Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-08
LOCAL CONCERNS
BENEFIT BY WAR
Export Business Will Increase
Owing to Halt of Bust
ness in Europe.
TO HAVE NO COMPETITION
Need Of Merchant Marine Is Felt
Illinois Association Adopts
Resolution at Meeting.

While it is too early as yet 20 deter
mine what general effect the Euro
peaa conflict will have on the export
business in which the big implement.
farm machinery. automobile and gen
stated. "and If the opportunity is not
vitality interested. officials of the Mo-
line Pillow company today voiced SEN
timents that were echoed in other ex-
scutive Offices OF the city to the effect
that local industries will not be made
10 suffer as a result OF the European
turmoil
If anything. this IS the American
manufacturers opportunity" it was
past half dozen years. found their way
abused, an advance Of our business
abroad will result. Commerce and ag-
riculture, all the peaceful and nation
developing pursuits in all the Euro
pean powers. have become suddenly
paraIyzed The world was never be-
fore so completely dependent upon the
United States and its vast resources.
The one big difficulty TO overcome is
the matter OF ships 20 transport our
goods where they are needed
''MoIine-made goods have. during the
past half dozen years, found their way
into markets all through the continent
OF South America. Export business to
Argentina and the other surrounding
nations should increase in large meas
uTe. as there Is certain to be an ex-
cePtionaIly large demand for imple-
ments TO meet needs. which have for I
years largely been filled by European !
manufacturers in competition with our |
national trade. The war has halted /
all European export movements, par
ticularIy from Germany. and We Will /
he called upon TO make up the deficien-
cies.~
Marine is Needed. /
The idea that now is the appointed T:
time. if ever, for the United States 10
tuiId up an adequate merchant marine |
service TO facilitate world commerce
TO the extent 10 which the country i
has become interested was emphatic
ally urged yesterday at a luncheon OF |
The Illinois Manufacturers association I
IN Chicago. 4 committee with author
ity TO act was appointed TO represent |
this section of the country in the de-
iiberations. Monday in New York, of /
the National Foreign Trade Council. !
when plans for building a merchant I
marine will be formulated. z. y. Hur-
LIZ. vice president. and John VI. Glenn. /
secretary. both of the Illinois associa- !
tion, were named to attend the meet /
ing.
Resolution Adopted.
OF interest to local manufacturers
will be the following resolution adop- /
ted at the meeting in Chicago yester- |
day:
Free from all foreign entangIe- |
ments, the American people can only
deplore the lamentable catastrophe
which has befallen Europe In this
sympathy, deep and heartfelt, and &C
corded equally TO every warning ma
zion. the Illinois Manufacturers assO-
ciatiCn and its members join.
As American citizens, the manufac-
turers yield to no other interest the
first place as to patriotism and devo-
ton TO country. We wish to assure
the administration AT Washington that
our predominant thought is the welfare
% our whole country, and we commend
the action OF our president in his OF
fer OF mediation under article ; of The !