Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-12
Names Advisory Council to
Act in Conjunction With
Congress Board.
SIX PROMINENT MEN
Its Business Will be to Be
come Rallying Point of
Civic Bodies.
ON BOARD PRESIDENTS sPE.

ON BOARD PRESIDENTS SPE-
OCIAL, HARRISBURG, Pa, oct. IL
President Wilson, en- route to Indian
apois tonight, 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 a statement
saying he hoped the council will be
come a rnllying point for civil bodies
working for the national defense"
The seven members of the new ad-
visOry commission are Daniel Willard
president of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad. Samuel Gompers, presid ent
of the American Federation of Labor;
DR. Franklin II. Martin Of Chicago;
Baruch of New York; DIR. Hollis God
frey OF Philadelphia, and julius Ros-
enwald OF Chicago.
The presidents statement follows
THE council of national defense
created by congress has realized that
the country is best prepared for war
when thoroughly prepared for peace.
From an economic point of view there
is now very little difference between
the machinery required for CONNER
cial efficiency and that required for
military purposes. In both cases the
whole industrial mechanism must be
organized in the most effective way.
Upon this conception 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 tho immediate concen-
tration and utilization OF the resources
OF the nation.
Opens New Channel
THE organization of the council
likewise opens up a new and direct
channel of communication ard CO.
operation between business and scion-
tific men and all departments of the
government and il is hoped that It
will in addition become a rallylng
point Cor civic bodies working for the
national defense
"The councils chief functions are:
81. The coordination of all forms
Of transportation and the development
of 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
on industrial preparedness OF the
naval consulting board. Complete in
formation as to our present manufac-
turing and producing facilities adapt
anle TO many Slueu ueSS or nOueTn
warfare will be procured, analyzed
and made use Of
"One Of the objects OF the council
will be to inform American manufac-
turers as to the part which they can
ana must play in national emergency.
1t is empowered to establish at once
and maintain through subordinate
bodies of specially qualified persons
an auxiliary organization composed or
men of the best creative and admin
istrative capacity. capable Of mobiliz-
ing to the utmost the resources of the
country.
THE personnel of the councils ad-
visorv members appointed without re-
gard to party marks the entrance of
the nonpartisan engineer and profess
sional 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
hest specialists IN their respective
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 be-
ing their sole object and Americanism
their only motive"