The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-12

Il understand now that the supply
committee will disappear. Mr. Etsen
man will he taken into the quarter
masters department by General
Goethal s"
Mcclellan Protests.
Il want to go on record" said Mr..
Mcclellan. "As one member of this
com mittee protest emphatically
against the employment of Mr. Essen
man by the government"
Your stateent," replied MIR. Baker.
will be weighed"
The revelations before this COM
nittee are such that do not think
he ought to be further employed. "
persisted Senator Mcclellan
Well. have been In fairly close
observation OF M Eisenman's work
and ! NAV say that his zeal and de-
sire TO serve the government ha We
been very patriotic"
And you endorse him in every re-
spect.'
4 endorse everything I know he
has done"
The secretary was extremely parti-
cular with all his answers. When
questions were popped at him he took
his time and replied with much de-
tail. speaking slowly and deliberate
ly and never losing his temper for a
moment
Senator Wordsworth, OF New York
criticized the secretary for having led
the committee to believe everything
rosy"
lit seems to me-" he said. that
he has given the impression that there
is no need for speed. II has been
told US that there Is a rife for every
.
think they know how to use Them
until they get there"
The question of the Lewis gun
came up. when Senator Hit chcock. Of
Nebraska. said the war department
should have accepted the gun while
experiments were going on with the
Browning
we will not get any Brownings
until 1919" said the Senator.
oh. quite to the cDntrary." said
the secretary. we will get quaint "A
production Of Brownings IN Febru-
airy"
The attention of the secretary waa
called by Senator Weeks 10 manu-
facturers statements that the Brown
ings would not be on hand until
April
And i think" said MIR. Weeks,
very distinctly. that it 10 advisable
that the people who are making the
sacrifices should have accurate infor-
nation.
To Testify as TO Cantonnents.
Secretary Baker will testify tomor-
row concerning environments. Some
testimony about the training camps
was taken today. Mr.. Baker said
conditions were Ideal" and he has
not received a single letter from a
mother telling that her boy complain
ed about food.
Thus far In the hearing the food has
absolutely no criticism.
During the testimony today Secrs-
tary Baker said that the preparedness
program was ample to equip 100000
in the field within year. The board
of labor standards was again criticised
by several senator's But the secretary
said the board was well qualified and
its work had been we'll worth while
when ii came to discussion OF
artillery the secretary said;
General Crozier will alter his ar.
tlllery program to conform to the de-
tense theory Of General Parshins
wherever the productive capacity
makes 1t possible"
Senator Mcclellan said he had talked
today with an officer who said his
camp had no machine guns nor artii-
lery.
IF that means they have not al
many as they need, he Is accurate. II
1t means that they have none at all II
Is Inaccurate" said the secretary, be
cause IL we had rushed artillery manu-
faSturs from April on we could mol
have by now supplies sufficient for ail
the men of the camps.
Array In France Well Supplied.
The secretary said he wished the
people to know" that American SOL
diers In France had plenty of artillery
and artillery ammunition.
Senator wadsworth said he could
understand the secretary's statement
that there were sufficient supplies
tor initial rush needs" when there
had been a shortage In artillery and
machine guns,
"our rush needs are satisfied" said
Mr.. Baker.
He pulled peacefully at his cigar
showing no perturbation whatever NJ
the questions fired Mt him..
Senator Chamberlain mentioned the
shortages in various armament
81 mean we have enough for the
men actually engaged in aghting." said
the secretary.
You mean there's enough tor thu
men In France asked Mcclellan.
= "Yes.'s
Senators Wadsworth and Chamber,
fsa 90. Ink -