The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-11-06
BUSINESS REVIVAL
NEAR, SAYS GARY
Improvement in United States
in Next Three Months.
WAR PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY
Head OF Steel Corporation Declares
That Chances For Progress In
This Country Are Greater
Than Ever Before.

Birmingham, Ala. - Financial and
industrial improvement within the
next three months was predicted here
by Ebert H. Gary. chairman OF the
board OF the United States Steel Cor
poration. in his opening address at the
meeting OF the American Iron and
Steel Institute. OF which he is presi-
dent
Without particularizing. II would
be safe TO predict that in many import
ant respects business conditions in the
United States for the next three
months will be better than they have
been for the past three months" said
Judge Gary AS TO the long future.
| do not hesitate TO say with emphasis
that the opportunities for progress and
success in this country are greater
than ever before.
II am an. optimist in principle az
well as in practice. However. nothing
is 70 BE- gained by closing our eyes to
well-known and clearly recognized
facts; and at present We are not very
prosperous in our lines.
IF we can get out of the ruts OF
antagonism. Inconsistency. distrust
hypocrisy. individual Indifference 10
the rights and interests of others,
which seem to have prevented natural
and legitimate progress during the past
few years. so that the people generally
will disregard undue personal ambi-
ton and will work together. joining
hands for the protection and promo
tion of the welfare Of all alike. having
a disposition TO utilize 10 the best ad-
vantage the privileges which this
country affords. II will only be a ques-
I ton Of time-and short at that-when
the United States will be firmly estab
lished as the leading country OF the
world
Judge Gary gave Il as his opinion
that the European war resulted from
the struggle for commercial supremacy
or this. at least. had decided in
fuence upon It's precipitation.
Mr.. Gary reviewed the iron and steel
trade not only Of the United States.
+ but OF the world, in touching upon the
amicable relations existing between
I the business men Of various European
nations aud those OF the United States
I following the meeting OF the represen-
/ tatives OF the iron and steel manufac-
turing Industries OF the world in Eu-
I rope three years ago.
1T is wise for all Of Us today" he
added. TO place our faith in the Won.
derful possibilities of this country. In
this connection Il is to be remembered
there Is a growing sentiment through
out the country In favor OF just and
fair treatment 70 al the people and all
departments Of human endeayor. There
Is a decided change for the better in
this respect Much has been said dur
4 ing the last feW years In favor Of &C
cording fun attention 10 the rights OF
individuals. particularly those less for
tnnate In the contest 10 acquire the
comforts OF life, and this Is right and
must not be minlmized nor interferred
with: bat In discussing these questions
writers and speakers nave sometimes
been unreasonable In placing the
blame for Objectionable conditions
i However. i now seems clear that IN
the future greater regard will BE- had
for the rights aud interests % all
classes Of people without discrimina.
ton