TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-09-18
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August gfd that rthe United States
Steel Corporation has obtained 4
Russian fail order amounting 10
oou, 900. Now Messrs Motgan,
Gary sad Converse SIRE members III
the Steel Trust board
The Wan Street Journal added
that 'the L~aekawauna Steel Com.
pany has been helped IN war orders
20 the extent of Sf.U00,Ooo lor rails
and steel Two OF the invited
patriots, Messrs. Cornelius Wander.
bilt and Ogden L. Mills, arc directors
Of this company.
The Wall Street Journal further
related on May iths "The Pres
ident of the National Surety Com
pany estimates that 81 800, 100000 in
war material has been contracted
for, The estimate Is based on the
applications Tor surety bonds which
his company has received" Strange
10 relate, we find among the direct
ors OF the National Surety Company
the name Of Mr.. Frederic r. Coudert
who, in the public prints, so bitterly
denounces Germany every time a
delicate diplomatic crisis occurs
between that country and our own.
Surely, Mr.. Coudcrt does not desire
to see this country 60 TO war on be-
half Of his beloved France, that the
National may underwrite more sure
ty bonds5
ne colonel UnnaSked
Again we find that on May 4th
the Wall Street Journal informs the
Street that the international Nickel
Company is enjoying an improve
ment in its business because Of the
increase in the consumption of
nickel brought about by the war. "
And what do we find heref oh.
shame to tell i'll Oh Colonel Col
onel, is it thus you dupe your coun-
trymen? Colonel Robert M. Thomp-
son is chairman Of the board Of the
international Nickel Company, and
among the directors are Messrs. Ed
nlund G. Converse, S. H. P. Pell,
and Seward Prosser.
The Wall Street Journal further
chronicles that the American Loco
motive Company's order for shrap-
mel amounts to approximately $685.
600, 000,' which must be Of specific
interest to Mr.. L. L. Clarke, one Of
the directors.
Westinghouse Electric & Man
n~facturing is one Of the deadliest Of
the war stocks" on the Stock Ex-
change, and Mr.. Paul d. Crayath is
a member of its board.
Another war stock" is General
Electric, one Of whose directing
geniuses is Mr.. Charles Steele, Of
]. p. Morgan & Co.
The Farmers Loan & Trust Com
pany is transfer agent for the Gem
eral Electric Company, and on the
company board we locate
Messrs. Percy Rockefeller and
A. Vanderlip.
The Guaranty Trust Company is
the transfer agent for the Westing-
American Car & Foundry,
Atlas Powder Company, Hercules
Powder Company, and other war
munitions concerns. Messrs. Daniel
6. Reid, Harry Payne Whitney, and
Thomas w. Lamont are its direct
ors.
The Bankers Trust Company is
transfer agent for the Baldwin Loco
Works, and among the
Of this concern are Messrs.
Hine, Dawson, and Converse.
So there, all the disinterested
patriots are accounted for, yea, even
founder OF the Navy League.
Why then, | ask, should not Col
onel Thompson's scheme to spend
S500,000,0 900 OF government money
have been enthusiastically adyocat-
ed by gentlemen so closely affil-
with the war munitions fact
Why should they not have
.eaned back in their chairs at the
obliging Colonel's luncheon, clinked
glasses rand cheered, laughing
their sleeves over the jest they
having at the expense Of their
,imple-minded countrymen, while
hey slapped their capacious pockets
the hope of soon secreting there
he $500, 100000 to be spent on
armament.
For, you see, the war in Europe
time will be ended, and the
Trusts war munitions plants
must not be idle. No, it is the duty |
If Wall Street patriots TO organize
Navy Leagues and National Seeur-
ty Leagues and the like, that the
government may be urged by the
treat patriotic clamor to spend vast
iums on war material.
Colonel, | have a further word to
to you. You are a personal
/ believe, Of Mr.. James Cor
Ion Bennett,* owner Of the Herald,
Who, / see, subscribed several thous-
md dollars to your singular scheme.
dr. Bennett is an expatriate, who is
frantically to this side of
he water that the United States
must join the wal to rescue his
country, France.