Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-08
WAR REVOLUTIONS.
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seems certain to continue in existence
and play large part in The transfor-
nation of war manufacturing back TO
peace lime production. This is on a
feature of the governments program
for erasing the nations business from
I the pitch of war 10 the pursuits OF
peace without convulsing it in The
process. In a sense, The program is
! tentative, because its formulating has
lust begun. Nevertheless the planning
for pease is giving all government
agencies in Washington these days
material for systematic thought as
the prosecution of war.
Indus trial reconstruction, next TO
d.mobilization of the army, is prob
ably the most important phase OF
these plans. How to Stop the manu-
facture of shells, of guns, of army
AMI navy supplies, without stopping
the industrial wheels which made
them, and furnish new work for these
Wheels, is a problem which agencies
of The War Industries board will be
called on to solve. This means that
he hundreds of industrial and COM
mercial leaders who have been called
10 Washington will have 10 continue
leir services for essential peace work,
or substitutes for them 10 be found.
Manufact uring plants which now
look to the War Industries board for
assistance in obtaining materials and
which in turn comply with the force
full suggestions of The board, evenlu-
ally will call on some government
agency to guide them during the
process of facing about toward peace
prc duction. The War Industries board
is The only agency equipped with The
machinery and supplied with the in
formation to give this guidance. For
that reason, the officials in closest
touch with currents of ideas within
The government insist that the War In
dust ries board will continue in exist
ence Indefinitely after the war, re-
eardless of when the war ends.
Officials intimate that means will
be found of continuing he current
plans for eliminating strikes, of giving
labor greater voice in the manage
mznt of industrial plants, and of ex-
| .eraing both labor and trade fedora
tions 10 promote collective bargain
ing. They suggest that the govern
ment, through the War Finance Cor
poration, may aid in the conversion of
industries from war TO peace footing,
reversing The existing priority Of war
enterprises. Railroad transportation,
indus rial production and ocean ship
ping must be co-ordinated and super
vised for few years after peace
comes as they have been during the
war, in he opinion of government
lea Employment agencies, uni
versities and schools, churches and
other social organizations must CO.
operate to facilitate the placing of
returned soldiers in the occupations
where they are best filled and most
needed.
To do all this, it is The belief in
many official circles in Washington
hat most government agencies which
have sprung up during The war must
continue to function for an Indefinite
time afterward. These include The
War Industries board, Shipping board,
| War Trade board, Food and Fuel Ad-
ministration, War Labor board and
The War Labor Policies board, numer-
Gus divisions of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, War Finance Corpora
lion, any many other connected agen-
cies. The Railroad Admins siration has
q months to live after peace is signed,
unless future legislation should
change existing plans for restoration
of railroads 10 private control. The
Red Cross, Dung Mems Christian As
sociation, War Camp Community
Service and similar institutions will
have big work to perform il coniunc-
tion with the government long after
The war is over.
In realization thai the question of
how to accomplish all these compli-
Gated matters will be as big a ques-
ton as that of how to make war has
been, nearly all government agencies
now are besiirring themselves quietly
10 take stock. In Congress The spirit
is reflected in al least three pending
resolutions looking 10 creation of
boards or commissions to study re-
construction. The epublicans advo-
cate survey by committee of mem
bers of Congress. Senator Overman's
resolution provides for appointment of
a disini crested body of students of