The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-02

KECONSGEsGGIlON5 ~ esdltANS - e
Government Leaders Planning In1ns-zs
trial Reeons ucfion: 80.
washington, Oct aos-In tI1ezgreafs
task of Internal reconstruct ion g after1s
the war, the War Industries Board
seems certain to continue in extstencea
and play a large part in the rams
formation of war niannfactur1ng
back to peace time production. ms
is one feature OF the governments
program for easing t ttlle nation, ,ss-pus-s
mess from the. pitch of. Wal fossgglkses 3
pursuit of peace without eenYHi is1Hg
tin tie process. nj asse1ise,sth roe:
gram is tentative, because. ofmu-
lation has just begun yeVerlnel
the Flaming for peace is gIyine sai =
government agencies u 3 : ys5asllng gtons
these Anaterial for sssstensS
atic the prosecutao taon@ofs
war.
f IndusfrIal rec onstr
Edemo mobihzatiens.of. the 1asnlYsgis
ably the most i'm pontant phase OF
these plans. How. to Atop thespaana-s
factnres Of shells. OF sansa nf arraygss I'm q
and navy supplies, With out topping
the industrial wheels which aade
them, and to- furnish new work sIorss, ZOE,
these wheels, is a robfern which:
agencies Of the War Indmstries Board
will be called on to solve. This means
that the hundreds Of Industrial and
conn amercial leaders who have been
called TO Washing ton vii Ia5sl1av to-
continue their services for essential
Ieace work, or substi itutes for hena
Ebe found
e Manufacturing plants which now
Hook to the War industries Board forz ,r
assistance in obtaining materials ana
which in, turn with the foreess
fuI suggestions board ever:
agency; to guide tsaa pre-
leess of facing about ard peace
| production. The Wa$5 Ina austIless
Boar is the only agency auippads
with the machinery and supp lied NTH
the inf formation to give this guid dance.
For that reason, officials I'm
closest touch with currents OF ideas
within the goyernme at insist that the
War Industries Board will contnnue
in existence Indefinitely after the
war, regardless ofsW len the war ends:
ohcials intimate that means iRil1s
be found Of continuing the current
plans for eliminating strikes, Of sitv-
ing labor greater voice in the nEan5 n9s
agement OF industrial plans, and aof;
,extending both labor and trade fed
erations to promote collective bar
gain:ng they suggest that the gov:
ern1nent, through the finance
ICorporatfon, may aid IN the cunvsr-j
lsion of industries from war to peace;
footing, reversing the esdsfing pffS
orify Of war en terprdses. Railroad
Itransporfation on, inhtdafulstriai production:
and ocean ship ping must be- cozor:-Ss or
tdinated and supervised for few.
years after peace comes as they have
been during the war, lin the oEinion
Eof government leaders Employment
. agencies, universities and schools
churches and other soeis1 organtza-
tons must cooperate TO litafes the
placing Of returned soldiers In the &C.
teupations where they are best fitted
4 and most needed. -. q
70 do all this, il IS thea belief sin.
many ofhcia1 circles IN WaehfngtoI
that most government agencieg Iich
. have sprung up during the war must
continue to function for an Indefinite
i time afferward These include the
4 War Industries Board, Shipping
4 Board, War Trade hoard. Food and
Fuel administrations, War Labor
Board and the War Labor Policies
i Board, numerous divisions OF the,
i Council OF National Defense. war Fs-ss
nance Corporation, and many other:
connected agencies. The Railroad
Administrator has21 months to .itves
after peace is signed. unless future
Legislation should change existing
plans for restoration OF railroads to.
private control The Red Cross
Young Mems Christian Association,
War Camp Association, War Camp;
tCommunity Service, and similar fnstt-
tutions viii have big work to perform
LIN conjunction with the government
1ong after the. warts over 5ss.-sss5ss
In realization that the question OF
how to accomplish all these compli-
cated matters viii be as big a ques-7
ton. as that OF how to make war has
been, nearly all government agencies
now are bestirring themselves quietly
Ito taking stock. In congress the spir-
lit is rejected IN at least three pend
ling resolutions looking to creation OF
Eboards or commissions to study res
fconstruction. The Republicans advo-
fcate a survey by a committee OF
members Of congress. Senator Over
mans resolution provides for ap-s
pointment Of disinterested body Of
students Of various problems. Sena--
tor owen has a., similar suggestion.
Most administration leaders are IN
clined to endorse Senator overman.s
proposal. s1s,
President wilson has discussed the
questions of internal. as well as inter-
national reconstruction. with a few
advisors, and It is understood that 1t
was at his suggestion that the Coun-.
Gil Of National Defense went toy work