El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-30

TF America had been prepared for war with big army
ready to transport Europe the declaration Of war
and with munitions and other supplies in proportion, that
army would probably have been in Germany long before
now and would had its feet the Huns chest We
lost year getting into action What America has done
preparation, transportation and fighting is marvellous
point the preparation should have been commenced
two years before entered war; the casual
observer it plain that it would be next to impossible
for the United States to keep out Of in the face of
Germanys constant acts OF humanity and humiliation
directed against this country.
And America wholly unprepared for wal, it is
almost wholly unpTepared for the changes which viii come
with peace. There few indications that any well
planned movement IS yet at work to reconstruct the indus
tries Of the country after the is Just as the
United States did not think it worth while to prepare Tor
the years when Germany, the belief that
the dollar chasing Americans could be made to fight,
was heapng outrages upon US, so now we seem to be
trusting to luck that no giant disloeauon OF Inoustes'
trades and professions viii occur when peace comes.
little something is being done by the government IN
preparation for after the war Months ago. about year
ago in fact the president delegated Col Edward House
the task Of making collection of facts and figures rea-
tive peace but II the understanding that this 1nfor
maten for the guidance Of American representatives
IN the actual making Of peace rather than IN preparing the
country afterwar conditions. Whether he has that
additional task has not been disclosed has it been
stated what personages If any assisting Col House.
But If is fact that the department of the interior and
perhaps other departments well are looking forward to-
ward peace and the return OF millions OF soldiers to CIVILIAN
occupations and are outlining some sort of plans accord
ingy.
ing preparations tide their enterprises over the troubled
period that must OF necessity follow the making OF peace
They have plans worked detail fer the utilization
Of wartime plants and forces Of employees well as OF
capital But in the field Of private industry the
number of that have definite notion OF what
going when peace comes IS relatively small
On the whole country and aggregation OF man
ufaurng and business firms are waiting for peace IN
the spirit if not with the actual thought that there Is
special providence which takes care of America and Aer
There is a lesson to be learned from Great Britain
the day the nation dragged into it through the ne
cessity Of defending outraged Belgium It could not be
fOTeseen But Great Britain does not intend TO be unPre
pared peace England Scotland and Wales are more
highly organized basis than the United States
Relatively plants devoted exclusively to military
uses, more and women, boys and girls engaged IN
ourev var work If Britain were unprepared for peace
the upheava afterward would be almost disintegrang
England today the England Of the spring Of 1914
All reports indicate that England IS about radically
changed IS possible to imagine any country being al
tered in the course Of two or three generations.
Realizing all this the British government IS leaving
nothing TO chance while trusting in Providence still be-
hsving Providence viii best aid him who helps himself
While srainng every nerve TO Win the war the British
government yet found time consider after the war
problems begin the immense task of their solution
very wonderful program has been devised to repair the
ravage of war get the soldiers home and again into
industrial work. to the munitions industries again
commercial channels, TO take care or the millions OF
women now in industrial work. TO begin again the activl
ties of peace to restore the Of the world to plan
and prsmote the rebuilding Of the devastated regions to
make again of Belgium SeTvia, Russia and other almost
Oberzted countries nations and finance them until they
get again some hold on life and to reaange the nations
that have been fighting Germauy's side
The British government has created ministry OF re-
construction duties of which to formulate B1t
ISL commercial and industrial policy for after the war
There are various in this ministry The actual
work OF collecting data and formulating plans falls upon
IS pecal committees each Of which works under some
specified division ministry board Of the government
There are IS general divisions of the work. each DIVISION
having several committees at work, as follows:
Trade development, nine committees
Finance two committees
Raw materials, six committees.
Coal and power two committees, four subcommittee
Intelligence two committees.