The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-12
BILL OFFERED ID CREATE POSTWAR
 DEFENSE COUNCIL
$5OOO Appropriation for Carrying on Work Under Supervision of the Gov
 ernOr Provided

Montgomery. February 1t.-(Specialo Activities of the Alabama council of de- fense will not cease for several months or until the emergency period is over if a bill which was introduced in both houses of the Alabama legislature Tues day is enacted. The fact that the meas ure was introduced in the senate by Acker and in the house by Lynne indi- cates it has the backing of Governor Kilby. and Governor Kilby has not lost fight thus far in the 1919 legislature.
 The bill creates the Alabama post var council of defense, prescribes it's duties and powers, designates the eX- officio and other members, provides for cooperation between the state and fed eral government and between the state and other agencies in meeting the exi- gencies and emergencies incident to postwar readjustment. An appropria- ton of $500 to carry on the important work to be supervised by the governor, is provided. The council shall consist of nine members, with Governor kllby as ex-offieio chairman Other members will be.State Highway Engineer Keller, Con- missioner of Agriculture Allgood, State Superintendent of Education Dowell, State Health Officer Welch, Director of the Department of Archives and History owens, and three additional persons to be named by the governor. The members will receive no pay.
 In the senate the bill went to the com- mittee on finance and taxation, and in the house it was referred to the commit tee on ways means and appropriations.
 During the war emergency the state council of national defense served many purposes, and it is the desire of its friends to have it continue the work of read justing conditions to the postwar period
 TEXT OF BILL
 The bill carrying with it many impor- tant features of the work yet ahead of the states postwar programme, fol- lows:
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:
 Section l. That there is hereby created a commission to be known as the Ala bama postwar council of defense. It shall consist Of nine members, with the governor chairman ex-officio. The other members shall be the state highway en- gineer state commissioner of agriculture, state superintendent of education, state health officer, director of the state de- partment of archives and history. and three additional persons to be appointed by the governor. The governor shall have power to designate one of the members to be vice chairman of the council.
 Sec. g. The members of the council shall serve without compensation.
 Sec. 8 Authority is hereby conferred upon the council to initiate and carry on within the state measures to coordinate the emergency activities of the state with those of the federal government and other states and agencies, to bring about the highest effectiveness within the state in relation to the problems of. demobilization and readjustment and to- meet the emergencies arising within the state as the result of the previous existence of war. The council is charged with the duty of developing in the various communities an intelligent inter- est in the improvement of the health