The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-30
Judge Gary's Animating Address

Judge Gary's Animating Address
 Judge E. H. Gary, president of the American Steel and Iron institute and chairman of the United States Steel corporation, delivered an address of more than ordinary interest at the opening session of the seventh gen eral meeting of the institute yester- day.
 No man in the business world is more highly esteemed than Judge Gary and few men in public life occupy so conspicuous a position as he Ever since the steel corporation was formed he has been a familiar national fig ure, and his published speeches and statements have won for him a wide reputation for frankness and tactful- ness as we'll as acumen and breadth of view. Everything he says for pub lication bearing on business affairs has its optimistic side, no matter how disturbed or unsatisfactory industrial conditions may be at the time.
 Judge Gary's address to the institute was characteristic. The note of optim- ism was there, and whenever Judge Gary is taking a bright view in the face of business inertia or depression 1t has strong basis in reason. q am an optimist in principle as well as in practice" said he. ''There is always a bright side, although it may be tenn porarily obscured." Judge Gary re- viewed briefly the course of the steel business during the past year and pre- sented few statistics of worldwide import bearing especially on the fu- ture development of this country. He then went on to predict that in many important respects business conditions in the United States for the next three months at least would be better than they have been for the last three months, "As to the long future," said he, j"1 do not hesitate to say, with em- phasis, that the opportunities for prog ress and success in this country are greater than ever before"
 Judge Gary is not only an optimist, but he has the fraternal spirit and very broad human sympathies. He believes in the old adage, Live and let live" He holds that
 If we can get out of the ruts of
 antasonisms, inconsistency, distrust.
 hypocrisy, individual indifference to
 the rights and interests of others,
 which seem to have prevented natural
 and legitimate progress during the
 last few years, so that the people
 generally will disregard undue personal
 ambition and will work together. join
 ing hands for the protection and pro-
 motion of the welfare of all alike hay
 ing disposition to utilize to the best
 advantage the privileges which this
 country affords. it will be only a
 question of time, and short at that,
 when the United States will be firmly
 established as the leading country of
 the world"
 Judge Gary urged that all present at the institute meeting place their faith in the wonderful possibilities of this country, and in that connection he asked his hearers to remember that there was a genuine sentiment throughout America in favor of just and fair treatment to all the people and all the departments of human en- deavor. It now seems clear, he ob- served, that in the future greater re- gard will be had for the rights and interests of all classes without dis crimination-equal justice to all, rich or poor, strong or weak. In touching upon the war, Judge Gary advocated strongly arbitration of all inter- national disputes.
 In nearing the end of his address Judge Gary congratulated the insti- tute on it's success in bringing about new order of things in business-con- fidence in each other, a recognition of the interests of ones neighbors, better understanding of business obli- gations. "You can," said he, faith fully represent your stockholders or the owners of your properties and in- dulge in the keenest competition with out doing anything that is destructive or oppressive or unfair"
 It was an animating address throughout-one of the best, perhaps. of the many admirable addresses that Judge Gary has delivered in the recent years. It is published in full in to- days Age-Herald, and every citizen. especially every business man, should