The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-03-21
GEMUSE
GIVEN CREDIT FOR
ORDNANCE SUCCESS
American Industry and Engineer
inx Science Evolved and Made
Possible Arsenal Program, Says
Army clisf.

o. $50 attrtiaffu fHraa
NnnlInHiun. MARCH Al TO
ard American Science not TO the
ofsranrf cofpF ~ the regular army.
holunrh he credit af haVIng evolved
art mnle poaeIhfr an urdnnncr prs-
rrlm for the Amerlcnn army that
made victory n Certainty. Major ocu
era Clarence q. Williams chief 81
oirlnapcc. declares ln o. letter TO the
omcfa Of bic depa rfmtut rttiring To-
ctll llff. made uuhlir today
IN "a American ndutffy ard
science ihat we're on trlal aYt Tho
letter. TN niuety-scypn ofnctfa 81
she ordnance department d The old
fcrulnf army and the eleven eettfN-
ment ~8fsenals thcy administer could
never have dominated. haVc won tho
slccona OF caused the failure Of tho
s.ooe officers from civilian NE and
which were Incorporated To- me or
f~Anlaation for me period Of tho
The euIlsfuIent IN industry. equally
With the hfan Of mnnpowcr. wus a
success And FOR that hank YOU.
thf administrative directors aud tho
cnElnrcfinE advleora 81 american IN
dus.r Who Anic into tho service Of
tho Ordinance department during tho
war
No ofhef part or me American war
prcnranf carried IS responsibilities
and erf1ft a. 20 design and Invention.
o. production, into 80 many channels.
fhn 1nIfr HyA OF projected them up
on A. vast a scale.
When your prchicm ~ the produc-
ton 81 ice, 900 ~aerurHfe POI
IN more then 5000 different plnnta1
Il continues with these itema rang
ms frcm feed hnss and star shells 10
complete trains 81 railway artillery.
The judge who can comuefsnflf say
what Our prorfum has been. must
indeed have "a profound knowledge Of
the field"
General williams points out that
his own services took him FIRST 20
France for eight monthn then back
10 keep TIE work A. home under con.
slant review.
"of such knowledge. no adds. 4
say that YOU did exceedingly well and
that ! am proud 10 ha! commanded
such soldier IN This var I say this
utterly without thought ~ any por-
ronal responsibility Tor that success
me tribute u no 10 me n ia not
70 the crmy ordnance denartment 81
the regular establishment nor 10 tho
ordnance officers Of the regular army
II - 70 American Industry aud onfln-
eering. 10 American science
The department. General williams
snys, probably "eHorciaed direction
ovcr a creator physical power than
was ever conceuffuted on "a sinFil
pnrnosc N No h.story OF nc world"
The hapny attainment Of our b.
lcetiee ~ the war within nineteen
months gave nufnclfQt flnH for the
complete uetcIopment or mat power"
fo adds Proper STRATEGY rtuuiraI
the prolectlon % tho ordnance pro-
gram upon q scale deslrnsd to secure
en- ultimate. ONefwhchnlnr and con-
tlnuous rate or production rather
thnn q lesser rate Of production az un
earlier date.
obviously e housewife could buy
an oven and bake nix loaFoa Of brood
In ieaa time than a bakery could Do
built and provision mude FOR mo needs
OF an entire city. put the rate cd
production from the houacWIfa'a oven
could feed tho CITY.
The Ordnance objective was o. rate
% pr iucton adequate Tor an army
OF 5000. 900 men. W. could not a4e.
fince production Ia 1890 10 force "a
quicker bot lesser rate % production
IN 1919. We were building 80 make
ultimate victory absolutely certain
ana there never WIS y when
Inc ordnance program ala not ahaa.
iufely guarantee TIE ultimate defeat
or NNNuiNNN.
We stood ready. during the month
the arnniftice WIS signed. 20 turn o
the taps NJ full force mn mud brrr
made ready 90 provide n flow 81 mu-
uitionr such o. no nation had ever al
tempted
The fact that the American mu.
millions program alone waH rrentrr
hnn that which Germany could nt
tempt after thlrty Yeats % urtpar
ton for war ia apparently little real
irrd tu tbs u but have 40
doubt that ~ was realized ln Germany
ana thnf such realization ruhrinutIai.
~ contributes 10 a victory ~ its re.
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