Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
GOOD CONDITION
MOTOR INDUSTRY
Bright News From Washington
Says Factories Not Facing
Critical Condition.
ADVERSE REPORTS DENIED
H. A. Citizens, of Federal Rub
ber Company, Makes OPP
timistic in Chicago.

The recent encouraging news from
Washington to the effect that th"
automobile industry is not facing IN"
critical situation, which reports had
credited II with. has not only re-
suited In renewed activity in motor
vehicle plants but it has sent a wave
Of optimism surginE thru the auto
mobile accessory and equipment in
lustry.
II. A. Citizens. general sales mana
ger of the Federal Rubber company,
Of Cudahy Wis. made this plain IN
. luncheon address IN Chicago the
other day.
While Citizens carefully avoided
making definite predictions concern
ing the future of the motor vehicle
business. he declared emphatically
that careful study Of the tituation
could result only I'm an optimistic
viewpoir' of trade conditions during
the coming months. Obviously. he
explained. the future of every manu-
featuring business depends on Inc
progress Of the war
Nevertheless" ne said. there ~
nothing in the cards at present 10 ir-
dicate that II Will be necessary for the
suspension OF such an important
and necessary product as motor ears
On the other hand, the men who con-
trol the destinies of the nation arc
going TO the eXtreiHe in contradiciing
the charge that there Is any thot Oh
seriously imperiiine the third largest
industry in the country
''As matter e fact, the create"
part, of the protest hurled against
con <rssmen when lhe industry was
UNDERGOING it's most bitter attacks a
few weeks ago did not come from the
more prominent manufacturers. They
said practically nothing to the news
papers and went about their business
ls Usual, firm in the conviction that
'he men who make our laws arc
worthy Of the confidence we place In
them. Being worthy Of that conn
dence. they are necessarily fair in
their decisions and We can dcpeni
upon their protection.
Manufacturers Not Pcssimistic.
Instead Of getting excited over tn"
affair. saying lots of things they
cever Intended to say and mourning
the animosity Of official Washington,
hey went down 10 the capitol ana
ccnvincinrly pointed out 10 congress
men how they we're wrong In their
did not face difficult argument.
The facts were all in their favor.
They simply declared that II the umc
comes when II H. necessary for us 10
sacrifice on whole business in the
interest ~ tins war We viii do SO withe
out hesitation Put. until That time
comes we feel thai we are enutle 1
20 the respect ana support Of the M
tion and We know that when con
grcSs understands the real Cnndluons
we will get that respect and support
The result is that the early
charges OF tremendous Curtn iment
~ output excessive taxation direful
scarcity ~ materials and so ON have
been branded as haselcss I'm fact ami
unauthorized in the hcgnning.
''Such n spirit of co-opctation, as
that now manifest between feor Ia.
authority and the industries which ~
10 make mp the automobile trade eau
not help but Toe conducive toward
healthful trade conditions.
In the Federal pant. we noted the
chaRe for the better in the Senti-
mCnt IF the automobile mon, almost
rs soon AS the encouraging reports
started coming ont Of Washington
orders which had hcen held up ror
several weeks came thru In quantities
some of them 81. rrityinE larger dc
liveries Of tires than we had dreamed
ot few weeks ago.
For This reason It can De stated
emphauCally that 1918 prospects aro
most encouraging for the Federal
Rubber company