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Show H WELL PREPARED FOR WAR. H Arrangements for Arms and Ammunl H tlon Made Months Ago. H Washington Regarding nrray equip H mont for Mexican troublo, a military H authority said: Hj "Thoro is no quostlon that tho gov H oTumont is prepared with all tho arms H nnd ammunition and othor material H that -will ho necessary for any troublo H with Moxico. H "Any oxtonded difficulty would al H low amplo tlmo to lncroaso tho sup H plies now on hand, including rcsorvo H ammunition. Tho government has H About 750,000 rifles in excess of pros H ont needs and all tho artillery that H would bo required. H "Tho government certainly has all H the munition of war that would ho H needed for an army composed of tho H cntlro number ot regulars and tho na H tlonal guard if sent into Moxico in H full force. H There will bo no troublo with am H munition factories In tho ovont of n H prolongod struggle. That question H -was taken up sovcral months ago and Hj satisfactory arrangements woro mado. H Many .factories aro working ovortimo Hj tilling orders for European bolllgor- H cnts, hut wo "understand thoy would H do anything wo requested in addition H to or desplto existing contracts." H A mombsx of tho army gonoral staff Hj uald: H "Thoro cna novor arlso any deflo- H iency as to arms and ammunition H from private factories; It tho condl Hj ilon, warranted, wo could put them H ull to work for tho government." |