betn modified for
efficiency repairs; standardized so that
the bolts from different factories would all INT the
Lewis gum instead of not being adopted and made,
adopted and building them has long been under
way, but only for aviation 1t Gen Fershing
that turned the Lewis down bit field artil-
lery Maybe he doesn't know as much about this war
business the hero or the coyote from
Oregon"
And the way have been bleeding France2' Ter
rble isn't it! We told that we forcing France
build guns etc. for us. we see now what was
meant. We merely ia king The job from some of
home prohteers; leaving American industries
20 work at something else. It appears that France
since the outbreak of the has developed munition
and ammunition plants her own needs and
gladly offered them 10 the United States. Better to
make these preparations over there and save chances
loss OF the finished article transportation that is
il would seem The criticism of just another
Misrepresentation thrown broadcast for political effect
After which manner Secy Baker has furnished
pretty complete answer TO his critics have moved
along splenddly i'm preparations for war: have
considerable army in France, and a whole lot bigger
ready .. as they arrive the men
End equipment there % niece them Much OF the crit
csm of the home cantolr1ents and army camps. has
emerged from young men I'm the ranks who have want
ed to heroic themselves via the folks home
IN order to do so have sert hack unwarranted tales
o. hardship
Read Secy Bakers report published today. 1t speaks
for itself and it seems to indicate that when Prest
Wilson consigned Sen. Chamberlain to the Anannias