Show IUa Sa 0 ClASH ClASHi i WITH WOTH LADOR fI I HWA WAR LOOMS lOOM Gompers Demands Recognition Recognition Recognition Rec Rec- on on Committees Commit Commit- tees of National Defense Defense De De- De- De Reorganization By Richard M. M Boeckel tf I International nt t e r p r a t ip na I N e w 5 e ry i se ct e. e i a f ff f fP C ap Correspondent en S 'S 26 ASHINGTON July WASHINGTON Complete reorganization of J the committees of the council of national defense will be arranged by hy President Wilson Vilson in the very near future possibly late toda today This reorganization will result in revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary changes chang In those subdivisions which have much to do with the successful successful successful suc suc- conduct of the war Already however It is apparent that organized d labor Jabor will NOT be entirely satisfied with the proposed changes While Samuel Gompers Campers head of the American Federation of Labor and men closely associated with him in the labor Jabor movement have demanded that labor be fully recognized on every committee committee com com- the best Information now available available avail avail- able is that part of these demands will not be tie met Whether the representation tion to to be afforded by the president will please Mr Gompers Is distinctly problematical today If It it does not there will be little surprise should Mr Gompers father a movement nt In his organization organization organization or or- to Insist for representation for labor under threat that if It is not forthcoming labor cannot be e to give its best efforts to the work of the council II In this connection a very hl hi high li h cial source today authorized the following following fol tol- lowing statement nt Generally speaking the legitimate demands of labor for representation on the committee of the council of national national national na na- na- na defense will hill 11 be le met In the re reorganization re- re reorganization or organization But that Is as far tar n AS the official would go pending the presidents president's an anI an- an I It is realized by members of congress congress congress con con- gress that the organization of the council council council coun coun- cil is extremely cumbersome Each committee has many more members than are needed A As a result there has been bitter criticism of the work of the committees and certain congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen and senators s have alleged that the members of these were more Interested In securing government contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts than they were to see that the war plans were prosecuted or to see that excessive profits were removed from government contracts In the reorganization all that will be changed Various committees will be I pruned o so that most of them will have only a few fen members Some committees committees commit commit- I tees teE will be he entirely abolished I The entire work of the advisory committee committee committee com com- will wilt be he so that men will not be In the p position of seeming to have made purchases purchasE'S from themselves themselves them them- selves or from corporations in which they ore interested Announcement of ot the chan changes es Is ex expected expected expected ex- ex at any time The revised plans together with recommendations from members of the council Itself now are before the president and will be put into effect as soon loon as he a O O. Ks them 1 Members of the council today refused to speculate on the reorganization in I advance of the presidents president's announce announce- ment I |