Evening star., 1934-01-25
W00DR|NG REVEALS
j. s, WAR PLANS At
PATRIOTIC PARLEY
Emergency Program Carries
Out Some of Industrial
Schemes. He Says.
DEPARTMENT WATCHES
PROGRESS OF AGENCIES
Admirals Tell Women's Conference
of Needs for More Ships
and Airplanes.

Disclosure that the Presidents emer-
gency agencies closely parallel the War
Departments proposed Set-up for IN
dustrial mobilization in case OF war
was made this morning by Assistant
Secretary of War Woodring in an ad-
dress at the ninth annual women
patriotic conference on national defense,
being held at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
He said the Army was watching with
extreme interest operation of the emer-
gencv agencies to get possible pointers
Ior its rule of industry in war time.
BY coincidence. Secretary Woodring S
statement closely followed the disclosure
of move on Capitol Hill to have tne
Army and Navy take Congress into
their confidence on secret plans for
national defense.
Wants Defense Survey.
Chairman McSwain of the House
Military Affairs Committee said he
intended to ask the Rules Committee to-
day to give preferred status to his reso-
luton for a survey by Congress OF the
defense system. He said that without
more insight into official secrets, Con-
eress cannot perform its constitutional
duty of maintaining suitable Army
and Navy
In the II years have been on this
committee. we have never had study
of Just what fundamental strategy the
War and Navy Departments contem-
plate" he declared.
In broad terms. Assistant Secretary
Woodrng outlined the Arny's plan for
mobilizing industry. The details of
these plans are guarded by, the War
Department. but industrial surveys
no nacaccifateH thair martial dis.
closure.
The industrial mobilization plans are
purposely kept in constant state of
revision in order that they may always
be in ConSonance with fundamental
changes which are taking place in the
political. social and economic struc-
lures, he declared.
Watch Emergency Units.
For this reason. he said, lit is inter-
eSting to note that great many of the
Federal agencies that have been estab-
1ished by President Roosevelt in the
present economic emergency find their
counterpart, IN one form or another in
cur contemplated set-up for industrial
mobilization. We. IN the War Depart
ment. therefore. take more than the
usual interest in the purposes, the ac-
tivities. the methods of procedure and
lldllN III tlle IeSulIS lIldl dIe Ot1lls az
tanned by these new emergency estab-
Gshments. They are being studied and
evaluated in order that We may in
corporate in our plans any desirable
features that may make themselves
apparent from the operation of the Re-
covery program"
He said the Arnys plans call for IAN
industrial control body similar to that
developed during the World War: sec
labor insure
an equitable distribution and treatment
of labor: third. price-control agency
70 guard against inordlnate rises IN
prices and minimize profiteerlng,
fourth a public relations administra-
ton to provide authoritative informa-
ton to the public; fifth. a war trade ad-
ministration to direct our foreign trade.
and sixth, capital issues committee
TO conserve and to guide private capital
into essential uses.
Woodring explained that the plans
we're designed to prevent prof1teerlng.
sabotage or such chaos as accompanied
the purchase of supplies at the start OF
the World War.
5000 Plants Surveyed.
He said the departments planned
var economy system would be given TO
the President in case it was needed.
Citing one instance of the thorough de
tailed work that has been done. he said
$4,000 industrial plants had been sur
Veyed and informed just what items
they would be required to furnish in
event of war.
The United States now has higher
degree of industrial preparedness than
ever before, he asserted He stressed,
however need for more trained men.
Senator Trammel of Florida and
Brig Gen. Henry ]. Reilly. o. R. c..
VINO we're to nave addressed the con-
ference. were unable to be present this
morning.
Rear Admiral E. J. King, U. S. NJ,
spoke on naval aviation. He said the
five-year naval program gave the Navy
1000 planes. but that more are needed
now to go with new ships and ships
under construction Admiral King was
to appear today before the House Naval
Affairs Committee.
Col. c. D. Heron of the general staff,
in charge of Reserve officers affairs,
explained the work of the Reserve
Corps
At a mass meeting last night opening
the conference. Admiral w. H, Stand
ley. chief of naval operations, told the
women this country had slipped far
below the naval quota needed to main
tain its policies.
L. S. Needs 100 Ships.
such policies as the Monroe Doc
trine the open door in China, the in
tegrity of the Panama Canal, stability
of the Caribbean and security of our
overseas possessions are as strong as
the Navy and no stronger" he said.
Admiral Standley pointed out that.
counting all ships under construction
and those recently authorized, this
country still must build more than 100
ships by 1886 in order to reach its
treaty ratio with Great Britain and
japan. He advocated systematic
building program and adequate per-
sonnet
Edward A. Hayes, national COM
Yrander of the American Legion. said
the Legion deplores the present low
condition of the Army and Navy.
1T endangers the welfare OF our
country and invites trouble" he said.
SIT indicates a tendency in our people
toward the breaking down OF patriotic
ideals"
He also urged "eradication from uni
versities of radical-minded professors"
whom. he said, are threatening destruc-
tion of all Americans have held dear
for two generations.
Mrs. William H. Biester. jr., chairman
of the conference, welcomed the dele
rates last night and also presided this
morning.