The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-06
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WAR RESOURCES
Seven Committees Projected BY
National Defense Council.
and Civilian Advisers
Willard Heads Transportation,
GOmpers Labor, Baruch Raw
Materials, Rosenwald Supplies

joint meeting in the office Of Secretar,
of War Baker today Of the Council Of
National Defense and its advisory com
mission, composed of civilians, il wal
decided to appoint seven committees 4,
further develop the program for tn,
mobilization Of the resources of tn,
country in time of war.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Z. Kuhn, presiden,
of the Army War College, formerly {
military observer with the German arm,
and military attaghe of the American
embassy in Berlin, gave complet,
outline Of the military and industrial
mobilization in Germany.
Daniel Willard, president Of the Bal
timore q Ohio Railroad and chairman
of the advisory commission, reported
that at a meeting in New York City
Monday night of the heads of fifteen
of the largest railroads, plan fol-
transportation preparedness was evol
we'd by which committees Of railroad
presidents in each of the four army de
partments would cooperate with depart
nent commanders in arranging plans
for transporting troops and supplies in
time of war. tG
! At meeting tomorrow +. s. Set.
1 tinius of J. p. Morgan & Co., fiscal
agent for the Entente Allies, will out
line the work of the Allies in placing
war orders in the United States.
The commission issued the following
statement at the close of its meeting
today. NO ' b
Committee Chairman Named 20,
"The program of the council and
commission has for its object the pro
| vision of an adequate military and ma.
| val defense based on an adequate in.
| dustrial and commercial coordination
and preparation. To attain this end, a
definite, immediate, and continuing pro,
| gram is being worked out. 81"
tThe commission has divided into
committees. A member of the com.
mission is the chairman of each Of the
committees. Committees have been
formed to take charge of the following
/ subjects, and other committees will be
formed as they may be needed: Is
| I" A--Medicine, including general
sanitation, Commissioner Franklin H
Martin, chairman.
| B-Labor, including conservation
Of health and welfare Of workers, Com
missioner Samuel Gompers, chairman.
"C-Transportation and eommunica
ton, Commissioner Daniel Willard
chairman. ,'- IL. riar
| "D-Seience and research, including
engineering and education, Commission,
er Hollis Godfrey, chairman, IL S.
| E-Raw materials, minerals, and
metals, Commissioner Bernard Baruch
Chairman. r.... lila fsfl ...,,
i "F-Munitions, manufacturing, in
Guiding Standardization and industrial
relations, Commissioner Howard Coffin
Chairman. VI. H..
Supplies, including food, cloth
ing, &C., Commissioner julius Rosen
valid, Chairman. =. .... F..
tThe Chairman of each committed
will call series of conferences with
1 representatives Of trades, business, OIL
professions. At such conferences the
representatives shall be asked Il
4 organize SO as to deal with the eounci
4 through one man OF through n com
whom the council shall submit prob
lens which may affect the national de
Tense and welfare. .l .ar - ..s
\ Zone or more members of the eoun
ell will meet the conferees and SCI
forth tho desires of the Government
and its needs. To quote the words Of
the enabling act, these needs are eth,
creation of relations which will rende
4 possible in time of need the immediate
concentration and utilization of the re
sources of the nation, -, 49,.
The Chairmep were authorized to Sc
lect committeeman from either Gov
eminent or civil life. 80
To Standardize Medical Supplies
The Committee on Standardization d
Medical and Surgical Supplies ant
Equipment of the Council Of Nationa
Defense soon will call into eonfefenct
hospital supplies, &C., for the purpos'
of completing a standard list Of arti
cles essential TO the successful medica
activities of the army, navy, public
health service, and Red Cross, the Wa
Department announced today. The re
port of the conference will be mad,
to the Council of National Defense TO
final action.
The list TO be formulated will con
form, as closely as possible, with tn,
corresponding articles used in eivi
life, Such an arrangement is expected
J to reduce the cost and increase thu
speed of production, thereby stabilizin,
manufacture And benefting civilian
as well as the departments Of Govern
ment, although the primary object i
to further prepare the United State
for war ~. a. ..,,.,.. - .I-s.r. Z.
| The organization Of the committe,
was perfected with the selection o
| DR.. Frank +. Simpson, Chief of tn
Medical Section of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, as Chairman, and Sur
| geon IT. w, Richards, United State
Navy, as Secretary, The Executiy
Committee consists of DIR. Richard II
| Harris Of philadelphia, Lieut. Col. Car
! r. Darnall, United States Army; Dr.
Joseph A. Murphy, United State
Navy, and Assistant Surgeon Genera
w. G. Rucker Of the Public Healtl
Service,
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