The Dolores star., 1923-09-21

dred and Fifth Engineers Thirtieth Division, and
commanded them in France (June 1OOctober 3,
1919. He the division engineer of the
Thirteth Division and corps engineer of the
Second Army Corps during the training and often
sive between Mt. KENNEL and Ypres and the often
sive in the Bellincourt sector. He commanded
the Port of Debarkaton, Newport News (Novem-
Der, 191sN0y, 1870. He was awarded the D. S.
NJ by General Pershng.
WARS are no longer fought by the armed forces
alone" said Assistant Secretary Davis Every
man, woman and child every resource and every
dollar in the entire nation must throw its weight
toward victory in time of war. Industry alone can
not win war; but it can lose Il war by failing
to supply the armies with munitions, vital to their
fighting efficiency"
And under the National Defense Act, Assistant
Secretary Davis under supervision of Secretary
Weeks is charged with the control of policies affect
Ing the business administration of the army. He
has two distinct functions. FIRST he is responsible
for supervising the procurement of all military
supplies by the War Department and other duties
relating thereto. Second, he is charged with "the
assurance Of adequate provision" for industrial
mobilization.
In planning for procurement of supplies in time
of war, 1t Is Of course necessary to know what
kind Of supplies will be required, and how much
Will be needed. The general staff indicates to the
secretary of the military program which is he
neved adequate for any emergency and determines
the types Of equipment and tables of allowances
All questions affecting the procurement slppIcs
that IS, where they can be procured who will pro-
cure them, the rate of production, and maintenance
of an economical program, are determined under
policies laid down by the assistant secretary of
war, the business head Of the War Department
The cost of the supply program must be estimated
IN order that congress may know the extent of
appropriations required, and the Treasury de-
partment may have the necessary data upon which
to make plans for financing the war
in this connection the War department Is piv.
Ing most careful attention to the ways and mems
whereby profeering may be controlled in time of
war, said Mr. Davis THE principle that the
men at home shall not profit from war while
their fellows are stalking their lives and their
health for their country, is fundamental ms n
proposition OF common justice. Such rolicy was
ail1rned in a nationwide referendum by the Cham
Der of Commerce Of the United States DURING tbe
World war and was repeatedly commended as n
principle OF government by President Harding
Before the War department could approocb in
dustry in order to discuss production II wos fret
necessary to standardize specifications for srn,e
wherever practicable This has been done bv adont
ing, as far as possible, commercial standards Az
uhe same time, 1t has reduced the large number
OF contract forms. previously In use to one single
form which is about to be adopted for all war con.
tracts
Plans for procurement do not stop with tbe
determination OF the finished article hut the War
department must go further and plan for the r,ro
curement of machines for the making Of ita mo