Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-18
CHIEF Of STAFF
ANNOUNCES j. s.
DEFENSE PLANS
IF WAR BREAKS
Government Control of the
Entire Resources of the
Country Is Contemplated,
PerShing States,
PERSONNEL WOULD BE
TAKEN INTO SERVICE
Some Reliable Force Is
Needed to Guard Against
Unseen influences at
Work in Our Very Midst,

New York. Nov. 17.-Natioral
defense plans Of the war depart
ment contemplate governmental
control Of the entire resources Of
the country under ian efficiency
council or board Of control Gen.
eral Pershing announced here to-
night, speaking at Madison Square
Garden before the Merchants As
sociation Of New York.
according to these plans" Gen.
eral Pershing said. "the industrial
and manufacturing institutions,
agriculture and transportation
would be under government con-
troll, while personnel pertaining to
all Of them would be mustered into
the service are those that are call
ed the colors. An efficiency coun-
ell, or board OF control, conforming
to our experience in the war. would
then be placed in charge Of all re-
sources with authority to make
such disposition of them as would
best promote the success of the ma
tion In war.
"The initial organization and the
system to be adopted should soon
be i'm such tangible form that per-
sOnucl could lie selected and or
ganiZed in readiness to take up
their duties when needed.
General Needs of Country.
"Gt is the duty of the war de-
partnent to study the general
needs Of the country in both men
and material to meet the eXigencies
Of war. The conclusions place GER
tain obligations upon the army per-
sonnel, in addition to its duty as
an arm of the administration for
consideration OF which the
strength of the army can be de-
termined. But our recommended
tions often go unheeded partly be-
cause those VINO hold the purse
strings will not understand and
partly becanse- l.. tHe past it has
been a more or less popular thing
to cry out against the army as be-
ing miitaristic or as dangerous to
the liberties of the people or soma
such ridiculous plea that might sp-
peal to the ignorant voter"
Discussing the function of busi-
THAT the conduct of war is a
big business enterprise which in
wolves knowledge of business
principles on the part Of leaders
was vividly brought out during ths
world war. and preliminary prepa-
ration necessary to carry on to sue
cess once We become involved in
war should appeal to every bust
ness man.
at is regrettable that a greater
number Of business men with
vision do not make the sacrifice
and enter public life during peace
and give their countrymen the beu-
eft of practical business expert
ence in the management of both
national and international affairs,
instead of leaving those duties to
the professional office seeker and
the political soothsayer.
BuIwark of American Liberty.
TN strictly military service. be-
ginning with the revolutionary
war, the army has received an ay-
erage Of one important call every
year and a half OF its existence
and, besides foreign wars its serv-
ices include the suppression OF re-
bellion, insurrection, conspiracy.
uprisings and Indian wars-from
Shay's rebellion in 1885 down to
Villas raid on Columbus, Y. NJ. i'm
1916. During all this time the
army has stood as the buiwark OF
American liberty and has protected
our homes and our firesides.
Even now conditions here
at home ar2 such as TO indi-
cate the necessity of some re-
liable force TO guard against
unseen influence at work In
our very midst Many soCie-
ties. mostly of foreign origin.
are aVOwCdly bent on the over
throw Of our institutions and
the replacement by some
vague soviet or commmiStic
theory which already has de-
stroyed more than one govern
ment These designing clc-
ments receive encouragement
from n portion of our own sim
nle people. who. Iaborine un-
der some halluCination. cry out
for disarmament on our part.
fOOlishly thinking that the
world would follow. Others
are LED astray by propaganda.
MI such tendencies are dan
gcrons. So we really ne ! this
small loyal army of ours. not
alone as a nucleus. but ms