The Arvada enterprise., 1917-07-19
FORGET PROFITS;
WIN The WAR
President Wilson Appeals to Bus
mess Interests Of Country.
JUST PRICES IS HIS DEMAND
Business Should Not Take Toll on
Men in Trenches, Says the Chief
Exeeutive-Ship Owners
Are Condemned.

Are Condemned.
Washington.-Presid Wilson ap-
pealed to the country's business In
terests Wednesday to put aside every
selfish consideration and to give their
aid to the nation as freely as those
who 20 to offer their lives on the bat
tleneld.
In a statement addressed to the coal
operators and manufacturers he gave
assurance that Just prices will be paid
by the government and the public dur
ing the war, but warned that no at
tempt to extort unusual profits will be
tolerated.
"Your patriotism" said the presi-
dents appeal, '1s Of the same self
denying stuff as the patriotism Of the
men dead and manned on the fields Of
France, or 1t is no patriotism ut all.
Let us never speak, then, Of profits
and patriotism in the same sentence.
II shall expect every man who is not
q Stacker to be at my side throughout
this great enterprise. In 1t no man
can win honor who thinks of himself"
Condemns ship Owners.
The president declared there must
be but one price for the government
and for the public. He expressed con-
fldence that business generally would
be found loyal to the last degree, and
that the problem of wartime prices.
which he declared will mean victory
or defeat" will be solved rightly
through patriotic cooperation.
In unmeasured terms, however, Mr..
Wilson condemned the ship owners Of
the country for maintaining schedule
Of ocean freight rates which has
placed almost insuperable obstacles
in the path of the government.
Presidents Call.
The presidents statement follows:
"The government is about to attempt
to determine the prices at which 1t
will ask you hencefOrth to furnish va
rious supplies which are necessary for
the prosecution of the war, and vari-
Gus materials which will be needed In
the industries by which the war must
be sustained. We shall, Of course try
to determine them justly and to the
best advantage Of the nation as
whole: but justice Is easier to speak
Of than to arrive at and there are
some considerations which I hope we
shall keep steadily in mind while this
particular problem Of justice is being
worked out.
Promises Just Price.
Therefore I take the liberty of
ctr
the situation and of the principles
which should guide both the govern
ment and the mine owners and man,
ufacturers Of the country in this diff
fcult matter.
"A Just price must, Of course, be
paid for everything the government
buys. BY just price mean a price
which will sustain the industries con-
cerned In q high state Of efficiency.
provide a living for those who con.
duct them. enable them to pay good
wages. and make possible the ex.
pansiOns Of their enterprises which
will from time to time become neces-
sary as the stupendOus undertakings
Of this great war develop.
Must Face the Facts.
1--WE could not wisely or reasonably
do less than nav such prices. They
are necessary for the maintenance
and DEVELOPMENT of industry. and the
maintenance and DEVELOPMENT OF in.
dustry are necessary for the grent tnsk
we have In hand,
"But l trust that we shnlI not sur
round the matter with n mist OF sen.
timent. Fncts are our mnstcrs now
We ought not to put the acceptnnce
of such prices on the ground of patri.
otism."
Patriotism has nothing to do with
profits In a case like this. Patriotism
and profits ought never I'm the present
circumstances be mentioned together.
at is perfectly proper to discuss
profits as IL mntter Of business, with n
view to maintaining the integrity of
capital and the efficiency OF labor In
these tragical months, when the lib.
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