Evening journal., 1918-04-08
TO UNIFT
all war BUYIHG
Industries Board Will Act at
Once 10 Supply Steel
10 Industries
ALL FRICTION
IS ELIMINATED

WASHINGTON, April s--Formal an
nouncemcnl of The details " The plan
for the unlacatioa Of the work OF the
various departments OF The Government
touching the procurement and dlstrlbu-
ton OF supplies under war conditions
was made yesterday by iho War In
dustries Board.
The formulation of the plan outlined
was contemplated .n the letter Whl,h
the President addressed 90 Bernard ~
Baruch, whcn he was appointed chair
man of The, War Industries D0ord,
/ March B.
The new plan Of operation is not The
result OF any sudden development. u Is
! q careiuliy thought on, scheme VI bring
/ ilg rral coordination of eject on the
part ~ an Government agencies. The
comprehensive plan fd0picd by the ir-
duesiries Board, under Alr. Baruth's
guldlng hsnd, is the mcst advanced step
! yet taken 10 provide a unified scheme
ol action for ail 8sencles engaged N
/ carrying on tfe essential activities &
ihe war.
! The necessity for Il new plon OF ac-
! plies was realized months ago. Under
the old plan of Independent procedure
by each depaI tmeni. there hBs bees
not only friction arising from COM
petition, but actual rctardati0n or im-
portant projects
The ncw plan Is one OF lhc results
/ OF ihc many conferences held at tho
White House during The past fc,y
L HII.Hf NIra q
the keen-m.ndad business men With
whom he has surrounded himself. lH
clothing SIR Bsruch with the authority
I OF chairman of ihe War Industries
Board President Wilson laid down the
Handing the multiplicity 0i problem.
/ with which 20 IS being confronted daily
ore of ITS functions as set 0ut by OBJ,
= President fvas The 'deio.m.naiion
whenever necessary of prioriiies of pro
Quction. and Of delivery, 1rd OF On.
proportions o. any given article 70 p
mads Immediately accessible 90 The ssY
or8i purchasing agencies when the sup
ply of the article Is insufficient clihc
, temporarily ur permanently.
The creation 0f requirements di
vision, t0 be the agency through which
o. scientifically informed Of an contracts
b purchases and deliveries contemplate.
, for the various departments Of we
: materials is in process. lts personue
7 will be announced this week. The new
division will be the agency which wi
allocate 20 all departments and tn
ALLIED purchasing commission raw ma
teriais and finished products accordin
g. HmN fHa A. FN their
, The requirements division will dele
gate the task Of fulfilling these need
20 the specisl commodity divisions {
z the War Industries Board, 10 the suppl
D departments themselves, or 20 othe
r agencies where found desirable.
% Alexander Legge will be chairman {
o the requirements division. one OF N
y nrst problems 10 be taken up VIII
o adequate steel supplies f0r the shiI
r yards aud other way industries. TIL
% situation, which threatens 60 hampl
l. the supremcly important shipDuiidin
y industry Is already in process of s0lt
9 tion. Nc. Baruch having delegated Oh
d necessary authority 20 Mr. Lessee au
" ]. j. Replosie, director Of steel sul
y plies
Il is believed that a proper distriht
d ton of the steel being produced b
n American mills, viii take care OF a
the pressing needs of Government u
n dusirics. IL may require a sharp redu
a ton ia the requirements Of some d
u parimonts temporarily.
The steel ship plate shortage at son
Is OF the yards IS made moro acute at tn
time by the necessity for large suppli
e Of steel for locomotives and steel car
.e under recently announced plans for r.
building the depleted railroad equil
ment.