Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-04
WOULD Be MADE Up
OF ALL CITIZENS
WHO VOLUNTEER
Plan to Utilize Efforts of
Thousands Laid Before
Defense Council.
TO BE HEADED BY BOARD 6
OF NINE PROMINENT MEN
State Representatives Given Out
line of Program for Assist
ance to Federal Government.
sTUPENDoUs TASK AHEAD
Daniel Willard Tells What Railroads
VIII Find II Necessary to Do
as War Measure.
TO BE HEADED BY BOARD
OF NINE PROMINENT MEN
sTUPENDoUs TASK AHEAD
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WASIIINGTON. May 3-Plans for a
great national service reserve madesup,
OF men not subject TO draft into the
army. and of women. already approved
by the War Department.. were sub
mitted to the Council OF National De-
fense to-day at a conference of the
council with State Governors and rep
rcsentatives of State defense councils
Members Of the reserve would be
available for any service they could
perform for the government. The
plans were presented by George whar-
ton Pepper. Il representative of
Pennsylvania State defense council.
and member OF national committee
OF patriotic and defense societies.
The reserve would he headed byea
board of nine nationally known men,
which would operate through a ma
tional committee of members from all
the States. Under the national COM
mittee there would have to be State
and district committees. and in WASH
ington a permanent headquarters COM
mittee would sit to carry on admins
trative work. .t-,. %S{&s-
TAFT AND GOETTIALs
ACCEPT MEMBEUSHrP
Membership on the board of nine
Ny
stated by former President Taft,
Major General George w. Cioethals, and
Henry l.. Stimson. former Secretary'of
War
The purposes of the organization. rs
outlined TO the defense council would
he TO furnish any military or civic
service which could not he performed
by enlisted men. TO aid i'm recruiting.
TO work under any private employer
engaged on government contracts or
on farms, and to supply the army and
navy. When not in active service. rc-
serve members could aid in home, de-
Tense. They would be given compene
sation for the time spent in govern
ment service.
One Of the serious problems facing y
the government, Mr.. Pepper declared
is to utilize the efforts Of the thous-
ands who arc volunteering for any. scr
vice they can render. Creation of"the
reserve. he said would lift y burden
from the shoulders of government, oli-
ciais and give the volunteers chance
to be of real service.
TOLD HOW STATES CAN
AID GOVERNMENT
The defense council to-day gave the
Governors and State representatives a n
outline of program for State assist
conduct Of the war. They were told
that State defense councils could do
these things:
Promote patriotic spirit and educate
the people To the magnitude OF the tas.S
ahead: aid III recruiting the National
Guard: assist in carrying out the en-
ro.lmcnt for the new army. and i'm de-
termininG exemptions from draft:
maintain labor standards: establish
labor clearing houses; assist in getting
workers to use their broken time" on
the farms: assist in getting idle men
and boys TO the farms: afford facilities
in aiding tho government to collect
revenues; help hoat the liberty loan;
organize central food production COM
mittees to work with the State defense
councils: supply their own food re-
duircments wherever possible, and re-
ducc waste in the home.
The State councils were asked 10 in
duce older and more responsible mcnto
enter military training camps. as mon
going to the first camps probably will
he advanced in grade in the near fu-
turc.
STEPS 'rO PUT COUNTRY
IN STATE or PREpAREDNRSs
Members OF the Federal councils
Governors steps the government Is
taking to put tho country in state
OF preparedness
turtaimcnt of passenger train GER
vice and shipments OF the countrys en-
tire output Of rolling stock and rails
10 the allies we're forecast to-day by
Daniel Willard IN "a speech before the
national defense conference.
Already. Mr. Willard said the Fcd-
cral Councils general railroad board
is working on plan for readjustins
schedules. Other nations ut war hs
said. have discontinued passenger (
schedules entirely. but tho American
government hopes 10 hr,ug the rail. Il
roads to their hiEhes, point Of !, enI- a
cheney by eliminating duplication and
reducing tho number OF passenger
trains as far as possible withoutssin-
conrcnencing the public.
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