THE BURDEN OF. WAR.
Proposals for the conscription of men, money and industry in time of war have again had lengthy consideration ,by. Congress. In various forms the subject has occupied the attention of the House Committee on Military Affairs and of the American Legion for ten years. The latter body's general aim is to ensure that in the event of war in the future burdens shall be more 'evenly distributed than they were in the past. This aim harmonizes with the desire of the military authorities, who seek to provide•in.advance that the. full. resources of the country shall be at the disposal of the ,President without let or hindrance immediately on the outbreak of war. To this end the War Department is at present making _a thorough, survey of all the industrial resources which could be called upon and is working out plans for their instant mobilization in time of need. The House has now carried the matter a stage further by agreeing. to the appointment of a Commission whose business it would be to study the plans, not only frOm a military 'point of, view, but also in their 'possible effects. in " equalizing the burdens and removing the profits of war." '
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