Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-04-01

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War no man or corporation or insfitu
ton could raise money without the
approval of the Capital Issues Commit
tee Of the Treasury Department. Whlch
committee in turn would not permit
the borrowing of money unless the
War Industries BOARD approved the
nse to which It was to be put. THIS
the City Of New York was not permit
ted TO spend $4,000, 600 for the build
ing of schools The City Of Philadei'
1hia was prevented from making i'm
prcvementS that in peace time would
have been necessary, but in war time
were not, Various states, counties
= and cities. and lasxyast number Of PR
waite concerns, were denied the us's
Of money and materials for -purr"@''s
not necessary for the winning of the
war. Each part of the community bao
10 adjust its wants to the whole grea:
undertaking
There have been a great many bills
introduced into Congress on the SUB
jet OF industrial mobilization, some
sponsored by great organizations lite
the American Legion, and others By
newspapers and pubiicists. But it is
surprising how little knowledge there
was on the part Of those who drew NJ
ihe hills Of the practicability and fea
'ibility of so modifying our resource:
That II would be impossible to MAKE
!; asf sart:ts profit In war5as in time Of
peace. Take int consideration the
fact that the following things were, be
.irg done in 1915: ,,.< '...
General Crowder. who was IN charge
of the draft. had asked the chairman
If the War Industries Board where be
could obtain additional mon needed
for the Army in France with the Ieos,
possible disiocation OF the war making
industrial civilian machinery. aud we
were in the process OF replacing male
!ahor with women. BY A system nt
rroritieT the Board was allocating tc
orr own Army and Navy. To the Allies
md to TIE essential war industries the
things they required. It was making
priority rulings as to transportation
the Railroad Administrator. The Fac!
Admins traitor distributed fuel only ~
the rulings OF the War industries
Board The Board was engaged In
disentangling and removing the many
conflicts and competitive efforts in
yolved in labor ond buildings that had
previously occurred because Of lack OF
any co-ordipating agency. 1t was alio,
eating power and making regulations
for the hitching isp Of scattered units
of power 1t was changing munitions
o~ders from congeste6 to less conges'.
nd districts It had actually carried
Into eject an order that no building
involving $2,500 or more conld he IN.
lertaken without ths approval Of the
War Industries Beard. No steel, M
cement. no material Of any kind couid
be used for any purpose whatsoever
unless the War Industries Fnerd par
United it. NO steel company could
sell over FIVE tons Of steel unless ap-
proved by the Director Of Steel. The
Treasury would no permit, the raising
MI. money for any industrial or f1nan..
by the war Industries Board The
President issued an order that no COM
Numbering should be, done by the
Army, Navy, Shipping. Board or Food
Administration. without the approy al
NJ the chairman of the War Industries
Hoard. Every raw material industry.
and indeed practically every industry
In the country, was organized through
appointment of committees, and none
Of these industries would do any bust
ness except under the rulings promul-
gated by the Board. Standardization
| In every industry was rapidly proceed
Ing. These rulings were made known
| through the issuance of os7fcial hulte-
| tins at irregular intervals and we've
distributed, by the press, We were
| endeavorina to arrange i so that the
| faghtfng forces were TO receive those
things which they needed and no
more, 20 that whatever, wGs not ,ac'
euallx rsquired ut the sfront was left
20. eiytlian purposes. y. Industries. we're
epytailed.. but never destrpyeds ,sks}e-
enaseds but peysT killed Iads & ne
s UsS snt M,ea. asSainssS Sfa z3
rapidly being bronght antD eaacfiy
| Skat condfg;oa which ii have psevANIsly
AtMkea To- BE- Raesesary A eass q -
DthSE waaLla s;zssaa;s.s so, ,sss. ~ sstze 4s
II, In a&dittRR IN xtlsia,. ne Rra9eAaAt
In the future has Inc antb0thy % FIX
prices and dAstri6stCa * naeeriels
NAd. laboN sssysl.s nd the sses. ~ a. mar !R
nsaWAF, tEaANRSrtAtks fuel and all the
SRiHsS Doasasary for the cOn0Act OF
the var. amy rise In Wfess win be pse-
VeRted, even in antici ration Of war.
There are MANY who claim that var
ts4seaused primarily by. the desire of
.preat.ss Am patsOre,oS thasss, II ! sis II
there is anything in this contention
This plan will remove the possibility of
anybody urging war as means of
making profits Even If there are no
men who desire war az a means of
making profit. the fact that profits
would be less in war than in peace,
and wealth and resources would be di-
rected by the government, might have
some active deterring influence on
men OF great resources. Instead OF
being passive, they might become &C
/ tive advocates OF peace. Sax So
There are many people who are. fer
, various reasons, afraid to discuss the
subject during peace time and prefer
to walt for war. There are also some
great manufacturers who oppose any
such plan because they were seriously
interfered With during. the war; time.
Indeed, it has been the experience OF
some of those responsible for the Ill
6ustrial mobilization In the World
War to remain the objects Of ver-
onous attack hegnn during the time