Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
National Defense Council Has
System Based on Exper-
fences in Europe

fences in Europe
Modem warfare, as well as the war
fare Of the future. demands the service
OF specialists. aSt only along the fir
ing line to operate the great guns, but
back of IL, step by step, in the opinion
Dr. II. r. Simpson, chief of the medi
cal section Of the Council of National
Defence. The medical section, under
the direction Of Dr. Simpson, is en-
gagged on the gigantic work Of organic.
ing the medical resources of the coun.
try into an efficient unit, as one OF
the most important features Of mill.
tary preparedness
Broadly the scheme contemplates
the creation OF a medical reserve
corps OF 10000 surgeons, physicians
AMI specialists IN all lines, who will
be available for service in the army
and navy and civilian population. In
addition 10 this, the organization will
conduct mobilization of the country's
civilian medical resources, factories
making medical supplies, hospitals for
the care OF the Ill and wounded and
schools for the re-education of those
whose injuries on the battlefield make
them unfit for the life work they had
undertaken.
The mobilization of the medical re-
sources Of the country is only part
Of the great work which ID being un.
dertaken By the Council of National
Defence, working In connection with
the Advisory Commission TO the Coun
+ ell of National Defence The council
proper is composed of members of the
Cabinet; the Advisory Commission is
composed of civilians who are recog-
nized leaders in certain lines, and the
chairman is Daniel Willard, president
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, whose special attention is
devoted to the transportation prob
lens that would face the United States
IN time Of war. Or. Franklin Martin,
Of Chicago, is the member OF the Adyi-
sorry Commission which Is dealing di.
rectly with the question. OF medicine
as related TO war.
Began Organizing q Year AGO.
Each Of the divisions represented
BY the members Of the Advisory Com
mission has specific section, sort
OF department directed TO carry out
its particular work. d. Simpson is the
chief OF the medical section and is
working with what Is known as the
Medical Advisory Committee Of the
advisory Commission. The members
are William G. corgas, OF the army;
Surgeon General William c. Braisted,
81 the navy; Surgeon General Rupert
Blue. of the United States Public
Health Service; Colonel jefferson r. |
kean. Director General OF Military Re |
lief of the American Red Cross: DR.. |
William III. WEIGH, OF Johns Hopkins \
University; DR.. w. J. Mayo, OF Roch. |
ester, Mimi, and DIR. Simpson.
This organization is cooperating |
with the Committee OF American PLY.
sicians for Medical Preparedness, of
which Dr., Mayo Is chairman and DR..
simpson Is secretary. This committee
represents. directly or indirectly, APP
proximately ninety thousand members
81 the medical profession of the Unit.
ed States end MAS organized more
than = year ago as great patriotic
movement for the conservation of life
IN time of war.
DIT. Simpson, with a staff in his
office In WASHINGTON. just now Is en-
ragged In organizing medical reserve
CORPS. which win number 10000 of the
Foremost surgeons, physicians and
ether SPECIALISTS In the country. This
a being accomplished through the
creation OF coauaittee Of nine medi.
cal leaders In every state. who will
have direct charge OF formulating
conntIy organizations. -
All physicians are being classified
according TO the work that they do /,
best Surgeons who are especially
Proficient in abdominal operations are
listed as such; ear, eye. nose and
throat specialists all so In one list;
Ilentists-in fact every branch OF the
medical profession Is dissected and
classified, so ss to be on hand for
particular, special work. /.
proper Sanitation important
. II Is the object Of the commission to
.et the best men possible in the lines
n which they are best. The group
gill be hand picked When il is !
completed the medical men who agrea
% become members win receive
.ating in the army or navy and will
ave any sgeciRi instruction as to
military work that is necessary. 4.
One Of the important questions being !
.onsidered Is that Of sanitation, and all
MEDICAL men who are students Of this
work Will be; listed as such. Proper !
anitation In the mobilization of an
rmy VIII give thousands Of lives, as :
$ demonstrated by very recent /,
:
n 1898. at the outbreak OF the /
,panish American War, When. approx.
aately 100000 troops were mobilised /
IS service. these developed In the !
srio;,s Camps 2o,7eU cases of typhoid !