Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-25
DEFENSE BOARD
Of NEW MEXICO
BEGINS ITS WORK
Scientific Men viii Gather
Data That VIII Prove VaIu-
able if United States Has to
Go to War,

IN accordance with the plans OF
! the naval Consulting board. of which
/ Thomas Edison Is chairman. that the
scientific men Of the nation, particu-
/ larry the engineers. shall constitute a
great effective body for securing and
utilizing Information necessary for
! thofoughgoing defense New Mexico
representatives OF the American So
ciety of CIVIL Engineers, the American
Institute OF Mining Engineers, the
I American Society Of Mechanical En-
gineers the American Institute Of
Electrical Engineers and the Ameri-
can Chemical society met Saturday AT
the State university at Albuquerque
for the purpose OF organizing and
starting work.
The mem bers Of the New Mexico
board are @. Il. Il. Turner, chief en-
gineer OF the ST. Louis. Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific railroad. stephen o..
Andres, mining engineer. Albuquer-
que; l.. J. Charles, mechanical engi-
neer of the Elephant Butte dam. j.
l., Brennefnan, professor of physical
and electrical engineering, state uni
versity, and Prof John D. Clark, pro-
fessor of chemistry at the state uni
versity. Mr.. Andres is chairman OF
the New Mexico board.
To Have Held Aides.
At the outset, efficient scientific
and business men are to lie selected
in each locality OF the state. These
men are TO be known as field aides.
The field aides. in conjunction with
the state board, are to make out in
ventories OF the resources of raw ma
terlai needed for defense Of the ma
ton. and are 10 give technical infor-
nation as TO the possibility Of such
material being produced with view
OF sale 10 The government in time or
need Manufacturing plants are TO
be inventoried and manufacturers
are TO be Informed or government
needs. that army and navy orders
for upkecp of supplies and equipment
NAV be produced IN small quantities
In many localities. in times TO peace,
thus keeping many plants and many
workmen in touch with government
requirements.
II IS hoped that the plan outlined
may be a most potent factor for the
perpetuation Of American peace, Tor
1t IL felt that when 1t becomes known
that 10000 technical experts, with
the hundreds OF thousands whom
they guide, stand ready to throw the
resources of the nation Into immedi-
ate action for defense that no power
will care 10 bring on war with the
United states. ~
on the other hand. II war should
be our misfortune with this INDUS
trial preparedness in action, each
technical man in the country Will
know how To do his part in co-opera-
ton with others. Skilled labor VIII
be kept at work and will not be sent
to the front only later TO be needed
In the foundry. factory, laboratory
or mine.
The plan outlined will not have our
vital industries conferred on our pos !
sibly vulnerable sea coast. The mid
die md central west will he as pro- !
life In supplying our needs for de-
Tense as the far eastern or far west
ern states. The plan Will also pre-
vent unemployment In time of war
The work Of the members of the |
state boards ia entirely patfiorc.
Each man serves without pay. ana /
each board meets all its expenses out |
Of The pockets of its own members.
Appointments have been made IN ac-
,ordance with the principle that the
work IN on-politlcal non-partisan
and wholly patriotic.
The great Industries of the country
have shown the true spirit OF the
A mer,can. as instnnced in the case
IF the American Telephone Y Iele-
,raph company in giving the constant
md entire services OF great nation
II expert. it's chief statlstlcian, to the
.entral board. The Associated AdVer-
Using Clubs Of the World have voinn-
eered all their resources, entifeiy
rec Of cost.