Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
AMERICA NEED NOT FEAR
EUROPEAN COMPETITION
For Many Years 10 Come, BeIligcr-
ents Will BE Working to Recover
From Effects of War.
MUST CONTINUE TO BUY IN L. S
Robert Pinot, General Secretary of
Organization Which Represents
Steel and Iron Manufactures of
France, Discusses Conditions.

IARlS, December ll.--That the VOL
umc Of business between the United
states and Europe will not cease with
the war; that the United states will
not for several years have to fear
European competition in manufactured
products, is the opinion expressed here
by Robert Pinot. general secretary OF
the comitc DIES FORCES de France This
organization is the official representa-
tive OF the Crcusot works and all the
other iron and steel manufacturers of
France. ana the medium through which
the French government is now sccur-
ing large quantities OF war munitions
for the use OF the French and Rus
sian armies
In an Interview Mr. Pinot said
IT is unfortunately true that we
must look to the United States for
several years to supply us with money
or credits and with raw and manu-
featured materials. I say this is nm
fortunately true because realize that
We Will bc working for the next
twenty Years TO pay what we owe. Not
before that time can we begin TO nut
any profits In our own pockets Tnc
rear that so soon rs the war is ended
In" manufacturers now busy making
arms and cannon and shells will con-
vert their factories into the making
OF products 10 compete with yours is
ungrouuied
While We French iron and steel men
,,,,,,,;,;. SUI piisihS WORK III our
800 us "''ir we are turning out
r,, ny r."s i,sh factories. while
our people have shown n marvellous
example OF improvisiou, while We have
done All this with our best plants
ana our mines in the hands of the Ger
.a,,,r, SuPcFhunah. We
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We Will have Ia cou,inuc IN h,,r ~
YOU. as We are now doing for war sun
plies.
What chance is there for the Amer
ican I" d" u steady business with rs
| ioh" after the war is over. 10 follow
up ana establish himself in the bust
ness now begun am not n prophct
and the war Is not yet over but her.
Is fact TO he considered bv the
American manufacturers SO far as
D
men mad begun tn do SURPRISING
business IN the few years before the
war we wer" not only filling the de-
mhnds made in this line on the home
market. but We were beginning to go
INTO tue foreign trade. France had
almost ceased l" he an agricultural
, nation. believe, too that our Drod-
hc'S were TN" most perfectly made in
the world They were made to stand
UP I" wear. wont say that we were
riSht ~ manufacturing this way, that
'ht american method Is not the bet
Ter: hut our customers demanded long
wearing articles. and we satisfied their
demands. An American locomotive ia
huiit To last seven Yeas. whereas. the
railroads We supnly want them to last
thirty years This is condition the
American must meet in future rompc-
tition with us
INCREASING IMPORTS
Or COTTON ERoN :, .