Show LV LY L y 23 1915 1913 UNITED WED STATES CAN I TRIPlE MUNITIONS OUTPUT V I NEW XE YORK July 23 The rhe The British Brit Brit- ish government how has the tho necessary cash and if lr t h It used efficiently t the e facilities offered d in tho the United States for tor tho the manufacture ture of ot munitions munitions muni mud of ot war the present supply sent Dent to Great Britain from here could be be tripled almost Immediately This statement made in tho offices of ot the National Association of ot Manufacturers Manufacturers Manufacturers Manu Manu- crystallizes the emphatic belief belief be be- lief lIet of ot Perc Percy G. G Donald of ot Drew Clydesdale British dealers In builders' builders hardware and material who returned to England yesterday I My Iy personal knowledge of ot th the ability of or the United States to manufacture manu nanu- facture factura munitions is 18 superior to that of ot an any other Englishman I ho have ve I como come to this country countr at least ever every ten weeks weeke and have traveled in all tho the manufacturing centers centera My In Investigations Investigations In- In have not been official for tor 1 I have no connection with the British government except as a loyal Briton who soe sees and feel the need of ot a change In our present methods of ot purchasing munitions When I came here last year ear it was to find tind if It the tho materials our company needed could be obtained here bere We Vo had up UI to that time spent not a penn penny in the United States As AB a n. result of at what what- I 1 found the purchases purchaseR made mad b by me in tho the first six months of ot 1915 1916 will amount to While buying builders builders' material I found many large larKe manufactories running running running run run- ning on one fourth to one half time or shut down These plants are available for tho the making of ot munitions muni muni- Since It has been asserted in England that munitions are arc being ob obtained obtained ob- ob tamed as rapidly as possible anti and as efficiently and as I 1 am an Englishman English English- man mon and know these statements are Incorrect I ha have vc already in cablegrams cablegrams cable cable- grams grome sent Bent this week brought the true truo conditions to the attention of or ortho tho the British government and requested an Immediate reply Asked what hat offers had been mado made to him for tor transmission n to his government government gov gov- Donald replied gOY I. First t an offer to build 50 aeroplanes aeroplanes aero aero- planes delivery deliver to begin in October Obviously I cannot name this con con- cern But the aeroplanes can and will be ha delivered if It the British government government gov gov- wants to bu buy them Also I have given to the British government the tho names of ot three manufactories man man- which are read ready to begin tho the making of ot munitions One of or orthelle these thelle owns a n plant covering ten acres s. s The United States can furnish tho the munitions if it the British h government will vili organize to get el them Here Donald said the British people people peo peo- pie were tired of ot politics In business and th that t it is becoming less and arid less necessary lr for a a. man to have M 1 P. P at the end of or his name namo or a title in front of ot It to be called for tor efficient service He deprecated the fact that Mr l D. D A. A Thomas the tho noted British coal operator should be engaged in obtaining munitions of or war when ho might be engaged with the Immediate Industrial needs In England and that on the thc munitions board there thero is an another another another an- an other coal man and a. a a. a liquor manufacturer manu mann Efficiency and Independence In buying are requisites said Donald There has been a complaint in England that the munitions Great Britain wanted could not be obtained In n this country When I return to England next week I shall shaH be In a position to re refute ro- ro futo fute this and I 1 will wIll Asked about the number of or men mennow mennow mennow now In Britain preparing to togo go to the front Donnld Donald stated that men were rf ready ll to take the field when adequate munitions were in hand and Lord Kitchener gave the word |