The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-26
President of Steel Corporation
Declares Every Facility
Should Be Used to Aid In.
dustrial Expansion.
NEED OF MERCHANT
MARINES STRESSED
People Willing to Submit Tenn.
porarily Even to Sneers and
Insults to Prevent War. De-
clares Speaker.


Nsw YORK. Mty -h bcclaring that
the United state, was rapidly becum-
ms the leader among The nations of
the world aud thJ, ' was high time
tor every one tu understand that u
lGrR, majority oi the people of the
United states viii insist upon the
utIzatioa of every facility 20 pro-
tpct aud to houoruy further the in
tcr,n,s OF their own country" Judge
l.lhcrt a. GARY spoke her" today at
the gLrual meeting uf the American
l.oI. aud steel Institute ON what he
considered "moncutous questions.
inv Giving life. liberty and happiness.
1T is hAely. opportunity viii be
given to the voters tu CIV" expression
To- tleir views N the near future re
lating tu some OF these questions. he
said "Th" large majority haN" e.
ftl'nd5 ioeling toward business sue
ces.. large or small, su long as 10 BE-
dccoutly aud fairly conducted
we believe thoroughly IN the res
ulatiop end restraint of business but
oniy IN sLch way "a To prcvout harm
and iHIuit to the public interest. Tn.
government and the business men
should WorA IN harmony
'Our export business is large aud
decreasing The total exports for
March Of this year We're $illt1d.53S
il value. an Increase OF Sl1I.sGs,1sG
over March, 1873.
The 1arkc,s Of the world are mul-
tipiyiEg o. number ana increasing in
.mp,rruoc. We are hoping Tor open
ports in cyyiy country. We have not
heretofore had our proportionate
share OF this trade. one reason for
the limited amount of our export
business In the past is found IN the
la0k ot ships owned, controlled and
,p,tatod by Americans We have
been murc or less subjected to the
dom nation, Of foreigners.
When the present wars nr" ended
these conditions Nlll bee even worse
than they have been before unless
u ere are adopted laws or amend
iprnts that VIII place our merchant
marine on an equality with that ct
Jthof ruuuns
W. drr ia favor OF peace for our
nation. u,t az any price, but We
would, If roccssar, pay literally for
IL. W. would night any other nation.
but only d,icnsNcly
so anxious are our people 20 avoid
trouble and Co maintain a peace foot
ing. they are wiling tu submit tens
pprarily oven 'u sucrrS ana insults.
before they viii assume an offensive
attitude ana run tuu RISK Of precipi-
tatiur u war unnecessarily. This Is
strong statement but u represents
/ the real attitude OF large majority
! ui our people.
"lf the United states Is to assume
! aud maintain the important position
among nations that has been thrust
upon her. she must be possessed OF
/ the same elements OF power and
strength that others have She must
/ bee prepared TO protect her commerce
on the scas she must DE ready ~
lsuppurt other nations IN the lnsistcnye
] that the ports of an toroign friendly
! nations shall remain free and open "a
Ian Aud even more important "a
consider We would DE able to exert a
powerful uuucuc, "a aiding and cycn
compellug international peace
| In closing Judge Gary said
! There s not intended 20 be nor i'
there any question ~ politics involv'
cd In what has been said, uotwtth,
standing there ma, pc differences ol
I opinion held oy persons uf different
political par'lc. concerning some Of
rhe points discussed The steel In
dustry is good better Than ever he