Show Tv fW Ni MEN TO B I IN fl lD I I IN YEA JEAR hol fr U I Baker Baker T Tells Tell ells the Senate nate I i J j 5 Coni Committee aee e Program of of Sending o Th That t Many to tc Front Is Adequate I IBy By International News Service i WASHINGTON Jan Jail 11 11 An America is prepared for or an I aUl of men in the flit 1 within n a R y year ar Secretary of V Par iVar 31 B Baker 1 l r strongly intimated 1 before nate military af falls s com com- com I t today di I The IMie l members of oC th the committee were pursuing It its investigation a on along till the thel subject abject of adequate de supply Senator Sena tor I Chamberlain Chamberla in had remarked that thereas there was vas as a great g f t dal deal of apprehension bout about leas lea's supply I II I 1 am cO considerably worried 1 over 9 this thin said Senator Weeks leeks c cI I I 1 can relieve can relieve relle yon said v Secretary raker Tf f we WI h have an army of men rarer menn I ill n t the field within a year which h is JR iN not nol ely will w we we have sufficient power pow pow- I del ler er for fOI ourselves ou arid and our liar allies sided Sen Senator t iY Weeks eks I The fhe pro program is i is d a.-d adequate qu e I wele Secretary Baker r Secretary Baker Buker then th n discussed therm the form onn rm of ot contracts made with clothing manu manufacturers fa Senator rth asked if these contracts slid did id not it t for O trouble matters makers to sti stis jp I dissension dh's The rhe final inal co court ourt is g gu uv In n 1 labor troubles s and this intended 1 prevent fretting delay and nd dis dis- Mites ides s sald 5 Baker Daker lie de- de edared e- e fared dared fared operator were not refusing to tt toa a the contracts I Senator Wadsworth declared that I many nany uniform makers in New York live have been heen denied contracts when p- p j equipped to do the work OIk I All AI who WIlD could meet the c 1 qu I re- re rents ments of ot th the social welfare I IhlY i en contracts answered lye been bren p n given r er I Senator erH tor f pe eks' eks took up the I Ii i lion ion nn of the the he A American corn oom- I r riv of TIo Bo Boston ton toil and and 1 asked why Com I they w gl gi a glena ena contract wh when when- trUllY they thoy I ad large larg and anti tet iry ry 13 Baker eJ al t said 31 11 lie ne C YO 1111 m m- m l Lire he b 1 Op Aerial or t a asket the seb s s' s 5 L-elary L any r i I to 0 IlO 1 tl ar ar- u cl df- df obsolete et and nd n. n lt lI I had n tn p 11 lew SW t type lr 1 ell I The fire r e artillery is 18 a u. IJU question l of ot f cap and defense clene leery General r 1 Crozier will change his t n program to conform to the please e theory of or Genera i Pershing hin- hin here ver er the Hw productive capacity Y rakes Hakes It it possible said l Secretary r D. In In view of the tho shortage or the ar- ar and machine gun gums do you you think lc our statement that that the initial rush ash eed h rare ar s is IS orr cF asked a c 1 d Senator ot wa Wadsworth l. l vered ti the the- of l' l Yes answered aru Jn w r PC r var ar I I th think th they y ya a are re In tn tillS this sense sens J tat hat every v ry sold soldier lei we V a have 6 in prance frame r w ve we can send seTU l to l prance I Is equipped d her W Viv hy purchase e or Ill manufacture ture I A Ahi high h officer 1 of one camp me meiS this his iS morning his Ills camp had no artil- artil I Irr fry ry Ill or ni machine chine guns ln r I said Raid Senator l cli ellar If lf it means they haven't as many many as asLey ashey hey Ley need lie he is accurate if it it means meansie ie hasn't 31 arc he Is II i inaccurate p. p an- an Secretary Baker Bakel I J jf we had lush rushed j I t uro re 1 from April 1 WP Wf COU could 1 not have baw I sufficient nl a ar tiller for all 1 of ofa of pr th lift a men ht n the camps Fry the time inie we 1 Continued on pogo pago sj 8 TWO MILLION MEN t Continued from page 1 1 get what we e row now think we need we will need more It It seems to mo me that France must be found to supply Italy with ordnance said Senator chamberlain That is true but France has nev never r intimated she could not fill our needs declared Secretary Baker Secretary Baker and the members of the tho committee then argued over the Impression that the public may nave that there is not a shortage s Secretary Baker said he he merely wished to give the impression that allf all of f the men in France are properly equipped It seems to me that the secretary gives the impression ion th that t the situation 1 Is rosy and there Is no rio need for speed for Speed said Senator Wadsworth It has been told u us ue that there is a rifle for every man nan who goes to France but France but I dont don't think they know knew how to use them until they get there Senator Hitchcock severely criticised the war department for its failure re to accept Lewis machine gun guns while the Bi Browning owning gun was was being experimented with At the Ute time we went into this war warI war warI I lam lam- am there was not a single Lewis LewIs' gun manufactured n fitted d for for tor Ameri American an amm ammunition answered Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- Baker We wont won't get Bi Browning owning bunt gune until 1919 1319 commented Senator Hitchcock Oh quite to the contrary We WC will reach quantity production of Browning guns uns in February answered the secretary secre Secre- tary Senator Weeks said the manufacturers have hae testified quantity production tion ion of the Bi owning Browning gun would not f bt begin in until April I t I I think it is advisable that the pee pee- 1 pie ile who ar are making the sacrifices hould should have a accurate S Senator n Weeks Week said j i i r. r |