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Show Draff Termed Only Answer U.S. Would Forego Recruiting in War BAYONNE, N.J. Military authorities authori-ties are planning in case of war to minimize the manpower problems of World War II by using selective service exclusively, with no recruiting. recruit-ing. This was disclosed by Brig. Gen. A. A. Kessler Jr., director of procurement pro-curement and industrial planning in the office of the deputy chief of staff for materiel at air force headquarters. head-quarters. General Kessler spoke at a conference con-ference on the supply logistics of industrial mobilization at the naval supply corps school here, held under the auspices of the national security industrial association. The association is an outgrowth of the old navy industrial association. associa-tion. Several hundred industrialists attended. Officers of all the services took part In the program. This was an example, some of them asserted, that unification was making progress prog-ress In the solution of practical problems despite the bitter controversies contro-versies going on elsewhere over roles and mission to be played in case of war. General Kessler said the elimina-'tion elimina-'tion of recruiting would mean that men would be called only when needed and when equipment for training and operations was ready. He said military and civilian authorities au-thorities were working on plans to get the highest manpower efficiency. effi-ciency. These plans, he explained, include in-clude vocational training, using skills to beat advantage, organization organiza-tion to aid settlement of labor disputes, dis-putes, manpower priorities in labor recruitmen, and war housing. "We won the two world wars," General Kessler said, "because we were given time to mobilize the great industrial strength of our country. No one expects we will have that much time again. Therefore There-fore we must plan to bring about industrial mobilization much faster and more efficiently than before, and this must be done within the framework of a free economy." The first step in industrial preparedness pre-paredness planning, he said, has I been the determination of emergency emer-gency production requirements and 1 the earmarking of capacity. |
