Fergus County Democrat., 1916-10-12

ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILL.
SONS SPECIAL; HARRISBURG, Pa.
Oct 11.-President Wilson, en- rout,
to indianapolis tonight, announced
the appointment of members of the
advisory commission to be associated
with the council of national defense
created by congress at the last ses.
sion. At the same time he gave out
a statement saying he hoped the coun.
Gil will become a rallying point for
civic bodies working for the national
defense"
The seven members OF the new
advisory commission named by the
president tonight are:
Daniel Willard, presidential the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad: -, Gompers,
president Of the American Federation
OF Labor; DR.. Franklin II. Martin, of
Chicago; Howard Z. Coffin of De-
troit; Bernard Baruch OF New York !:
Dr.. Hollis Godfrey of Philadelphia and
julius Rosenwald OF Chicago.
The presidents statement follows:
The council Of national defense has
been created because the congress has
realized that the country is best pre-.
pared for war when thoroughly at
peace From an economic point of
view, there is now very little differ
ence between the machinery re.
quired for commercial efficiency and
that required for military purposes
In both cases the whole industrial
mechanism must be organized in the
most effective way. Upon this con.
ception of the national welfare the
council is organized in the words OF
the act for the creation Of relations
which will render possible in time
OF need the immediate concentration
and utilization OF the resources OF
the nation. The organization OF coun.
Gil likewise opens up new and direct
channel OF communication and coop.
GRAFTON between business and scien.
tific men and all departments of the
government, and it is hoped that il
will, in addition, become a rallying
point for civic bodies working for the
national defense.
"The councils chief functions are
1.-THE coordination of all forms
OF transportation and the develop.
ment of means of transportation to
meet the military, industrial and com
mercial needs OF the nation.
"2-The extension of the Industrial
mobilization work Of the committee on
industrial preparedness of the naval
consulting board. Complete informa
ton as to our present manufacturing
and producing facilities adaptable to
many-sided issues OF modern warfare
will be procured. analyZed and made
use of.
Zone OF the affects of the council
will be to inform American manu-
facturers as to the part which they
can and must play in national emer
gency. 1t is empowered to establish
at once and maintain through subor
dinate bodies Of specially qualified
persons an auxiliary organization com
posed OF men Of the best creative and
administrative capacity, capable OF
mObiliZing to the utmost the resources
of the country.
"The personnel of the councils ad
visory members, appointed without
regard to party, marks the entrance
of the non-partisan engineer and pro
fessional man into American govern
mental affairs on wider scale than
ever before. 1t is responsive to the
increased demand for and need OF
business organization in public mat
ters and for the presence there OF
the best specialists in their respec
tive fields. In the present instance
the time of some of the members OF
the advisory board could not be pur
chased. They serve the government
without remuneration, efficiency being
their sole object and Americanism
their only motive"