The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21
GARY DEFENDS
STEEL Dinners
Declares No Person Knowing
Facts Would Object to What
Was Said and Done.
EVERYTHING GIVEN PRESS
Never Was Any Agreement, He
Says, Expressed or Implied,
to Make Prices.

Paris. August 2o.-After several
weeks spent in automobiling in North
Germany. trying to avoid the hea,
wave. and Incidentally the newspap per
! men. K. II. Gary. chairman of the
board of directors of the United States
Steel Corporation. reached Paris or
Tuesday night. and was seen In his
apartment In tho Ritz Hotel
In answer to a question as to VIVA,
he thought OF Mr.. Huston's testimony
before the Stanley committee, Mr..
Gary said:
Il have not read tho testimony In
fuli only the excerpts published In
the newspapers. but do not believe
there are any material differences be-
tween what Mr.. Huston said and what
previously said. endeavored to
give the committee the exact facts as
understand them. Mr.. Huston tss-
tined to some arrangements between
the manufacturers of steel plate which
l nave no present recollection of hay-
ing read of previously.
mere seems to be no doubt that
previous to about 1905 efforts were
made to maintain prices which, under
the present understanding of the Sher-
man law. would not be considered
proper. have supposed, however
that under coupsels' advice these were
abandoned hve or six years ago
There may have been some exceptions
Ike the copper wire cases, though
these were unknown by the officers of
the United States Steel Corporation.
Il do not overlook the inquiry con-
corning the so-called Gary dinners.
hn1I No.
knowing all the facts and tho motives
OF those participating In those din
ners will object to what was said and
done. Mr.. Huston did not intend TO
say that tho subject of prices was
never mentioned. but lie could have
said that there was never any agree
ment. express or implied. to make or
maintain any price. or any other
agreement whatever. The substance
dinner was promptly given to the
press and published, and the speeches
in detail at many dinners were record
ed. printed and distributed. They
speak for themselves. and there never
has been any concealment
I'm view of the conditions existing
and the fact that the provisions OF the
Trajectory in their efH,~cts, tho steel
language OF the fine editorial in a
New York newspaper on tho subject.
what would any of those now disposed
TO criticize have done under the same
circumstances?
The steel men do not wish to vio-
late the law. nor to do anything in
opposition to the public interest. They
have heen and are III doubt. I do not
think II is for the best interest Of any
one to go back TO the old methods Of
destructive competition. Therefore.
favor. II necessary. some kind OF gov
eminent regulation, something that
will permit business TO progress on
safe and satisfactory lines. 1t is time
for constructive statesmen. nope
much good will result from the reso-
luton introduced by Congressman Lit
Teton
There are some complaints because
MI Huston followed the example OF
the Steel Corporation after II had an
nounced cuts in prices. Well. he did
no more than was done after the Re-
public Steel announced its reductions
Any one can compel reductions, but
nobody can compel Increases"
Mr.. and Mrs Gary intend to remain
here until the end OF August. when
they will go to London for few days
In order to visit friends. They will
sail for New York on the Lusitania
On September Q.