The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-18
War Managers of Anerica---Able Bunch
Especial to The Times)

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WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. -
America has been in the war five
months. In that time President
/ Wilson has created a super-cabi-
net which under his close direc-
ton is really running the war.
IL has powers never dreamed of
before in the United States. OF
its 10 members, six work for
Uncle Sam for nothing.
or the ordinary cabinet mem
bers also members of the super
cabinet there Is first, Newton ID.
Baker, the quiet, efficient little
lawyer who used to be the reform
city solicitor and mayor of Cleve-
land. and who now has the job of
bossing the biggest armies Amer
lea has ever created. He largely
devised the selective conscription
bill and has been charged with
carrying 1t out.
Rules Navy
Josephus Daniels, the North
Carolina newspaper editor, ham
mered time and again because he
interfered with the graft of big
business, in immediate charge OF
the American navy, is responsible
not only for hunting down Ger
man U-boats, but also for convoy
ing our transports and supply
ships to France. The close of the
war will find our navy second
only to England's.
William Gibbs McAdoo is one of
the super-cabinet by reason of the
fact that he doles out the millions
to our allies. Up to date he has
thus given out over $4,000, 000,-
900. OF course, this money is be-
ing spent right in America for
supplies and McAdoo, as the man
behind the dough bag, is insisting
that it be spent as economically as
possible, so the loans will not have
to be repeated too often.
Biggest Ship Company
e. N. Hurley is chairman of the
United States shipping board, the
greatest maritime organization
ever known. This board has not
only taken over all German ships
informed here at the beginning of
the war, but has Communicated
many now under construction for
foreign buyers. In addition, it is
giving out contracts for an i'm
mense amount of new shipping.
Herbert c. Hoover's activities
concern every farmer and every
person who eats. He has the
power very largely to fix the price
of food.
The other man whose work af-
fects every American is Prof.
Harry A. Garfield, son of the mar
tyred president, formerly college
head. AS coal director all he has
to do is to fix prices and see that
every section gets its fair supply.
Bosses Railroads
Robert S. Lovett, in ordinary
times great railroad admins
traitor, is the priority boss. He has
the power not only to tell the rail-
roads where freights shall be
shipped first, but also to tell a
great factory whether 1t shall
fabricate certain things for the
war department. the navy depart
ment, some particular one of the
allies or some private consumer.
Vance Mccormick, Pennsylvania
newspaper owner and chairman of
the democratic national commit
tee, has just been made head of
the exports administrative board.
Doesn't sound very important, but
he has the important task of help
ing to starve Germany by seeing
that our foods and supplies do not
leak to Kaiserland via the sur
rounding neutral countries.
Frank A. Scott, Cleveland
manufactures, head of the war in
dustries board, coordinates all the
activities supplying the war and
navy departments. His particular
job is to speed up the production
of rifles, machine guns, field and
heavy artillery and shells.
Bernard M. Baruch, in ordinary
times a Wall st. operator, is the
greatest purchasing agent in the
world today. All the allied nations
come to him to make their war
purchases thru the body of which
he is the head.