Arizona republican., 1917-12-09
AUTO INDUSTRY
 MIGHT NUT BE
 CURED BY WAR

Tho action of the governments of 'he allies in restricting the use of au- tomobiles to governmental purposes, has naturally aroused much specula- ton as 10 the probable attitude of our authorities in this country concerning the use of automobiles There has been much diversity of opinion as to just how far the needs of the nation. In prosecuting the war, would affect the use of motor cars.
 The apparently inexhaustible supply of gasoline and the enormous produc- ton of cars have led some to suggest that, after all there would be no cur tailment of their use. Others have predicted extremely severe restrictions lThe statement of MT F. A. Soldering. president of the Goodyear Tire & Rub Der company of Akron, Ohio in this connection, is therefore of timely in- terest to all motorists and to the auto mobile industry in general
 Mir. Soldering is a director of the United States chamber of commerce, and in close touch with the program of the government concerning the war For some time he has been in almost constant association with the big men who have been formulating the plans for winning the war, spending several days each week at Washington, in conference.
 The government at Washington is doing some things that startle us, says Mir. Seiberling, "because We do not have a proper understanding of what that program is. Much has been said about stopping the automobiles This is all nonsense Tho government is going to lay it's heavy hand on the non essential industries. But the rub Der business and the automobile busi- ness are not in that class. They arc essential industries.
 Just because in England and France the usc of automobiles had to be checked, it does not follow that we have parallel conditions here. You mus, remember that in England and France they arc dealing. not with % cent gasO- line but with Sl00 and Sl25 gasoline and that over there the man power is exhausted. almost to the last man. They 'iave to get every man available. ever from the essential industries, on the battle front They want the automo- piles to run for government purposes When 1 was there in 1915, they were already 'boohing' automobiles along the streets of London.
 But we are not going to get to tha point in this country Here We hay, a tremendous area, and a great amoun of transportation is necessary. Tn, railroads have broken down and can. not carry it. The automobile fits il For the direct purpose of the war to greater extent than we have yet dis covered. The commercial end of tn, business will expand tremendously More commercial cars will be mad than we have ever dreamed Of I'm joy riders will be clipped off, but tha does not mean that the man who take his family out for a ride on a Sunda, or holiday 10 get rcadjustment prob ably for the tension of the week, Wil be criticized.
 "On the contrary, it is the rationa things that ought to be done. The lin of demarcatiOn can never be draw very clearly, but it will not be drawl so arbitrarily that a man will be crti cized for taking his family out for Rdc, as is the case in England / great many of the cars now runnin, will take off their touring bodies an, other bodies put on to work economi cally for war purposes. Tires will b used right along, more and more ever year, no matter what happens. Tn tire industry is essential, and it is go ing on, notwithstanding the production of automobiles may be cut.
 'In the ultimate working out of tn governments program We are going t find out that we must all make sacri fices for the one great purpose of win ming the war. That program is goin to carry with it a tremendous read justment in business. In this countr we have all been individuals, and ou success as a people has been largel because as individuals, each one of u could develop the power and possibili ties within us, and we have with am bition and enthusiasm, worked out ou individualistic thought.
 We are going to find that we mus work more as a whole for the on thing. the plan of the government. W are starting in Washington now, wheI wc have democratic form of govern