ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ ˈɪndʌstɹiz bˈoːɹd ænd ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ wʌz sˈɛnt tə jˈʊɹɹəp tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt kəndˈɪʃənz ðˈɛɹ.
In 1917, he was appointed a member of the War Industries Board and after the war was sent to Europe to investigate conditions there.