Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
AFTER-W WAR PROBLEMS
G|GAL TIC AND MANY
Industrial Reconstruction One
Now Under Consideration; Will
Tax Initiative of Expert S.

| Washington Oct 30-In the large
task of internal reconstruction after the
war, the War Industries Roard seems
certain to continue III existence and play
a large part in the transformation of
war manufacturing back to peace time
! product non This IS one feature of the
! governments 5 program for easing the
nations business from the pitch of war
| To the pursuits of peace without con-
! vul' ing II IN the process In a sense.
! the program is tentative. because its
/ formulation has Just begun Never
! thclcss the planning for peace Is giving
I all government agencies III Washington
these days material for as systematic
thought AS the prosecution OF war
MUST rrEr woRkERs BUSY.
Industrial reconstruction next to de-
. mobilization Of the army, is probably
the most important phase of these plans.
How To stop the manufacture of shells,
of guns of army and navy supplies. with
out stopping the industrial wheels which
made them, and To furnish now work for
these wheels. is q problem which agencies
of the War Industries Puard will he called
upon 90 solve This means that the
hundreds of industrial and commercial
leaders who have been called To Wash
ington will have 10 continue their ser
vices for essential peace work, or sub
stitutCs for them 10 hc found
Manufacturing plants which now look
to the War Industries Board for assistance
IN obtaining materials and which in
turn comply with the forccful suggestions
Of the board eventually will call on some
government agency to guide them during
the process Of facing about toward peace
I,,l nd
is the only agency equipped with the
machinery and supplies with the infoma
tion 10 give this guidance For that
reason, the officials m closest touch with
currants Of ideas within the government
insist that the War Industries Board will
continue IN existence indefinitely after
the war. regardless of when the war ends
SEEMING PLANS TO F~p sIRIKFs
Officials intimate that means will be
found of continuing the current plans
for eliminating strikes, Of giving labor
greater voicc in the management OF
industrial plants, and Of extending both
labor and trade fcderanons 10 promote
collective bargaining They suggest that
the government, through the War Finance
Corporation. may aid ID the conversion
Of industries from war to peace footing
reversing the existing priority o war
enterprises Railroad transportation. in
dustrI production and ocean shipping
must hc co-ordlnatcd and supervised for
few wears after peace comes as they
have been dunng the war. IN the opinion
81 government leaders Employment
agencies universities and schools. churches
and other so,l.A organizations must CO
operate TO facilitate the placing oi re-
turned soldiers IN tho occupations where
they are host fitted and most needed
To DO al this, il Is the belief in many
official circles til Washington that most
government agcncIes which have sprung
up during the war must continue 10
function for an indefinite time aftcrward
Thesc include the War Industries Board.
Shipping Board, War Trade Board.
Food ana Fuel Administration, War Labor
Board and the War Labor Policies Board.
numerous divisions Of the Council OF
National Defense, War Finance Corpora
ton and many other connected agencies
The Railroad Administration has p
months 10 live after pCao, Is signed. unless
future legislation should change existing
plans for rest or4uon of railroads to private
control The Red Cross Young Mems
Christian Association. War Camp Com
munity Service and similar institutions
will have hig work 10 perform in con-
junction with the government long after
the war Is over.
A. fMPoRTA NAT 5 WINNING VAR
In realization that the question Of how
to accomplish all these complicated
matters will he as blg a question AS that
of how to make war has been, nearly all
government agencies now are beStlrrlng
themselves quctIH 70 taking stock In
Congress the splnl is reflected in At least
three pending resolutions looking to
creations Of boards or commissions 10
study reconstruction The Republicans !
advocate q survey by a committee of /
members Of Congress. Senator over |
man resolution provides for appoint |
ment Of a dIsintercsted body Of students /
OF various problems Senator Owen has |
a similar suggestion Most admins |
tration leaders are inclined to endorse |
Senator Overnan 5 proposal.
President Wilson has discussed the |
questions Of internal, as well as inter |
national reconstruction. with few |
advisors. and it Is understood that it |
was at bis suggestion that the Council |
Of National Defense went to work months |
ago gathering information from all |
departments and bureaus concerning their |
capabilities as peace-tlme bodies An |
extensive photography, several chests /
full OF reports. and a number OF charts, /
have been gathered together for the use Of I
any agency which may undertake to
formulate the governments reconstruc-
ton program No effort has been made I
by the Councils officers to suggest poll
ues. This research work has been done
largely by Walter S Clifford and Gros-
venor Clarkson. director and secretary |
of the Council Mr. Clifford !
has just returned from Europe with in
formation on tentative reconstruction
plans Of the Allies
All this is only the barest outline Of |
what government leaders are thinking
hese days without regard to when the
war will end
con NfINER LOSES Foot