New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Krnpn Works Actiya

hTupp Works Active
PARIS, Dec. "a (By The Associated
Press ).-Andre Lefevre in his speech
in the Chamber last night said: 81
believe Germany still has 100000 ma
chine guns" He affirmed also that
The Krupp Works had continued work
ng under intense pressure, turning
out field guns after the armistice and
until the peace treatys commission of
control was installed.
What kind Of gun is this % ex-
claimed M. Lefevre. 1--WE know from
documents found on battlefieds that
the German IT of the new model of
1916 was not satisfactory. Is it logical
20 suppose that Krupp, after the armis-
tlce, continued to make unsatisfactory
pieces? No. Krupp was working upon
new gun. one that would use the new
projectiles which we found left behind
when the Germans were abandoning
the left bank Of the Rhine. They
were much more carefully made than
the ordinary n shells the cases were
marked, For the experimental bat
teIics'
"They we're able to get away the
guns, out not all Of the shells. and we
never have seen one OF these guns
among the seventeen or eighteen thou
sand shells we took. Where are they 2"
M. Lefevre also affirmed the exist
cnce OF two machine guns, one for air
plane use, firing fifteen hundred shots
4 minute, and another for use against
-anks and low-fyng aircraft.
THE day l left the ministry" he
said, eve had destroyed from $4,000
to 10000 machine guns, but among
Il tAese there was n3t single sample
+ either Of the machine guns to wnich
| have alluded. Does not this show
singular power of dissimulation
Should this not make US uneasy?'
NJ. Lefevre declared Germany could
make war whenever it pleased her to
do so.
Lieutenant Colonel Jean Fabry, who
was q member Of the French War
Commission to the United States, re-
piled to M. Lcfcvrc in a calm and col
lccted manner Germany cannot come
forty-four years of victorious prepara-
ton, could net wage winning war, it
is idle to think that, defeated, she can
have better success"
Raiberti Would Tighten Budget
The new War Minister, Flaminius
Raiberti, replying to his predecessor
aid lie was in accord with Marshal
Foch and Petain in advocating a re-
duction of the period of military serv-
ice and Tightening the army budget.
He announced that the Germans had
destroyed or delivered 1896 cannon and
that 1000 more were in the course OF
delivery.
Premier Leygucs took the floor again
to-day and recalled that France held
bridgeheads on the Rhine which she
was supposed to give up in fifteen
ears only if Germany executed tbs
! 'reaty of Versailles. He added to the
atistics given by NJ. Raibcrti, saying
at of 10000 motors and $4,000 air
lanes Germany possessed after the
gning of the armistice she had deliv-
red $4,000 motors and $1,000 airplanes
Andre Tardius interrupted the Pre-
micr to ask if it were not a fact
havinp been ratified and the Franco
British treaty being non-effective for
that reason, France, according to the
Treaty Of Versailles, could hold the
left b nix Of the Rhine until Germany
executed the treaty terms.
Hold Better Position Than in 1914
To this NJ. Lcygues replied: at is
quite true that we no longer are in the
position we were in 1914-menaced by
a sIddcn attack. We are on the left
oank Of the Rhine, we hold the bridge
heads. The Germans cannot maintain
a single soldier in the zone of protec-
ion, and that is a perpetual provision.
"The bridgeheads we hold we are
called on to abandon in fifteen years if
the treaty is executed, but if the treaty
terms are not carried out we will CON
tinue to hold them"
General Dc Maudhuy, Deputy fol
Metz, then shouted:
1--WE are in Germany and if the
Germans want to use barbarous
methods-if they burn ten houses in
Paris from airplanes-we shall burn q
hundred in Frankfurt and hundred in
Mayencc, Let Germany understand
that it is the only means TO prevent
disloyal barbarous warfare!"
NJ. Lefevre declared the Germa,
army soon would be reduced to 15O,
600 men. He had documents in his
possession showing that under divers
names there were formations in Ger
many of men under arms numbering
more than 2,5OO,0OO.
The Chamber voted provisional ap
preparations for the first two months
of next year amounting to 1885 600 00C
francs. The vote was 511 to Cd