Evening star., 1918-06-10
POOL PROPOSED OF
ALLIED RESOURCES
Plan win Be Submitted
- Soon to President :.
ylIirean

A plan for pooling all the resources
Of the United States and its co bellig.
erents into one vast economic and war
machine, on which government off.
cials and allied representatives are
working, win be submitted soon 10
President Wilson.
The proposal, under consideration
for some time. is in the hands of
Chairman Baruch of the War Indus
tries Board. who has gone over I,
with other government officers and
members OF the allied missions here.
A outlined. the plan contempiates
making the industries board virtual
ly Industrial dictator of the nations
associated in the war against the
central powers.
To Prevent Duplicating Factories.
Need for greater coordination OF
Industrial effort. similar to the unit
ing of the military commands under
Gen. Foch, has been stressed by Of
fcials both in the United States and
in Europe. One purpose would be to
lIu0 up GuS HHdnClAI nScoS oI tIc
lies better. and another would be to
eliminate duplication Of manufactur-
ing effort.
There has been considerable specu-
lation about the correlation of sup
plies and other subsidiary functions
command under Gen. Foch.
Some observers here have believed
that the United States, producer OF
the major portion of the raw ma
- III L.
would take the responsibility of de-
livering these materials and supplies
to France, and that their distribution
then would become . military prob
lem to be handled by members of
Gen. Foch's stan.
vasious Plans Suggested.
Ultimately it is believed that the
United States will be represented on
Gen. Foch's stan by q military man Of
high rank. It has been reported also
that another interallied council, deal
ing particularly with economic ques-
lions. such as supplies. foods. en-
gineering projects and the like.
would be formed. Some military men
consider this = logical step In view Of
the Versaiiles council. dealing with
political, and the war council, dealing
principally with strategic. questions.
With the adoption OF the practice OF
brigadinR American troops with the
British there also has arisen the ques-
ton Of the rationing Of American
troops From now on 1t is likely.
though there has been no ofncial
statement in this regard. that effort
win be made to ration all the troops
fighting in France more evenly.
| The American soldiers have been
the best fed soldiers In the world.
and there Is no disposition to cut
down upon their fare. Rather IL fs
expected that there will be adjust
ments which will more nearly stand
ardIze the rations OF French. British
italians and Americans in France.
and already 1t is probable that in
some cases the rations of the Ameri-
Cans hsVe Deeh i"oo
Mr.. Hoover May Go to Europe.
There have been reports that Her
bert Hoover is going abroad. though
these have not been officialIy affirm
ed. In-view of the actual control, the
United States now exerts over the
food supplies of the civil population
in France, the rationing of neutrals.
and even Of the armies. blythe indi-
rection Of conservation. it Is not re-
Rarded as unlikely that an fnteral-
lied food control board, upon (which
Mr. Hoover will be a prominent fg-
ure, may be an early development Of
the general movement toward allied
cooperation.