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Show Declares the Country Will Be Very Proud When It Learns What Has Been Accomplished Accom-plished Since the Declaration Dec-laration of War Upon Germany. GENERAL CROZIER STILL ANSWERING Inquiry Into the Affairs of War Department Conducted Behind Closed Doors in Order That Enemy Nations May Not Learn Secrets. Se-crets. I By International News Service. X WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. "You may fire when you get ready, Congress." j This, in effect, was the reply of Sec- ! retary of the Navy Daniels to the action ! of the house naval affairs committee" in starting today an investigation into the department's conduct during the wi.r. ! When asked what he thought congress would accomplish he smiled and eaid: "Well, about all I care to say is this: The country -will be very proud of its navy when it learns what It is doing.' j Not since the country went to war with j Germany, naval officials declared tonigm, j has there been the least delay in equipping equip-ping and making ready for real work. The personnel of the navy has been in creased from 60,000 to 300,000 men. The needs of the service have been supplied almost as fast as the men have come forward, for-ward, it is maintained. Some Supplies Lacking. Secretary Daniels does not deny that supplies and equipment are lacking in some quarters, but there lias been no delay in obtaining them where it ha3 been possible. The sudden expansion of the great fighting force has made it impossible impos-sible to cope with It in every respect, but the navy is ready, livery machine shop and gun factory, it was stated, and every mechanic or skilled laborer that can be empioyod nas ueen ooing me. utmost ut-most to provide the, larger equipment necessary- Almost within a month after the declaration of war with Germany, the United States destroyers started to break the submarine menace, it wa s pointed out. The submarine sinkings dropped to almost one-half of what they were when Germany declared her ruthless campaign. Not Responsible. The navy department depends upon the administration for arms equipment-, hence it was contended there can be no questions ques-tions brought up sti'-h as about the lewls machine gun. The navy department j some months heo announced It had aboard an appropriation for several thousand ! Lewis uns and t be testing board had j approved them. Long before the dO'dara-ilon dO'dara-ilon of war by this country the Tewis cun wa h'dng made by a company in Syracuse for the allies. It whs being turned out at about lufio or IfiCift a week. If the product of this company had been commandeered at the outset of The war, these oflielals insist, the I'nited States would have today probably more than 3U,afii( of these weapons, whteh pn ku- ; rope has been praising for their effectiveness effective-ness and dcst.ru'-t ivc-ness. Navy Fully Armed. The navy is fully armed uith its small equipment and Sei retarv rjuniels believes any investigation will not in!y ."how that the serviie is in excellent fighting niiane, but far more advanced than might have been thought possible nhv ninths ago. "ha I r man Oliver of i he su boom mi t tee 1o ii'vr-s; i L-a t e the na'y u ruvi rimt-nt 's pro- cramir.e in the war said !!' b-v.;-Er:itors will start t heir prohe on Mo id a v. It is j planned to '-all in Peoretary ranieJs and' man--' of bis division chiefs. Sf;or;: will be held thr.n;ah.Mit the holidays if neess-i ry. Servi n on the cure m 1 1 tee wjth 'ha irman Oliver will be Re ore-sen ore-sen tai Ives H ivkp. Vena hie. Petf-rs, Hens-iey Hens-iey and rtrittun. AVar Department Quiz. Va;or General t"ri-!er, h!ef oT ord-nan.-e. was before the prmre military committee for the third day of his examination ex-amination rfpri.nc d'-biys In prnv f.rr j weapons for the war ;ir:ny. He was on ! the ?tand for four bours. ariswerir.g 'w-.s- tiers, w'nic'.i it wa.s --e:r..'d inadvi.canle I to discuss publicly, pnd wvo much de- j tabled information ui'ptement Jnsr t"sti- j mor.y yt-sterdny hp to snonpes m rir, i machine uns and htrht jsril'rrv. The' genera 1 v ',cor 'i;siy rei r era t ed h :s bjivt-t bjivt-t lor. that e v;:FT',nc eo-id 1 1 1 tins w'M not in-ttifcre in-ttifcre with Anrri-a's hciiting cspac;;-.-r.'orod o-- ttamirsg h' home. nP -v--j v,'e reer,io tomorrow f. -r fur: ! er examination examina-tion regariiiii: l-eavy artill-ry. The m a e h, : r. e cun o uect Ion wa r g!ven mu.-h fitter. ;!on in todav's session. General Gen-eral ("rnzlfr'r part in t'r.r o":d controversy (Continued on Paje Two.) t DUELS WELCOMES PREJBE OF TIE - (Continued from Page One.) over the L.cwis machine pun was touched upon in view of Ills statement yesterday placing upon Secretary Haker personal responsibility for the machine gun shortage. short-age. , Inventor to Be Summoned. The committee, decided to summon the inventor of the Lewis gun later. It was brought out that only a few hundreds of machine suns hnrve been furnished the training- camps and that for many weeks after the national army got into training some of the units were instructed with charts instead of weapons. in the national army cantonment about half of the men have not yet re ,-eived rifles, (ioneral Oroztor said that in tr.ninjnf? it was not necessary to have rifle supplies at the maximum. As a general policy of equipping the AnierUan toive. General Cro'ler informed the committee that the department's effort ef-fort s were bein concentrated on Kuro-pp;in Kuro-pp;in operations. While training camps are being cared for, he said the department's depart-ment's prime effort Is to Insure an adequate ade-quate supply of all equipment lur Lne American overseas forces. |