Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-28
INDUSTRIAL LEADERS
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of the Pennsylvania railroad; Presi-
dent Dice, of the Reading, and w. w.
Atterbury. vice-president of the Penn
sylvania railroad, notified the chair
man that they were detained on ac-
count of the funeral of Simon C. Long,
late general manager of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Chairman Pepper outlined the fol-
lowing course of rocedure:
Course of Procedure
The committee of public safety,
composed of approximately two hun
dred citizens appointed by the Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth, and rep
resentative of the various sections of
the State. The committee not only to
nave the function of ascertaining and
making available the defensive re-
sources of the State in men and mate
rials, but also to have the duty of
expressing the mind of the Common
wealth on questions affecting a policy
OF national. defense If and when such
an expression becomes timely.
IAN executive committee of twelve,
chosen by the committee of public
safety. The chairman of the commit
tee OF public safety to be the chair
man of the executive committee and
member thereof. To this executive
committee the heads of departments
to report, but not to be itself composed
of the heads of those departments. In
the selection of the members of the
executive committee due regard to be
mad for geographical representation.
Five members of the executive COM
mittee to constitute a quorum. The
executive committee to have authority
| to refer specific matters with power
to subcommittee of three or more.
Distribution of Functions
The committee of public safety to
| OnRratR n a
| follows:
Administration, relief, equipment
and supply, service and transportation.
These divisions not to be administra-
tive divisions or to be represented by
officers or committees. Each grouDfof
activities to be administered by sep
| arate department consisting of a
chairman or director and a depart
mental committee selected by the di-
rector or chairman and approved by
the executive committee.
I'm the division OF administration
the following departments to be in
cluded:
Finance.
Publicity.
Legislation.
Relationship with allied bodies.
Relief Division
In the division of relief the follow
ing departments to be included:
sanitation. medicine and Red Cross
| work in general.
Civic relief.
"In the division of equipment and
supply the following departments to
be included:
"Ascertainment of supplies of raw
materials.
Determination of location and ca
pacity of industrial plants, including
munition plants.
"Ascertainment of available supplies
of motors and motortrucks.
In the division of service the fol-
lowing departments to be included:
Civil Service
"Ascertainment of the supply and
movement of labor of all kinds; tab
ulation of record of industrial mana
gers, workers, engineers, and of per-
sons incapable of military service; to
include also the mobilization of labor
to repair damage resulting from sud-
den calamity such as explosion or fire.
Military Service
Including recruiting of men for Fed
eral or other military training camps
and for any military units called for
by Federal action. Location and ad-
ministration of mobilization and con-
centration camps; supply of animals.
Naval Service
"Incluing recruiting for the navy
and for the Naval Reserves, and CO.
operation with the Navy Department
and with the authorities of the Fourth
Naval District.
ITO include determination of avail
able organized police forces in various
localities, recruiting and training of
Home Guards, and Guards for vital
points in the State such as bridges,
tunnels, arSenalS, water works and
powerhouses; the location and investi-
CATION of suspicious persons and of
sources of reported danger. Co-opera-
ton with State Constabulary.
Division of Transportation
In the division of transportation the
following departments to be included:
Determination of railway trans
portation facilities and plans for mob
iliZation and movement of troops.
"Ascertainment of local transpor-
tation facilities by electric railway,
motor, etc.
Local Committees of Public Safety
Local committee of public safety to
be organized throughout the State, un-
der the direction and official leader
ship of the members of the State COM
mittee of public safety resident in
each locality; the activities of these
local committees to include the sub
mission of such reports and sugges-
| tions as they may think proper to the
executive committee and to undertake
in their respective localities such ac-
tivities as the executive committee
may authorize from time to time.
The plan of action outlined by
Chairman Pepper, on motion of Gen
eral Charles Miller, of Franklin, was
unanimously referred to the executive
committee.
Samuel T. Bodoin, of Philadelphia,
president of the United Gas Improve
ment Company. moved that a nom-
mating committee of five be appointed
to select candidates for ce-chairman,
treasurer, and an executive commit
tee of fifteen. State Senator James Z.
McNichol moved that the committee
be composed of Governor Brumbaugh,
Chairman Pepper, Vance c. McCor-
mick, L. II. Stotesbury and Senator
Grow. The committee, after a ten
minues' consultation in the Governors
room, submitted the following MEM
bers for the offices who We're elected:
Vice-chairman, B. +. Jones. Jr., of
Pittsburgh; treasurer, Effingham B.
Morris, Philadelphia.
Executive committee: e. T. Stotes-
bury. w. w. Atterbury, A. c. Dinkey,
A. w. Sewall, of Philadelphia; A. w.
Mellon and Homer d. Williams, of
Pittsburgh; Spencer G. Gilbert, Harris
burg; Colonel L. A. Watres, Scranton:
f.. NJ. G. Africa, Huntingdon; Allen
P. Perley, Williamsport; George S.
Pomeroy. Reading, and James S.
Scarlet, Danville.
The plan of procedure submitted by
Chairman Pepper was discussed for
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