| Show ii cc e AM du b 0 0 4 ion 0 ae A 4 1111 0 V y tx L R in the fall of 1918 the war was costing the unit ed states 2 an hour planning in peace for war means not the saving the life blood of our youth but every hour we can shorten a conflict means 2 removed from the ders of the taxpayers john W weeks under the resent mobilization plan the quarter master corps has figured that the cost of all bar ness pack and saddle en which practically includes all the ileather requirements of the army will cost at current prices approximately sixty mil during war ot of plans there was spent fur for these same items three hundred million dollars J mayhew wainwright Waln wright by JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN world remonstrated the 10 man po er of america and con firmed the traditional process of the americ n soldier the world war mar also demonstrated america americas s material and left this problem for the american n peo pie to solve in case of another war mar how shall we arm and feed and clothe our fighting men at the front without wre wrecking ching our industrial life bringing needless suffering upon the millions at home and wasting masting billions congress Congre Qs in passing the national defense defene e act of 19 9 sought to provide the broad foundation of authority iut hority for the solving of this material pre pa redness problem this act gave gane the pr president aident emergency power authorized the creation of a n br rd of mobilization of industries essential il to military preparedness s outlined the industrial mobilization task and turned the job over to the assistant secretary of war col 3 mahew wainwright Waln wright appointed march 28 1921 labored at this titanic task until his election to the sixty eighth congress from new york lork brought about his resignation in a lecture before the army war college january 20 1923 assistant secretary wainwright Waln wright said it Is not in a spirit of egotism but rather a report of my stewardship when I 1 say that I 1 am certain that more has been accorn pl shed in the past eighteen months looking to industrial prepared ness nes than has ever been accomplished before in the history of the war department dwight filley davis of st louis succeeded representative elect wainwright Waln wright as assistant secretary of war mar he ile was mas born in st louis in 18 ISO 0 he ile got his A B from harvard in 1900 and his LL D from washington university in 1903 since then he has been a man of many activities both local and national in st louis he was prominent in every movement for municipal betterment in 1911 he became director of the war finance cor po horation por atlon ration september 1 1917 mr davis was commissioned captain of company L I 1 if fifth th missouri infantry by the governor of missouri march 26 1918 he was nag promoted to rank of major national guard he was nag appointed lieutenant colonel of infantry antry oc tober 10 1918 1018 he ile served as assistant chief of staff in the fifth division and in the second tuny A E r he was mas graduated from the gen berdi ie ral staff college at laneres he ile served over 0 seas firm april 25 1918 to april 20 1919 aben I 1 ie e NA as honorably discharged he ile was mas cited in general no 81 head carters thirty fifth division dated october 11 1918 and in citation orders no I 1 general held quarters lu arters june 3 1919 for out the orders f his brigade commander in a manner utterly devoid deold of fear ader the most intense artillery and achane gun fire at baulny bauldy on september 29 i nd 40 30 he recklessly exposed I 1 himself to the enemy hie in order to obtain information of great value to his brigade and diNt division sion corp commanders manders which citi citation tion carries cr ries the award of the silver sliner star col 11 B ferguson Is director of procurement he ile has been seen much service in many lands he ile was born in 1 north orth carol n ni i in 18 3 and Is a graduate of the V U S military academy arav college and army war college 1911 in 1898 he ms mis a t second lieutenant of the corps of eng neer first lieutenant ih in 1900 1900 cap cip t n in 1 n jor in I 1 dil 11 ile itei nt col nel net in lla of colonel of engineers N A in aug st qt of 1917 brig brigadier idler gener I 1 aug st 8 1918 he tie was with mith tie troops in cuba ind tie 11 es in the span sl n eri eric n v ar he ile v s cl let lef engineer of the china I 1 el ef ei e elltion d arlt g tl ti e f boxer cupris ng he ile I 1 as is sern ed as is instructor in the military academy and ind arev beaff college he ile ral ed ti tie e bittle bitt lesh h p M ine in 11 hnata in at a 11 r or 1910 12 he ile I 1 las as I 1 d tl cl arge o 0 f rin river er n nl I 1 I 1 ir bor NN oi it in N various arlous d 1 I he ile 01 aig g niel nie I 1 ar at d trained 1017 1917 may tl e one I 1 ui I 1 A ATT A TT buks dred and fifth engineers thirtieth Dix islon and commanded com minded them in france june 10 october 3 1918 he ile was the division engineer of the thirtieth division and corps engineer of the I 1 army corps during tl e training and often sh six e beav een mt I kemmel emmel and ypres and the off often en alne sh e in tie tt e Bel berlincourt lincourt sector he comman led the port of deball atlon newport news novem ber her 1918 may 1919 he was awarded the D S M by general pershing wars are no longer fought by the armed forces alone said assistant secretary davis every man mail woman and child every enery resource and every dollar in the entire nation must throw its weight toward victory in time of war industry alone can not win a war mar but it can lose a war mar by falling failing to supply it e armies with mith munitions vital to their fighting efficiency and under the national defense act assistant secretary davis danis under supervision of ot secretary weeks I 1 Is charged with the control of policies affect ing the business admin of the army lie ile has two distinct functions first he is ie for supervising the procurement of all military mili tiry supplies by the war deportment and other duties relating thereto second he Is charged with mith the assurance assur ince of adequate provision islon for industrial mobilization in planning for procurement of supplies in time of war it is of course necessary to know what kind of supplies will be red and how much will mill be needed fhe rhe general staff indicates to the secretary of war mar the mil tara tarv program which Is believed ade adequate quite for any emergency and determines the tapes of equipment and tables of allo allowances mances all que eions affecting the procurement of supplies that Is where they can be procured who will pro cure them the rite of production and maintenance of an economical program are determined under policies I 1 id don so a ji tie tle assistant secretary of w m ar the business held heid of the NA ar department the cost of the supply program must be estimated in that congress may know the extent of required and the treasury department part ment mant may have the necessary necess iry data upon which to male plans for the war in this connect on tl it e IN ar department Is div ing most careful on to the nias v iv s and means wl cereby profiteering mav be controlled in time of war said mr air davis the principle that the men at home shall not profit from war mar while tl air fellens are eibing their lives and their herlth for their co Is IR fundamental mental as a proposition of common justice such ruch a policy was air affirmed amed in a nation nationwide v ide referendum by the chain ber her of commerce of the united states during the world war mar and was mas commender com mendel as a pr of gd ent I 1 y lent herding I 1 ef re tl it e W inn 11 department lepart ment coul I 1 approach in it d str n oi 01 ler to d I 1 po I 1 0 luction it wis mis first necessity to st qt adaid d ye si sl f r supplies I 1 et eie en r pr chial ie le this ins bis been done I 1 ty y q ilott in ing as far is s poss pos ble hit tl e san an e th e it h is red iced the large number of conti ct flims previously in ii use e to one single boim ich isi Is about to be adopted tor for all war mar cn ti a ts PI ins for procurement do not stop top with tl deberr is ti it n of tt ti e finished article but the way war de departs ent in go f artl rt er and plan for the procurement cu f mad nes ties for the maung making of its ma yet faaoi fA Abi aerial for securing the ne necessary cesary raw materials which might become critical in time of war mar and for insuring in adequate s apply of labor of power and of facilities this phase of procurement planning goes beyond y ond the strictly military features and merges into the broader field which for want of a better term has been called industrial mobilization by this term we me mean the conversion of the industrial effort of the nation from peace production to war production in an orderly manner so that supplies can be furnished promptly economic losses minimized and the return to normal economic conditions at the conclusion of the war facilitated in order that these plans may be complete it Is necessary that the war requirements of the navy of shipping of the railroads and civilian needs be con considered co operation cooperation with the navy will mill be accomplished by the recently created army and navy munitions board it m will ill be necessary in time of war to create an agency similar to the war industries board to coordinate the civilian demands with those of me army and navy the folio following N ing indicates the steps which have been taken in working out a plan for the pro cerement co rement of supplies for the NN ar department in ame of war mar farst having determined what will be required it became necessary to figure out how hove much would be required second having worked out in detail the amount of supplies re quiren it then became necess necessary arv to determine where and how they could be procured this has been done by the establishment of procurement districts district by each branch of the war department to each of which has been apportioned a proper share of the total requirements the district headquarters number 47 and are located in 21 cities in 14 states the officers in charge are engaged during the present year in mak ing a survey suney of establishments required to me mee e the supple program there are seven branches tn in the army quartermaster corps ordnance department signal corps corps of engineers air service medical department and chemical warfare service fach rach branch has its own problem that of the quartermaster corps Is comparatively easy it deals with vast quantities of supplies but they are mostly commercial in character on the other hand the problems facing the ordnance department and arid the air service are peculiarly difficult since they deal with mith items which are either not produced commercially in time of peace or in such limited quantities as to have little effect upon war time procurement some of the problems which will confront the government and which must be by industrial experts expert are capital finance manufacturers to whom war contracts have been allocated prevent profiteer ing stabilize prices in time of war labor provide mach nery for the settlement of I 1 industrial disputes in time of war insure a prop er distribution of labor prevent the assumed ne of industry becoming a haven tor for slack era ers facilities equalize ane war load so that indus tries are neither ded nor made inactive de termine what industries are less essential and pro vide tor for them in time of war plan conservation in industrial methods raw materials provide for a constant flow of raw materials provide for their equitable d aution for the best interests of the nation effect of tariff on strategic raw materials power prevent overloading of districts to meet increased demands power most econom icalla transportation Transport atlon railroads and rolling stock in good condition obtain maximum effel ency in the use of rolling stock make best ube of highways and matec waterways ways to supplement rail road transportation during the world war the mess of tl e nation natio n cost en ever e ra citizen thousands of collars by bv the increased cost cot of living po ants out air mr D vis ome industries foun I 1 themselves s N vamped biti ordel b chev m eie unable to perform xi atile ile ot ott er industries were ruined by a sudden cessation of their normal business in a well mell devised in du mol set erne eme much of this can I 1 e aoi le I 1 this Is a matter of vital in to it tie e tf the army will mill be equipped for w m r months sooner than it m was as during the ili corll orl I 1 m war ar the war mar will mill be shortened bv just tl it it mich thereby saving thousands of lives and fit lions of dollars it will mill also mean a minimum dislocation of the normal economic effort and facilitate a return to peace conditions t N I 1 aca |
