New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1928, Page 18

Washiongton, Nov. 30.—(UP)— Lack of a specific plan for defense of the United States is preventing adegquate preparation for the mo- bilimation of materfal reserves for war time needs, Assistant Secretary of War Charles B. Robbins, revealed today in his annual report to Secre- tary of War Davis. “Altheugh 10 years have elapsed since the war,” Robbins said, “little real progress has beem made to- ward placing our war-reserves on a sound and enduring basis. “Requirements still are in a state of flux, surprises and deficits are largely a matter of conjecture or opinton, influenced by various points of view, and recognition of the prob- lem by the estimating and appro | priating authorities is mainly con fined to a few ammunition jtems There is no common meeting ground with the congress, no approved yard- stick. “No activity of the Army is more charged with the assurance that essential supplies shall be forth- coming in time of need. But to formulate a balance sheet and ob- tain and supply. information as to what the Assistant Secretary of War needs in the mobilization of material —reserve stocks—is not and cannot be possible until a specific defense plan is sufficiently forecast and de- limited that the requirements there- under may be determined. “The preparation of such a plan not in any sense a general mobill zation plan, but a specific forecast of the effort required adequately to yicwing economic conditions in the low the figure of 1926-27, defend during the nation period from of invasion the now confronting the army.” | Robbins praised the work of the | national guard and suggested the |advisability of occasional assembly of large bodies of national guard |troops, particularly divisions, re- ! gardless of whether the units are \located entirely in one state or |scattered through several states. The 30th Division, composed of men from Tennessce, North Carolina South Carolina and Georgla, was embled at Camp Jackson, S. C. | t July. Lack of officers assigned to the mobilization of material is interfer- ing with the department's program, | Robbins sald. Robhins rccommended that au- [thority be granted for immediate \ - 2 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1928, INNUAL REPORT ABOUT BUSIESS (Commerce Dept. Finds High Economic Activity Washington,” Nov. 30 (UP)—Re- | fiscal year 1927-28, which ended ¢ industriai 9o june 30, the commerce depart- active year in the building indus transportation, 18 the greatest nced o Lt O today the | try. A steady improvement in the year continued the high economic activity which has been charac- teristic of American industry during recent years. A slight recession noted in the |latter months of 1927 was fully re- covered, the report said, during the first six months of 1928. But this temporary reduction in business ac- tivity caused the indcators of busi ness conditions to average slightly below the peak levels of 1926-27. At the close of the fiscal year last June, the report allcd, business ‘n nearly all branch: = “rarely if ‘ever lwfore attained™ Volume of produ: 'n and consump- tion fo rthe year was very large,” unemployment wat ‘relatively unim- portant,” and the rveal wages and vitally interested in the adequacy of | Investigation of war-time munitions standard of living of the masses of war reserves of stock than that The Thermometer Is Dropping--- Be Prepared For Cold Weather UFE Cold weather is fast approach- ing---December, with its chilly nights and cold mornings, 1s here. Be prepared for sudden drops in temperature---Fill your bin with Koppers Connecticut needs. OPPERS CONNECTICUT JSOKE Coke. $14 {the people remained higher than value PER was on a level | anywhere else in the world, it de- clared. Viewing the agricultural situation as a whole, the report said, no very marked differcnce appears between conditions in the past fiscal year and those in the year preceding. | Total value of new construction in the United States during the year was between seven and eight bil [lions. This exceeded the total for the | year preceding by three per cent, Volume of freight moved by the | railways was about six per cent be which | was described as an exceptionall quality of service given by the rail | ronds was noted, and the chronic | car shortages during and after thc war have now been wholly donc away with, it was said. Outflow of Gold , Three outstanding developments. it continued, marked the banking and financial situation last year. Most mnotable was the tremendous outflow of gold. Allied with this re- versal in the gold movement was the lowering ininterest rates, ‘ol- lowed by a sharp rise during the second half of the year. In the third place, remarkable activity was noted on the stock exchanges. | prices of stocks in general rising rapidly. . Foreign trade in the year was | marked by a continued expansion lin export of manufactured goods. | amounted which have been increasing for the past seven yeara, the report mid. Both export and import trade was agtive, it added, though the value of exports was slightly below the figure of 27. Smaller move- ments of cotton and coal accounted for, this decrease, The excess of exports over im- ports of merchandise, the so-called favorable balance ot trade, the re- rort showed, in the year just closed, to $731,000,000, which ‘was virtually the same as the year before. Aluminum Garb Wear Predicted by Doctor Berlin, Nov, 30 »—The day is not far distant when people will wear clothing made of aluminum, says Dr. James Rubinfeld, metal- SNEEZE! 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