Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-05-10

MOBILIZATION Of
our INDUSTRIES
Big Question Before Council
Of National Defense.
SPEEDING up THE work.

Civilian. Advisory Committee, Headed
by Daniel Willard, Will Meet to Press
Plans For CO. ordination of All Our
Commercial and Industrial Resources
For War Emergency.
Before cabinet meeting the other
day the council Of national defense,
which includes majority of the cabi-
net members, held a meeting in Secre-
tary Bakers Office to decide upon steps
to speed up industrial mobilization.
The Civilian Advisory Commission.
headed by Daniel Willard, president of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was
called to meet at an early date and to
press vigorously. plans for the co-ordi-
nation of all Industrial and commercial
resources of the nation against war
emergency.
The inventory Of national production
resources began by the civilian advis-
DRY board Of the navy is under the de-
Tense council, which already has COM
pleted munitions text book for the in
formation of manufacturers whose
plants are convertible for shell making.
The war, navy and all other depart
ments having to do with problems of
national defense have received in the
last few days hundreds of offers of as
sistance from business houses, indus
trial organizat ions and other establish
ments throughout the country. These
will be assembled by the advisory COM
mittee and arranged so that in case Of
emergency the resources of private in
dustries can be placed, according to
plans already decided upon, Immediate
ly at the service of the government.
Volume of Offers.
The following statement was issued
by Director Clifford of the advisory
commissions:
1.-THE Council of National Defense at
its meeting issued call for joint
meeting Of the council and the adj
visory commission to consider the
great volume of offers which are being
received in the several executive de-
partments and in the office of the
Council of National Defense from in
dustrial and commercial establish
ments to place their facilities at the
disposal of the government and to CO
operate in every way in the organiza-
ton and maintenance of the national
supply system and other matters; of
business.
''As the organization of the industry
and the commerce of the country for
rapid use in time of emergency is the
primary purpose of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, it is thought that these
patriotic and numerous voluntary of
fers afford an especially favorable OPP
-portunity for beginning the work of or
ganiZation and carrying it into speedy
execution
Medical Supplies.
The committee on Standardization of
medical and surgical supplies, appoint
ed recently by the Council of National
Defense, was summoned to meet when
the council and advisory commission
are to convene. Work will be begun
then to formulate plans by which
standardization of all medical and sur
81, supplies and equipment is to be
effected.
1.-THE objects of the proposed stand
ardization," says a statement by the.
war department, ARE to make it pos
sible to secure surgical supplies in
large volume on short notice; to have
definite specifications so that manufac-
turers of similar articles may divert
their activities with minimum of de-
lay or inconvenience to the production
of supplies required by the army and
navy, OF to reduce the cost of enabling
manufacturers to produce the various
articles in quantity and to enable civil
ian practitioners to become familiar
with the Instruments and appliances
which they will be expected to use In
the event they are called to the colors."
The committee membership includes
many of the best known medical men
in the country.