Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-17
Measures Are Being Taken to
Quickly Mobilize Industrial
Resources of Nation Should
War Come,
FIRST AUTHORITIES
ARE BEING CONSULTED
Navy Department Already Has
Line on Information Desir-
ed, Declares Secretary Jo-
SephuS Daniels,


Washington. Jan. l6-Presidcnt
Wilson has begun work to put in OPP
Grafton the plan he outlined in his
last message to congress for prepar-
ing the nations manufacturing, raii-
road and other business resources Tor
quick mobilization in eases Of emer-
gency. 1t became known tonight that
ne has written to the heads of all the
principal engineering organizations
asking that they appoint representa-
tives to collect data for use IN organ
izIng business for national defense, ~
time of danger.
Letters to Scientific Heads.
The letters, one of which was made
public in New York last night by w.
l.. Saunders, president of the Amerl-
can Institute of Mining engineers
went also to the presidents of the
American Society of Mechanical en-
gineers. the American Institute OF
Electrical engineers and the American
chemical society The work of col
lecting data will be carried on by the
of these organizations
in conjunction with the civilian naVa
consulting board.
when the plans tentatively draWf
IN bv the president and his advisers
are completed, machinery VIII be SCI
going which is expected to place II
the hands Of the government complete
information regarding business ah'
industrial resources which would nave
to be called to the assistance oi th'
army and navy in time of war.
Railroads to Sc Ready.
! When the president addresses IN
railroad business ASSOCIATION bhhpue
IN New York, January -, ne ~ eN
pected to refer t0 the adNlsaplll'S y
having tho railroads and concerns
which manufacture railroad Auppil'
cn.onerate in the general mobilization
nIars The army war college has II
I its possessiou practical data necessary
for the proper movement OF uo"p
! over railroads in time of war, but TN
administration wants the active as
sistance of railroads and manuiaetur
ing interests in completing this funt
Of information and keeping 1t up u
date. 49,
George A. Post president of tn
Railroad business association, has IN
formed the president that his organi
cation is willing to cooperate IN thl
work in every way possible. Other as
sociations of business and proiessloha
men will be asked TO help. Ihe au
ministration wants ut it's command
oomnlete inventory of all the aSehcle
needed by the nation should 1t go L
war.
i Navy Department. HeadS'
Secretary Daniels, in statemen
/ tonight claborating on the navy
part in the program pointed out ina
the five engineering organization
represented a membership of 36oo'
technical men particularly fitted L
I perform this class of work in an IN
tellieent and disinterested manner.
"In a nutshell" said Mr. Daniels
! "the course proposed is to do in tm'
of peace. quietly, efficiently an,
thoroughly. the very things when ~
of us know must be done to achleV'
true preparedness and thus pfeVeh
tremendous losses in lives ana none,
possible if they are postponed uh'i
an outbreak of hostilllles.
How the Plan VIII Work
"rhc plan involves a board of fiv
engineers in each state of the union
one from each of the societies. TN
:, will cover civil engineering, minih
and metallurgical engineering ant
mechanical electrical and chemlca
work, which practically reaches IN
entire field. Each one of these mel
will be appointed at the request 0
the president OF the United states be
ing first nominated by the society o
which he is u member. on approNl
by the secretary of the navy, he WI
receive his official appointment am
become an associate member of IN
naval consulting board, workini
through the committee of the board
These five men in each state VII
form the nucleus of an organization
in each state. They will be asked t.
select members of their societle
from all parts of the state and vii
furnish them with blank forms ol
which will be made a true inventor
of our country's producing and man
ufaeturing resources, including trans
portation. The information givel
upon these forms will be used by tn
civilian consulting board and by tn
government of the United states II
perfecting the national Industrial or
ganization necessary to the plans 10
defense"