Show BARUCH WILL HEAD industries BOARD BECOMES GENERAL OVERSEER OF ALL SUPPLY departments IN FIELD OF INDUSTRY president wilson announces reorganization of the war industries board it being proposed to eliminate competition with allies washington of the war Indu industries board with 31 9 bartich of now new york as and with vastly increased powers to control tile output of american industry during the war was announced march 5 liy by president wilson Wll ton pinal determination of nil all questions of priority in ili dell verles to any department cut of tile united states government to ilia ullies Is invested in u the board and nal it Is charged with coor co or di tintIng and tile the needs of any of these creating or improving fit for foe production product ton and advising ng ila to prices much iucci of the power Is given to the with the board acting in ili nil capacity and lie the prest ilont dent says should act as the general eye of nil all supply departments in ili tile flat lold of industry through ill li loard board it Is proposed to eliminate all competition for supplies between tile various departments and tile allies thus meeting in ili n measure ine asuro HE at least tho alio demand lit in congress con grohs for of power there were sit that the action now till announced was one of tile steps contemplated by the president when lio lie sont sent to tile senate the bill now pending to L enlarge ills fits powers for reorganizing and coordinating co government agencies nad and that alio tit delay lit in bringing tho the measure to it vote caused him to proceed without waiting for legislation if tile the hill bill Is passed it will be possible to make inake more inore specific some of tit alio authority now given the industries Indu stiles hol conrd |