Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-01
The Business of War

To look at efficient fighting machine on any
front today it necessary the wonderful and com
pex organization which makes possible be considered
England-the British Empire-the envied of nations
whose territory girdes the world tried the political
system of guiding its ship of through the war
Quick realization of punch brought the Eng
lshman TO his feet He introduced business principles
and big business apply them Today the ma
chine al the behind the British lines is the
marvel of the age merely indicative of what the
United States has attempted. in small measure. and
what it must come to before the war is successfully
terminated in demOcracy's favor
Isaac F. MarcOssOn, American economist, whose
articles have been appearing the Saturday Evening
Post is back from his trips Europe
arcosson studied particularly the business of
Several nights ago in Carnegie Hall, New York City
he audience essential needs of the pre-
sent that confront America
You cannot wage war" said Mr. Msrcosson. ANY
more than you can conduct business. with
town meeting until England purged the WaE
Office of politics. tape. put business
into high administrative tasks that the wheels began
to whirr and the German advance was stopped
War has become business-the stupendous
in the world 1t is Civilizations supreme task
10 win il The path to victory through organization
through Standardization efficiency projec
ton OF vast agencies of supply and transport
definite conducted by business
men When you have this at close range YOU
find that nothing more than colossal
chandizng proposition in terms of men instead OF
material Instead Of translating pig steel
girders it the transformation of human
material into finished fighting units The price of free
dom fought the battefieds of Europe nothing
less than infinite but organized toll knit by dis
cpline. by fire by energy that
drive empire If more Americans realized that
business there would be no question as to the
proper gearing up resources and our patriotism
to the titanic task
In other words. no man who has seen anything of
the can any other feeling save that our war
operations certainly the provision and equipment of the
armies. be the hands of compact War Cabinet
composed Of a few men. big business experience
large of vision and with years of practical training in
handling men and material behind them Always re
member that when you at the war whether under
the spell Of monster heroism or CENTRALIZED by the
spectacle Of heroic sacrifice plain every day bust
ness organization months OF sweat and blood and
prepsration-Iie behind II
When you have studied EngIands war procedure YOU
realize how vital and small War Cabinet is
You cannot wage any more than you can conduct
business, with town meeting asked Lord North
eiife Why he did Cabinet and he replied:
could never do business tventyseven men who
are always late 1t only LoydGeorge stepped
into authority slashed away tape put the politician
out OF commission surrounded himself with few prac-
teal men of affairs left conduct of highly specialized
work specialists that England got out of the dumps
and her offensive began 1t only when this same
IoydeOrge set up Ministry Munitions that there
was adequate shell OUTPUT the British guns that
had stood impotent before the German avalanche of
steel replied not shell for she'll but five shells for one
What We need in administration is a man OF
the type Of Sir Eric Geddes-that manysided wizard who
has risen. from section hand on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad to be Of the props empire have seen
him in action in every Stage his marvellous and DR.
gressve journey from obscurty to fame Three times
he offered his services the British government and
thrice he He had to literally break into the
business Of His experience being duplicated at
Washington today by patriotic business men
bent serving their country yet rebuffed At every
turn by precedent. tradition. and red tape
The big solemn that oonfronts America II this
moment is that unless put big business men into
authority Washington and what is equally frnpo-.7t