The Netherlands East Indies bought large quantity of a new military rifle. It is needed to protect East India rubber, tin, oil, and is of immediate defense concern to the U.S.

Across a red brick factory near Providence, R.I. a huge sign sprawls: UNIVERSAL WINDING co., WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF TEXTILE WINDING MACHINES.

Behind that peaceful boast, a miracle in production-for-war was being worked last week. Nine months from scratch—in just half the time normally necessary for production preliminaries—Universal…