Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-12
PRESIDENT APPOINTS BOARD TO
co. WITH Ma
TIoNAL BODY.
AIM. TO COORDINATE
INDUSTRIES OF NATION
Mobilization, lnfornna-
ton as to Manufacturing Plants and
Other Problems to Be Studied and
Work Organized Personal Nom
Partisan.

Washington, Oct. 12.--President Will
son last night announced the appoint
ment of members of the advisory com
mission to be associated with the
council of national defense created BY
congress at the last session.
At the same time he gave out
statement saying he hoped the council
will become a rallying point fol
civic bodies working for the nationa
defense"
The seven members of the new ad-
visory commission named by the presi-
dent last night are:
Daniel Willard. president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation. of Labor.
DR.. Franklin H. Martin. of Chicago
Howard f. Coffin, of Detroit.
Bernard Baruch, of New York.
Hollis Godfrey. of Philadelphia.
Julius Rosenwaid, of Chicago.
Presidents Statement
The presidents statement follows:
The council of national defense has
realized that the country is best pre-
pared for war when thoroughly pre-
pared for peace. From an economic
joint of view there is now very little
difference between the machinery re-
quired for commercial efficiency and
that required for military purposes.
I'm both cases the whole industrial
mechanism must be organized in the
most effective way. Upon this concep-
ton 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 utiliza =
ton OF the resources of the nation.
The organization of the council like
wise opens up new and direct chan-
mel of communication and cooperation
between business and scientific men
and all departments of the govern
ment, and it is hoped that it will. in
addition, become a rallying point for
civic bodies working for the nationSl
defense.
Functions Of Council
1.-The councils chief functions are:
Il The coordination of all forms OF
anu VIC pSsSiophioiAe W
means of transportation to meet the
military, industrial, and commercial
needs of the nation.
.2 The extension Of the industrial
mobilization work of the committee or
industrial preparedness of the nava
consulting board Complete informa
tior as to our present manufacturing
and producing facilities adaptable t.
many sided uses of modern warfare
will be procured, analysed, and made
use Of
One OF the objects of the counei
will be to inform American manufac
turers as to the part which they car
and must play in the national emer-
gency. 1t is empowered to establish al
once and maintain through subordi
nate bodies OF specially qualified per.
sons an auxiliary organization com
posed Of men of the best creative anc
administrative capacity. capable Of
mobilizing to the utmost the resources
of the country.
Nonpartisan in Personnel
THE personnel Of the councils ad.
visory members, appointed without/re'
gard to party, marks the entrance o.
the nonpartisan engineer and profes
sional man into American govern.
mental affairs on wider scale thar
] ever before. 1t is responsive to the in