Arizona republican., 1918-01-25
ADMINISTRATION TO REPLY
 SOON IN SENATE AND HOUSE

Then the senate adjourned until Monday to cut off further discussion.
 There was no comment at the White House on the Chamberlain speech. It is known, however, that administration replies are to be made soon by Senator James in the senate and Representa- tive Dent of Alabama, chairman of the military committee, and Representative Glass of Virginia, in the house. Secre- tary Baker probably will make his own answer Saturday when he appears be- fore the house committee.
 The senate committees bill for war cabinet, about which the controversy oenters, was referred without objec- tion today to the military committed The understanding is that it also will be referred to the naval committee later
 Senator Chamberlain detailed in his speech what he declared was proof of army inefficiency. He asserted that not only was the president ignorant of the truth about conditions, but that Secretary Baker also was misled, chal- lenging the senate and the country to inquire and then deny his assertions Despite the presidents opposition, he declared the committees army investi- 6bNlOIl NOuil lDi OCttu anu lllt commit tee plans to resume it's inquiry tomor- row.
 The senator says" said Senator Kirby, that in 1914 when it was ap- parent that war was going to come on, the ordnance department was absolute ly quiescent, and that no move was made to manufacture heavy ordnance. He cites that as an instance of why the military establishment is inef- ficient. In 1914 the United States had not gone into the war. and since 1914 We fought out a presidential campaign on, the proposition that we should not go into war. Then why in 1914 should 1 the military establishment have in- sisted that we ought to manufacture heavy ordnance at that time?
 Another proposition that the sena- [ tor cites is this: In 1914 he said our ambassador. Gerard, over in Germany. said that the German people were un- friendly and that some day we are going to have trouble? Do you suppose that the ordnance department or the secretary of war is going on what the ambassador to Germany might have reported here in a secret way? Would we have expected anything of that kind? No. No man would have ex- pected it, and no man would have eX- cused 1t, if money had been expended along that line.
 'The senator said we are not able now to put our men in the trenches in France and supply them with heavy guns. We have them. They are there They are in the hands of our soldiers today and can be used effectively when we see fit to put our men in the fight ing front.
 Yes, but the senator said we have tc buy them from France. We have tc buy them from France, instead of try ing to manufacture them which would have taken longer time. It seems tc me that that is conclusive evidence ot l high efficiency. To get the thing thai | you need when you need it, and il makes no difference where, so you car supply it. That was done. I do no
 see any inefficiency there.''
 | Senator Kirby said the uniform to. day is the same weight it always ha: been in the United States army.
 Every man. he added, lon the othe side, has been supplied with clothing with munitions, with rifles with ma chine guns and everything else to bes equip him for effective fighting. T want to assume entire responsi
 bility for what I have said, and I sa,
 it to you as a man who has heard thi 1 investigation, as a man who is accus toned to reading testimony, as a maj l who is accustomed to rendering judg (Continued on Page TWo)