| Show lir mst of propose arl ilter 1 t public thought should not be confused on oil the question lu estion of the war cabinet its establishment fish lish ment could not take tahe from the president iny any of his constitutional or war poN powers Ners nor hinder him in his person il direction of affairs the ilie bill as is presented pres ened to the senate merely authorizes autho rises the tile president derit to name J 1 council of three men sublet jelt to the app approval roNal of the senate to form 1 tnt ral body under tinder which shall be coordinated co LO all war ar activities I 1 the tile action of this body on questions before it is to be anal subject 10 0 o review md rind approval by the president it is not expected the president would select men in whom he lie had no confidence nor that the tile nate would fail to con confirm his choice machinery ot our ar department as 15 at present constituted has shown by its corkings or kings ris that it is inefficient eff as well as for the tast aligned fined to it no oilier other country has his tried to manage its war bu bubines busin sines eia on 4 plan similar to ours great britain lo 10 4 ago set et up a war ministry while hile france and anti germany already were equipped for the big job of will ling 1 and supplying immense bodies of men in the lite held A bupt supt nor war ar ounzil oun Lil N would eliminate much ot of the present cumbersome and dil atory manage ment of our army and na it would secure better results at ks cost in time and conly and so would save hae many lives as I 1 well neli as much Cill ergy its only po possible rait rant thon olon on the president is that it would supersede existing divided cc control by centralized open tion mr wilson would he be provided with ith a responsible and ind re apon sic tc war nar i council instead ot the dislocated and inarticulate ag gre gation of bur bureaus CALIb and boards 16 whose hose best efforts so hr fir have hane brought dih disappointment appointment 1 I hese facts make the tile president s determined opposition to the lite plan all the tile more inexplicable readjustment of our army control muc must t come conic though either through the president or through confess con gres if we ne are to win inin the avar ar from froni lie the omaha lice |
