Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-24
MOBILIZINC Of
us. RESOURCES
PLAN Of WEEKS
War Secretary Tells What
His Department Is Doing
to Be Prepared Should an
Emergency Demand 1t

Washington, Dec. 23-How the
war department Is working toward
a plan OF industrial preparedness,
capable of marshalng American
material resources in orderly sup
port Of American man-power,
should a national emergency de-
mand it, is revealed by Secretary
Weeks IN an article prepared for
the January issue Of the Nations
Business, official organ of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
Already, tho secretary writes,
thirteen or fifteen districts" have
been marked out as part OF the
industrial mobilization plan. In
each a civilian leader, man high
in the business life of his commun-
ity," has volunteered to serve as
a point Of intimate contact between
the government and business inter-
ests which could be of service in
war time production. Progress al
so has been made toward estab-
fishing a similar contact with air.
plane producers and a uniform
fixed price contract has been drawn
in tentative form for use in future
war purchases,
Logical Development
The logical development OF this
project, Mr.. Weeks added, would
he the creation of a civilian gem
eral staff to control war time in
dustrial mobilization. He suggests
that in furtherance of the scheme
it may be advisable to place from
year to year, small educational
orders" TO fill peace time needs and
to maintain a skeleton organization
readily convertible to war require
ments.
There are being established he
tween the war department and
American industrial life every
where" said the article, points
of contact that should bring the
American people in this business of |
making ready in peace for the task !
that the American people alone |
can accomplish in war.
"It is in our ordnance problem |
we have been able TO make the |
most headway thus far. The ord |
nance districts marked out in rela- \
ton TO the peace time industrial
establishments available in each
district for ordnance production,
are thirteen in number and re-
spectively are the Baltimore, Bos-
ton, Bridgeport, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, Cleveland. Detroit. New York,
Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, Roches-
ter, San Francisco and st. Louis
districts.
"The district chiefs so far ap-
pointed are as follows; the military
titles were used indicating a re-
serve commission: Col. T, c. Ten
ney, Boston: Col. B. A. Franklin,
Bridgeport; f. a. Russell, Chicago;
c. L. Harrison, Cincinnati; Col.
Rascom Little. Cleveland; F. ].
Robinson, Detroit; Col. John r.
Delafield, New York; ]. G. Jones,
Philadelphia; r. NJ. Dravo, Pitts
burgh, and NJ. r. Singleton, st.
Louis.
Ordnance Material
"These men will have the war
time job Of procuring 90 per cent
NJ ordnance material, as govern
nent arsenals can produce at most !
but ten per cent. II is to be noted !
hat this project rests on the patri-
Dtic willingness of civilians, be
they reserve officers or not, who
have volunteered to undertake this
work. ] think it we'll to emphasize
that the plans that we have for
look to the development
under the Assistant Secretary of ,
Var Wainwright Of what we might
erm civilian industrial general
staff 10 he charged in war with
he coordinate function of muni-
ions procurement az the men staff
" the army is charged with the
iuty OF employing the selected
nan-power and the modified ma
nrial for combat rI1rposps. ,