The sun., 1918-09-28
URGES COMMITTEE
ON PEACE PROBLEMS
Senator Weeks Proposes Joint
Bipartisan Body Of Con-
gress Branches.
NEED FOR PREPAREDNESS
Britain Ready and America
Will Suffer If New COndi-
tons Are Not FOreseen.
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Special Despatch 10 TIE sun
WASHINGTON, Sept 27.-Preparedness
for peace will be the subject of study MS
serious and grave and as necessary as
was once preparedness for war: accord
ing to Senator Weeks (Mass.). who In
PRODUCED in the Senate to-day resolu-
! ton calling for the creation of a strictly
non-partlsan Joint Congressional COM
mittee OF six members Of the Senate and
six of the House to investigate subjects
relating to industrial and economic con-
ditions and problems of the postwar
period.
IT is proposed in the resolution that
the committee consist OF three Repub-
licans and three Democrats from either
House. The resolution><vas specific as
to the subjects which should be scruti-
nized and STUDIED by the Joint commit
tee This is the list:
Labor. capital and credit. public utili-
ties. rehabilitation of industrial and
military resources, foreign trade. contin-
uance OF existing industries and estab-
lishnnent Of new industries; tariff.
agriculture. production and distribution
OF coal, gasolene and other fuels; ship
ping, housing conditions and disposition
of temporary structures erected by the
Government war legislation with refer
ence to Its repeal or extension and all
activities resulting from the change of
war activities to pursuits Of peace.
Has Been Studying Conditions.
Senator Weeks has been studying the
conditions and problems which he be-
lieves the years subsequent TO the con-
clusion of peace will present, and Of the
( conditions, changing as they go, of COM
merce, industry. finance and world poll
tics. He has inquired into the methods
already being employed by certain OF
the European countries in regard to the
period after strife.
In introducing the resolution Senator
Weeks urged its immediate adoption.
Bald he:
when the day comes-it will be a
day, not a week or a month or a year
and peace is declared Great Britain will
be ready to act promptly in inaugurating
policies to provide for the readjustment
of its domestic and national affairs. The
United States Is remaining absolutely
Idle as far as these important subjects
are concerned, and unless we act
promptly we shall lose a great part OF
i the commercial advantages we have OBJ
early days. and We will have much con-
fusion. which it will take long time to
overcome"
Need for Preparedness.
Trade conditions more than any otbsf
part of the problem, according to Sen.
ator Weeks. must be carefully and sys-
tematically considered in advance.
The manufacturing capacity of th'
country has been increased enormousl.
: since the beginning OF the war; he said
IF It is to be operated at its full capa
city, especially when the demand fol
munitions Of war ceases and this army
of workers and vast amount OF ma
chinery enter the field of industrial pro-
duction, the United States will quite
likely have an additional productive
capacity of from rs to so per cent.
Markets must be found for this sur
plus production and they must be for
eign markets. IF these markets are no
obtained there necessarily will be &
slackening in every productive industr,
in the United States. a consequent re
. duction of employees, unemployment ant
hard times