CITES BENEFITS DERIVED BY U. S. Senator Cununins Declares That Value of Munitions Amounted to Jj? 161,90-1,278 By Associated Press f' Washington, Jan. 19.—Elimination »f private profit as an influence for ■war by government manufacture of .nil war munitions was urged in the Senate to-day l)y Senator Cummins of lowa, Republican. ITe pleaded for prompt adoption of his resolution which would authorize a special com mittee to inquire into the most feasible plan for acquiring and constructing plants to supply the army and navy with all arms, ammunition and equip ment, including ships, and to report on the exchange necessary to put private manufacture of such products. Without discussing preparedness in •letail, the Senator said he believed that "somewhere between the armed < amp of William of Germany and the open dove cote of William of Nebraska there must be an honorable abiding place for a great nation which is pre pared to lead the world toward peace, but will not submit to injustice or indignity." Tells of War's Effects Emphasizing the effect of the Eu ropean war on private munition makers in the United States, he told Ihe Senate that since the war began there had been 174 new corporations organized in this country for the manufacture of munitions and the value of arms and munitions exported In fifteen months had aggregated $161,964,278: He submitted a table showing the following estimates of the amounts of war contracts of some of the large corporations: American Car and Foundry, $35, 000,000. American Locomotive, $66,000,000. American Steel Foundry, $15,000,- 000. Baldwin Locomotive Works, SIOO,- 000.000. Bethlehem Steel Company, 11,000 nhells daily together with field guns and other like arms. Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 85,000 tons of steel rounds. Crucible Steel of America, $10,600,- 000. General Electric, $68,000,000. New York Air Brake, $20,242,000. Westinghouse Air Brake, $20,000,- 000. Westinghouse Manufacturing Com pany, $100,000,000. "This does not include," the Sena tor continued, "the contracts of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Com pany for shrapnel shells or the Du I J ont Powder Company for explosives or the Electric Storage Battery Com jiany or the General Chemical Com pany, or the General Motors Company or of the Lackawanna Steel Com pany or of the Tennessee Copper Company, all of which are immense concerns and have been largely en gaged in the same general business." The Senator read from another table to show unparalleled increases during the war in the market value •if stocks, listing a score of concerns In which stock values bad increased In the aggregate $432,056,500. \ Ex-Pres. Taft Declares Philippines Are Not . Ready For Independence Ruspondir to an inquiry in refer ence to his views on the outlook for Hip Philippines, ex-President Taft writes as follows: New Haven, Conn., Jan. 20. —T «lon'i think the Filipinos will be ready lor independence for two generations, and those who glibly say we can drop them now are not quite advised of the difficulty of a severance. I have a letter from Mr. Root suggesting that -wc might treat them as we did Cuba. Cuba is near at hand. The Philippines sire 7,000 miles away fr im our western coast. If we make the same agree ment with th« Philippines that we did with Cuba, by which we guarantee the integrity of a Philippine republic, and promise to preserve order and main lain ilie guaranties of life, liberty and property, wc shall part with the power hut retain the responsibility in a way •which I think would involve us in a great deal of trouble. I send you a copy of Mr. Root's Totter to me on the subject and my answer, so that you can sec the two views. T have a fear that our rela tions to Cuba are going to give us more trouble than they already have j in the past. A fortiori will the Phil- 1 lipines be a continuing sore unless we maintain our control and'deal justly hut firmly with the problem? Mr. .Root's fear that each recurring ad ministration will change the govern ment of the Philippines, I do not share. If we go back and restore the condition before the Democrats took hold, they will never disturb it again. I think we could then establish a con tinuing national policy. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM H. TAFT. Bryan to Stump Like President; Democrats Forsee Much Trouble Special to the Telegraph Washington. D. C.. Jan. 20. Ex-Sec retary of State William J. Bryan, leader of the opposition to the Wilson pre paredness program, will follow the ex aitiple of the President and make an ap peal direct to the people. Immediately the President starts on his proposed speaking tour to discuss his military program. Bryan will take the stump In opposition to him. Announcement of Mr. Bryan's tour was made yesterday by Representative Warren Worth Bailey, of Pennsylva nia, one of the most active opponents of the administration's military pro gram. Bailey not only is busy organ izing the antipreparedness cohorts in Congress, but he also is in constant communication with Bryan and is con versant with his plans. Among President Wilson's supporters this announcement is construed as a declaration of war upon the part of Bryan and an indication of his Intention to carry his opposition to the Demo cratic national convention. Wood Declares Universal Service Is Necessary ' Special to the Telegraph Washington, D. C., Jan. 20.—Before the Senate Committee on Military Af fairs yesterday, Major General Leon ard A. Wood, former chief of the gen oral staff of the army and now com mander of the Department, of the East, expressed his belief that the country would not be secure against attack before a system of universal military service was adopted. General Wood was not arguing for such a system now. lie realized that it was politically impossible. But he seemed to carry the committee with him in a plea for a regular army larger than that advocated yesterday by Secretary of War Garrison and tor a reserve force that would lie wholly federal in its control and that would altogether ignore the State militias. J THURSDAY EVENING, JTSFJUSBtTRG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 20, 1916. ttmtttttttttmttxmixmtttttmttttttttmtxumtxtttutttttmtttttttttttmtxutiixutitttttttxnuitmtmittxtttttttttttmuxtmtitxxttmtmtttt g | Beginning Saturday Morning—Qui Big Once-a-Year Clearance | | Sale of NewandUsed Pianos | | Upright Pianos $65 Up Square Pianos $lO Up Player-Pianos $195 Up | n ♦♦ :: Make Your Own Terms of Payment—Within Reason ft H Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock, we start on our Big H H Once-a-Year Clearance Sale of Used Pianos and Player-Pianos, taken m ♦♦ H OXC^ an^e ! he holidays, and New instruments that for various ♦♦ 11 Come then, and have your eyes opened. Never be- TII ♦♦ jM ?J ore have we been able to offer to many and such wonderful bargains. || tt || tj W / |g|' J Never before have we quoted such unusually low prices. If you need a A tt || r | 51/ || ® Piano or Player-Piano, now or within a year, and fail to attend this Sale Jtt || igj —Saturday—you'll be sorry afterward. 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