Show I i SERIOUS ARMS PROBlEM CONFRONTS GOVERNMENT I Ordnance Experts Desert Arsenals Ar- Ar I to Work Vork in Private I Plants at Higher Highel Sa Salaries des p I I J Washington n June 1 l u official cial of th th yI Aw artillery f. It was ad J learned arned tod today ar tre f faced with a s se- se rious problem because of or the tho number o of 01 high highly t trained al cl cl civil 11 C employees at government gov OV arsenals who ho have o gone to private arms and am ammunition factories since the European war began beg These Thee men have be n offered extraordinary nd advances nrc In pa pay by holders of of huge lunge contracts with the belligerent governments govern govern- ern ments and several commissioned officers officers cers experts In ordnance manufacture have hae also gono oni Into Int private employ employ- ment The rhe result ha has j been to threaten embarrassment In k keeping the American army properly supplied Officials of or the department It li was learned hav J been heen looking over 1 the law to lo see sec I e what can he don lone dono to to r retain Its trained men The of officers ricers Can an of or course cours be heM held by not accepting th thuir lr resignations Il It Jl's Is also found that Dial In iii 1800 when complications with France threatened a statute was enacted providing pro- pro viding a 11 fine of ot 50 O nail and for three months fur for any ny t person ierson seeking seek seck ing ipg to Induce an employee of or a cl go gov o eminent arsenal to leave that employment employ employ- ment uncut during the life lire of or his contract with the government The Tue statute ha liau haM ne acer neer cr bei rI hut no attempt to toV Invoke ok i It ha ha been tn made within th memory n of Rn man Arm Army officials official ar are rP said Id to te feel 1 V that It 11 ma may b be necessary r to it to bear to protect th the governments government's own u supplies pt pf of urics arma and nm ammunition |