Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-17
MOTOR MECHANICS
NEEDED IN SHOPS
Few Expected to Be Called
Into Fighting Ranks by
Uncle Sam.
MEMS CHANCES ESTIMATED
Only 200 Out of Every 5000
Liable to Quit Plants for
Firing Line.

That government control OF civil
fan life during the war would not in
crease but that the automobile In
dustry would only have to provide
small number Of men for fighting was
the prediction of *. ". Zimmerschled
addressing the Detroit section of the
Society of Automotive engineers. ,rne
majority of men, even of military age,
will be needed In the factories more
than in the fields was the reason
given for the forecast. Since Mr.
Zimmerschied Is now in charge Of the
S. A. T.. office in Washington. estab-
uished to enable the society to work
for the government with the greaIost
expedition. he is well able to speak or
these matters.
Mr.. Zimmerscheid gave the dla-
gram figure ?, as an illustration or
the manner In which governmental
control increases during war
In the first stage, A, the military
activities are small part of the to-
tai; civilian activity for the mintary
represents another small part of the
whole, and natural activities are not
much curtailed. Government control
affects little but the strictly military
Civilian Control Begins.
Later in stage b, the sum total Of
the activities shows marked in
crease. Natural activities, now
ever. have decreased. Mill
tary activities and activities affect
ing the civilian have shown a great
increase. as has the government con-
troll. This is the stage where govern
mcnt control Is placed on gasoline,
passenger car use and the like.
In stage c. tho the sum total Of
activities has materially increased, II
still further decrease is noted in the
natural activities. All other activi-
ties show an increase, as does GOV
ernment control,
The affect OF the conscription.
Every man from 21 to 81 has regis
tered. which means about 250 out OF
1000 inhabitants, that Is, one man
out of every ten or twelve. ON this
basis there Is little danger that the
automobile industry will be seriously
harmed by the draft The possibility
for harm is still further decreased
by the fact anyone necessary to the
dustry may be eXempt-and con-
sidered TO he giving service equiva-
lent TO service on the firing line This
has been the practice In England and
has been found very satisfactory.
The following are some Of the fig
ures estimated on a basis of 5000
men: out of 5000. 1000 will reg
lister. or this 1000, 90 might pos
sibly be exempt because of manufac-
turing necessity. Hence, out or "A
plant employing 5000, the chances
are that not more than 200 will be
drawn.
2-The raw material market. All
disposition of raw materials Is sub
feet to the action of the priority board
which is under the council of nauonal
defense. This board first looks OUT
FOR military need. examine eases of
complaints and orders sources of sup
ply to furnish the raw materal as
deemed necessary. The, Interstate
Commerce commission is working In
harmony with this board.
Tho the priority board Is at pres
ent chiefly interested in material di-
rectly related to munitions, 1t may
later interest itself with the more re-
mote sources Of raw material. Under
this head would come tractors. farm
implements, etc, as affecting the food
supply. Also. IL would not permit
stroyed by war conditions, thereby
throwing any one community into de-
penGence.
No fixed prorlty policy is possible
because conditions vary from time u
time. This board Is cooperating
with the French and British, and
while conditions are not the same In
all three countries. This commission
will see that the American industries
are protected.
3-Tha place OF the industry In
war. TODAY tho automotive industry
is vltally necessary to the carrying
on of war. 1t holds the KEY to tne
transport situation and renders q
quick movement of troops and sup
plies possible. The first question the
industry is asking Is how much ma
terial is needed and where is it
needed.
Two Types Used.
The quartermaster corps uses two
types of general purpose trucks-type
A of Y ton capacity and type II of
3-ton capacity, Due to the construc-
ton. the>overload capacity Of type A
Is tons, and of type B, tons
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