Evening star., 1953-01-01
U. 5. Drafts New Plan
1oMobiIize Resources
For AII-0ut War

teF>yeaI report 10 EIcSiuCut 4Au~
man Of Defense Mobilizer Henry
n. Fowler. Mr.. Fowler said the
comprehensive survey and plan
should be completed in April.
The survey. q blueprint for use
on M-Day mobilization day.. II
war comes. is directed toward de-
termining these things:
1. The Nations total output po-
tential for each Of the first three
years of an all-out war beginning
on a hypothetical date.
2. The portion Of this total OUT
put potential which could be given
to production Of weapons.
8. The portion to be given over
to transporting industries apd
services, such as construction.
transportation. production OF
food.
4. The part of the output po-
tential to be directed toward
maintaining the supply Of essen
tial civilian goods and services.
5. Ways and means Of expand
ing the output potential. or the
country's ability to wage total war.
New Laws Required.
Completion Of this mobilization
program will require new laws and
appropriations permitting the Gov
ernment to build standby plants
an industrial arsenal which will
remain idle unless an attack is i'm
minent or actually comes.
Industry and the taxpayers have
been willing to pay for the plants
which are needed in today's par
tial mobilization, MIR. Fowler said.
adding:
Here is a proposition to build
plants that we don't need today
and may never need. / know this
is quite an issue to present to Con-
gress at this time"
In effect, the survey will be
directed at finding out how much
of the Nations all-out energies
can be given over to the military.
and how little must be reserved to
keep the home-front economy
healthy.
Has Rough Estimate.
Mr.. Fowler said he already had
a rough estimate Of the country'S
potential ability to produce. But
he refused to reveal what it was.
He did say that more OF the
total national effort should be put
into military production. if war
comes, that was the case in World
War II. In other words, the home
front would be called upon to make
greater sacrifices.
Mr.. Fowler refused to say
whether the M-Day planning was
based on draft of labor, or just
what plans were being made for
maximum use Of the country's
manpower. He said the supply of
manpower, rather than supplies Of
materials or productive capacity.
prove the ultimate limitation on
the ability to produce for war.
Heart Of Program.
The heart Of the mobilization
program, Mr.. Fowler said, Lies
in the compilation of accurate
data on the resources that would
be needed to support the maxi
mum feasible military production
program in wartime, and on the
resources that would be available.
"These data will indicate the
size of the maximum production
program that could be carried out
as of any given date, and will re-
veal the deficiencies and imbal-
ances that would prevent a larger
effort"
The planning is being directed
by the Office of Defense Mobili-
zation and carried out by the
various military and civilian
agencies concerned with produc-
ton and resources of manpower
and materials.
Another highlight Of the de-
Tense mobilizer's report was a
recommendation for a change in
form Of aid to the North Atlantic
Treaty nations. It suggested that
the emphasis be shifted from di-
rect shipment of finished arms tol
purchases of arms materials,
through NATO, from outside this
country. While providing the
same arms this. the report said,
would help develop Western Euro
pean capacity for military pro-
duction and help bridge the pres
ent dollar gap.
Optimistic on Arms.
Mr.. Fowler gave an optimistic
picture of arms production, except
Of one important type of jet air.
craft engine, output Of which is
tagging badly. This is the J-65
Sapphire, which is to be used in
the F-84F Thunderstorm. the
B-57 light bomber and other
planes. Deliveries Of all types of
military aircraft were placed at
nearly 1000 a month and climb
ing steadily.
Mr.. Fowler described the de-
fense mobilization program as be-
ing 'in mid-passage."
He said these four aspects of
the mobilization job ahead can be
clearly defined:
/. We must complete the equip
ping Of our expanded forces and
provide the reserve stocks Of weap-
ons needed for our security. OF
the $129 billion of military goods
and construction already author
zied. only about 81 per cent, or $48
billion. has been delivered. The
rest Is on order or in various
stages Of production.
2. We must maintain our lead
In military research and tech
nology and continuously apply the