Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-25
Accomplishments of Council of
National Defense Reveal Re-
markabIe Solidarity of Ma
ton in Present Crisis.
ALL INDUSTRIES ARE
BEING M0BILIzED
Railroads, Wire Companies,
and All Agencies of Pfoduc-
ton Co-ordinated for Giant
Effort, Says Report,
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Washington, June "a. -- Accom-
plishments of the council of national
defense, its advisory commission and
its committees since the council was
finally organized last March are set
forth in q comprehensive report
made public tonight by Director Gif-
ford.
Only eighty persons, according to
Director Gifford's report. are draw
ing salaries and most of these are
clerks and stenographers.
More than one hundred highly
trained men, says the report. are CIV
ing their entire time to the council
without remuneration. Several hum
dred more, 1t says, are giving free
large part of their time.
Railroads Modified.
The chief accomplishments OF the
council are summed up by Mr.. Gif-
ford as follows:
Mobilization of the 100000 miles
of railroads of the country for the
governments defense.
"Close-knit organization of the tel
,ephone and telegraph companies OF
America to insure to the government
the most rapid and efficient wire COM
municatons.
Settlement of the recent threat
ened national railroad strikes.
Truce of Labor and Capital.
General acceptance by labor and
capital of the suggestion of the coun-
ell that existing labor standards
should not be changed until the need
for such action had been determined
by the council with the steadying in
fluence on industry growing out OF
such action.
procurement of $4,000, 900 pounds
of copper for the uses of the army
and navy at less than one-half Of the
then current market price--a saving
to the government of approximately
$40, 900.
"Simiar accomplishments as to
steel, zinc and aluminium.
Completion of an inventory. for
military purposes. of 27,0o0 Ameri-
can manufacturing plants.
| Business Men Help.
money saving to the government.
through appointment over the coun-
try of committees of business men
to assist the quartermaster's depart
ment of the army In the economical
and efficient purchase of supplies.
Saving to the government of mil
lions of dollars by the coordination
of purchases through the agency Of
the general munitions board.
Creation, under the medical Sec
cal board, of many of the most highly
qualified surgeons and physicians of
the country.
Doctors Are Modified.
Selection by the same sectino
of thousands of doctors specifi-
caly qualified for mem bership In the
medical officers reserve corps. and
the Standardization. far on It's way to
completion, of surgical instruments
and supplies.
Creation by the council of aircraft
production board, which is setting
out to make $500 airplanes and to
train 5000 aviators this year.
Definite results obtained by the
councils committee on coal produc-
ton in the procurement and expedi-
tious shipment Of coal. both in the
civilian and federal interests.
i States Are Cooperating.
Successful initiation of a move
ment to coordinate activities on the
part Of the states of the union for the
national defense, brought to clear
and workable focus by the confer
ence of states held recently in Wash
ington at the call and under the aus
pices Of the council.
!, Organization of railroad com.
mittee to send to Russia and enlist.
ment of reserve engineer regiment.
) to aid in rehabilitating the railroad.
of France"
. Besides the many things done b,
the council, Mr. Clifford enumerate.
in detail the work OF the boards anC
committees. He begins with the gen
eral munitions board, Of which FranI
A. Scott is chairman. which, accord
ing to- the report, has the following
accomplishments to its credit:
!" Work Of Munitions Board.
Development of the capacity o
small arms factories to supply on,
i million men with arms: contract
Q signed for small arms ammunition Il
{. meet all requirements: artillery am
:. munition supply developed: source
+ of machine gun supplies developed
t raw material obtained for gun car
: riages and eaissons; standardizatio
l. OF motor transports; supply Of ma
e terial for ambulance hodies obtaine
n and satisfactory iproduction OF ar
mored cars assured: reduction 4