The Colorado statesman., 1917-09-15
Many Activities Connected With
Industrial Organization for
War.
Definite RESULTS ACHIEVED
Organized as a Producing Machine
This Country VIII Win the War,
Declares w. s. clifford, Diree-
tor of the Council.

Council of National Defense and its
advisory commission have been en-
gagged during the last two months in
the course of the councils work of
Industrial organization for war, are
these:
The active direction and adaptation
of the nations railway facilities for
war purposes.
The further development of sources
of supply for all kinds of war NUM-
tions and their component parts, from
artillery and machine guns to various
forms of motor transport.
Unusual progress on a comprehen-
sive aviation program.
Every material assistance to the
war department in the construction
of the new army cantonments.
The adaptation and augmentation
of electric communication lines, both
telegraph and telephone.
The procuring of leather and tex
tile supplies of all kinds for the new
armies.
The cooperative development of
lumber, copper, aluminium, steel and
other raw material sources for the
war needs of the government.
Notable progress on many phases
of the difficult labor problem.
Extensive assistance in the con-
summation of the medical prepara-
tions for the care of the military
forces of the country.
Definite accomplishments in the ad-
justment of commercial conditions and
methods to war needs.
Work Is Outlined.
The work of the council is outlined
In a statement authorized by w. S.
Clifford, director of the council and its
advisory commission. The statement
covers the accomplishments of the Or
ganization between May %, the date
of the last report, up to the recent
appointment of the new war industries
board of the council.
Mr.. Clifford says:
'It is difficult to place on paper an
adequate statement of the work of an
organization like the council because
so much of its most valuable and i'm
portant work is accomplished through
Its functions of adjustment. 1t is easy
to point to the definite, concrete re-
suits obtained by the aircraft pro-
duction board, for example, at GER
tain stages of its program for expedit-
ing the construction of the govern
ment's great air fleet; or to point out
the saving effected by the committee
on supplies in securing from group
of manufacturers a price on govern
ment clothing below that paid by the
private wholesaler. Such accomplish
ments as these are comparatively easy
to make clear.
at is not possible, however, to pic
ture in black and white the personal
equation; the accomplishment of a
conference, for instance, which may
result in smoothing out serious kinks
In the war machinery, and whose
effects may reach eventually through
the whole governmental and industrial
system alike.
much of the work of the council
and the advisory commission has
necessarily been of the latter charac-
ter, and it's full value can be known
only to those Immediately in touch
with it.
"Yet there have been many very
concrete and definite results of the
councils work during the last two
months"
Will Win the War.
After summarizing the work OF the
several founders of the organization,
Mr. Gifford'S statement continues:
"Our nation possesses more produc-
ing resources than any other two ma
tions in the world. Organized as a
producing machine, we shall win the
war. Individual initiative and self
reliance are normally developed in a
democracy to higher degree than in
any other form of government. Peo-
pies and institutions have grown under
the spur of competition and freedom
Of action so that we are noted for
our individual efficiency and enter
prise.
"An army obviously must be highly
organized and subject to discipline.
Individual efforts, no matter how
great, must be organized so as to work
,or common purpose If they are to
De effective.
mot alone team work but a volun-
:ary acceptance of discipline in the
.ause of national defense is impera-
i've. We do not wish to Prussianize
America, but each of us must volun-
.arily submit to the rules and regula-
lions of organization in order that we
nay build up fighting industries
which, with their voluntary discipline,
will stand side by side in efficiency
with our fighting armies.
"The time has come when we must
sink the individual in an organization
of which the keynote will be the high
est efficiency, the spirit will be pa
triotic unselfshness and self-sacrifice,
md tho nccnrnnliShmant will he the