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Show ARMY ENLISTS U. S. INDUSTRIES LOS ANGELES, Oct I Ifft-More than J0.0OO manufacturing establishment estab-lishment have been enlisted la war department plan of national defense de-fense In ths event of war. Major Joeeph L Btromme- of the army air eorpa said here today. "Conditiona existing in Europe end Asia today,' ha told the national aircraft production meeting, "should causa us to pause and analyxa our sttuatioe to determine whether we ears properly defend those principles princi-ples and Ideal handed down to us through the centuries." Telling of the air corps" newer procurement planning, Mater Btromme said lack of system cost the nation thouaanda of livss and 11,000,000,000 during tb .World war. Setup Explained j In soma Instances, he related.: government purchasing agencies i bid against each other to obtain materials. "Under our present plan there will be no competition between buy-era buy-era because each ha been allotted j a specific concern with which to deal," he explained. "By this bold stroke we believe one great cause for riaing pricea will be removed."; "Finally, aince each industrial establishment es-tablishment ha been warned of the task it will be expected to perform, per-form, production of esssntial muni-1 lions can begin with the least possible pos-sible delay. Already over 30.000 manufacturing establishments have been enlisted in our efforts." Planning Needed Dealing with present expenses. Major Btromme said. "Wa hesr a cry going to the high heavens about the tremendous Costs of national defense." but declared these are, largely due to past lack of planning' and. even a, are lower per capita than In other eountriea. He listed various per capita coat of land, air and sea forces as follows: fol-lows: W in the United States, U in Germany, tU in Japan, 114 In Italy, lift In Great Britain, $33 in France and $33 In Russia. |