The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-21
ENGINEERS FAVOR
The DANIELS PLAN
Puzzled a Bit as to How lie
Would Have Advisory
Board Chosen.
OFFICIAL REQUEST TARDY

The officers Of several Of the eight I'M
portant American engineering societies
which Secretary of the Navy Daniels
has invited 10 elect two representatives
zach to the new Naval Advisory Conn
mittee on Inventions, OF which Thomas
A. Edison is head. were somewhat d.
vided In feeling yesterday on Mr..
Daniels's plan and his method OF going
about It. yet on the whole they promised
their cooperation.
The most highly pleased with the idea
was Calvin W. Rice. secretary OF the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers. He eaid he heard some time
ago that Secretary Daniels contemplated
some such step. and that the society
vas in hearty accord with II. Although
Mr.. Daniels's official request had not
yet been received, Mr.. Rice said the
twenty-one members Of the governing
council undoubtedly would meet soon
and choose two representatives. He
could no, Say who these would be.
Great Need for Engtueers In War.
I'VE are much interested in assist
ing the Government TO get the country
into a state of preparedness for war;
said Mr.. Rice. "In fact. we appointed
some time ago a committee Of our own.
which has been cooperating with Major
Gen. Leonard Wood and the Army
War College in forming a reserve corps
Of mocha meal engineers.
ID you know that IL every oficer
and private In our present army were
an engineer we should still not have
enough engineers for our army In case
OF war? Our committee is trying to
form n reserve to remedy that deficiency,
particularly in providing men available
90 plan coast defences and to facilitate
supplying munitions, clothing, automo-
biles and everything else needed to the
Government. Mechanical engineers are
the heads OF all those manufa cturing
concerns whose cooperation would be
DO necessary in a war.
81 do not know. Of course. who would
be our representatives on Secretary
Daniels's committee. but we have some
nne men on the committee have men
tiored-Major William II. Wiley. former
Congressman from New Jersey James
NJ. Dodge Of Philadelphia, Dean w. y. NJ.
Goss OF the engineering college of
Illinois University, and II. A.. Giiiis, a
consulting engineer OF Washington.
d. c."
5000 Electricians TO Choose From,
r. L. Hutchinson. secretary Of the
American Institute Of Electrical N
gineers, said he had not yet seen Mr..
Daniels's invitation. but supposed II had
gone to President a NJ. Lincoln In
P~ittsburg. Pa.
Il hin Mr.. Lincoln will appoint two
men and will announce the names within
. few days he said. "Our member
ship OF 5000 Is a big field to choose
from. IL Mr.. Lincoln does not make
the appointments, our directors prob
ably will DO SO in August.
w. l.. Saunders. president OF the
American Institute of Mining Engineers.
expects important developments from
Mr.. Daniels's new project and believes
mining enginee's can and will assis.
greatly in making II successful.
In anticipation Of the invitation"
ne said. Il have called n meeting Of our
executive committee for Friday at the
engineering Societies Building. We in
tend 10 act promptly because we greatly
appreciate the honor and opportunity.
our members are not strictly mining
Engineers, but are largely m~etallurgists.
and ! think they would be Of great value
III the new navy board. Our represen.
tauves would know too about the use
OF compressed air, without which rub
marines would be impossible"
Chaties W. Hunt. secretary OF the
American Society OF Civil EnrIneer.
thought Secretary Danleis's InVi,o,inn
mus have z re TO Charles u. Marx.
president OF the society, Leland stan.
tord University. The society numbers
5000.
II think President Marx might name
TWO men II promptncss In desired"
SAID Mr.. Hunt. 'Our thirty directors
40 not NEE: until September, in San
rrans'sco' l really cannot guess who
would be appointed our delegates"
\ Lesson From Germany,
THE creltion OF this board is a wise
move said DIR, Edward Weston. head
OF the Inventors Guild, which will have
two members on the advisory board.
THAT'S where Germany has the adyan.
aage. She has obtained the services of
all her scientists and engineers, nnd that
10 responsible for her efficiency In war
ana IN peace. Germany has ca refully
cultivated close relations between the
Government and learned and scientific
societies ana mas drawn upon those So
cleties In building up al. its activities.
That is the only way to develop in
dustries and prepare for defence"
Paul NJ. Lincoln. president OF the
American Institute OF Electrical En-
gineers, telegraphed THE Sun last night
from Pittsburg that Secretary Daniels
mad come to the proper source for
technical proficiency AID inventive abil.
,ty IN appealing to technical and en-
Sineering societies for suggestions.
MI Lincoln has not yet received Mr..
I'ahlelss letter asking him 10 recon-
mend two delegates and said tina unit!
ne mad rec ived II he could not predict
who would be the Institutes represen-
tatiVes or how they would be selected
IN some quarters there was 81 Cht dis
satisfaction because Secretary Daniels
hah not conferred with officers OF the
various societies before asking tina,
delegat S be designated. In This wav
u was said. embarrassment would have
been avoided on the part OF some officers
who reared 10 make appointments them.