Show PLAN REA TION OF WAR COUNCIL OF FIVE 0 S Committee Drafts Bill Providing Advisers T for the President f. f Washington ton J Jan n. n 17 Framing 17 Framing of ot n contemplating drastic inges in the governments government's war nr ma- ma Including cr creation atlon o of nn an Ameran Amer- Amer an war scar r council similar to fo those of ot and France and a director of ot m munitions was begun toda today b by tho the Senate Sen- Sen ate tc military committee Two bills ono one ono proposing the war council of or five members including tho the thoi i secretaries of or war and na navy and three il appointed by the Pre President find ld a second to centralize munitions I Control in a director of munitions were munitions were prepared toda today l by a n committee sub sub sub- con- con 1 of CI Chairman CI airman Chamberlain an and Senators Hitchcock and Wadsworth The Tho munitions director measure It is lanned to present to the full commit commit- r ce e tomorrow and immediately introduce intro Intro- duce uco Uce It in the Senate for early consideration consid consid- ration with the other bill to follow tollo soon eon oon after aCter I 4 Chairman Chamberlain announced toight tonight to- to toI I night h ight ht that the committee virtually had agreed upon the two bills In lieu of oC his measure measure for Cor a separate arato department I of or munitions with a stew new cabinet c. mem mem- ber The attitude of oC the tho administration tion towards them has not been dis dis- closed President and Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Baker opposed the original Cham Chant hill bill iThe The rhe plan of or the committee for the tho war war council Is to have ha it under tho the President but wholly Independent of oC the J the cabinet li I- I I It would sit with and advise adise the President resl ent In forming l broad load war nl policies policies poli poli- cies eles similar to the British war cabinet find tend th the French S f war ministry said Chairman Chamberlain it would woul bite gho 1 ordination co now lacking JacKing in central direction of ot all the governments government's war operations Q Tire TZe bill to establish a director of oC mu mu- is Ig modeled after the zits British law Jaw a The committee proposes that the director should be sul subordinate only to 10 the he war aJ council and the President and and not the cabinet taking over O many y supply sup sup- I pl ply functions of ot the war war na navy shipbuilding ship ship- building s and other branches The di dl- dl rector ector would have hae control of ot all war supplies their production purchase Ii transportation an sand and distribution I i. i |