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[ARTICLE "A M E R I K A N I S C H E K R I E G S L I E F E R A N T E N"
IN "NEUE ZÜRICHER ZEITUNG"]
Neue Z[üricher] Zeitung. 1915 No. 485, 1 Morgenblatt.
April 23, 1915.
American War Suppliers.
For quite some time, American newspapers have been publishing reports
about deliveries of war supplies to the Entente powers. We take the following from a Californian newspaper:
The war material intended for the Allies is now being shipped by American producers to Canada, where
it is transshipped onto British ships and transported to England.
Goods destined for France and Russia also make the same journey, and from England they are forwarded
further. Through agents or directly, the Allies have contracted for almost all weapons factories and munitions factories in the United] States. Of course, these factories try to conceal this out of fear that they will have to stop their deliveries, because all this material is war contraband.
In the United] States, there are 57 factories that exclusively manufacture weapons or munitions. In normal times, they employ about 20,000 workers; but now, when they work two and three times overtime, there are approximately
50,000 of them. The weapons and munitions factories do not produce explosives. That is a separate industry, consisting of about 103 factories, whose production has doubled since the war. Some guncotton factories work in 3 shifts. Of course, this mass demand has led to an increase in prices. Thus, the French government ordered in February 24 million pounds of guncotton, which in ordinary times cost 20 to 25 cents per pound, at 65 cents per pound.
Then there are equipment items for troops and animals, shoes, dishes, saddles, tanned leather, etc. The European war obviously means a huge profit for America.
Lloyd George in Parliament
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[ARTICLE "AMERICAN WAR SUPPLIERS"
IN "N E U E Z Ü R I C H E R Z E I T U N G"] "Neue Züricher Zeitung" 1915 No. 485, 1 morning edition. April 23, 1915.
American War Suppliers.
American newspapers have long been publishing reports about deliveries of war supplies to the governments of the En-
tente. We quote the following from a Californian newspaper:
The war materials intended for the Allies are now being shipped by American producers by sea to Canada, where
they are transshipped onto English vessels and transported to England.
Goods destined for France and Russia also make the same journey, and then from England they are forwarded
further. Through agents or directly, the Allies have contracted for almost all the arms factories and military equipment factories in the United States. Of course, these factories are trying to hide this out of fear that they will have to conceal their deliveries, because all this material is war contraband.
In the United States, there are 57 factories that manufacture exclusively weapons or military equipment. In normal times, about 20,000 workers work there, but now, when they work two and three times as much, there are already about 50,000 people. Arms factories and military equipment factories do not supply explosives. This is an independent industry with 103 factories, whose production has doubled since the war. Some pyroxylin factories work in three shifts. Of course, the consequence of this mass demand was a rise in prices. Thus, the French government ordered in February 24 million pounds of pyroxylin, which cost 20-25 cents per pound in ordinary times, at 65 cents per pound.
Then there are equipment items for soldiers and animals,
shoes, dishes, saddles, tanned leather, etc. The European war undoubtedly means a huge profit for America.
Lloyd George in Parliament
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