The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-02
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could be best selected by the various societies and trade Of
CARNATIONS in the industries affected The organizations
appealed to, and there resulted fary large group
which was termed the Naval Consulting Board.
"As his lines expanded and the probability of war be-
came more apparent decided that the work should
have broader scope and be tied up and more closely
to the government
"The official description in the statute was
"' Seven persons, each of whom shall have special
knowledge of industry public utility, or some
natural resources.
So Board Is Picked Just AS Suggested
"The men selected under this description Pesi-
dent Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad;
Mr.. Bernard Baruch, New York broker and expert
minerals; Mr. Samuel Gompers, representing labor;
Mr. Howard Z. Coffin representing knowledge of engi-
neering and munitions; Dr. Hollis Godfrey president OF
the Drexel institute Philadelphia representing chemistry
and research Mr. Julius Rosenwarld of SearsRoebuc
representing knowledge of the distribution of supplies; Dr.
Franklin Martin, representing medicine and surgery and,
in addition, Mr.. w. s. Clifford, of the American Tele-
phone Telegraph company representing the science OF
statistics.
Through these men the mobilization of Americas
gies is going They left their businesses, and left
them like going off long desired vacation, with
the exalted pleasure of thing to do with thrills in it.
They have the enthusiasm and pleasure that
they had young men, establishing their businesses.
In the country metaphor of friend of of then writ
ing humorousy to another friend He's here in Washing
ton with the bit in his teeth flying down the road with
his name in the air and his tail the dashboard.
'Most of them who by every rule ought to be
blase with much achievement and tired with work. but they
have the boyish spirit of college youths when the term
begins getting together for football They send for their
old associates to and help; and the invitation is given
and received in the spirit of distinction conferred They
call up and say:
Think of It! Government Board Meets at 81
want As oooo pounds of copper; want it at half
the current price; it's for the u. S. A.
"And they get it. (Ths incident is actual not fanci
full They hold their sessions at a. m--this, too is
actual, not fanculand they work with high intentness
until bedtime is movable feast They listen to all who
come to make offers suggestions and others
from the Rocky mountains mobilize the wool supply on
organize the flow of fir to shpyards. In official Wash
ington Red Tape sharing their purpose smiles and bends
for them On every train, from all the country
the captains of energy, radiant messengers of the nations
spirit There are good many things to stir the magma
ton i'll the world just now; not few of them are in
Washington and none is appealing than this spec
tace of nation coming together
"a democracy is engaged in the business of preparing
to uphold its ideals with The soul of this process
is willingness 10 cooperate. The of what we are
doing is the giving up, temporarily of just those
things which, i'll the permanent the very things
that make democracyte very things fighting for
We giving up individual tngs-indvdua liberty in
dvdtial rights indidua property-n order make until
the is over, national unit, compact fighting ma
chine.
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