South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-12

NEW YORK Aug. 11-This not be trade
struggle the shoulders of business depends
TO great sxtcnt the successful prosecution of it.
Especially is this true in Great Britain and the
Unite States. In Germany before the the corpo-
rate interests such as the steamship lines banks and
factories were closely linked with the government in
an efficient race world leadership. The government
aided them; quite naturally they aided the government
when war broke out.
With Great britain and the United States situa-
ton IS changed and instead of war being pushed
finish way the other by the government
with little aid outside of boating issues the bust
ress men have taken over details lack of action on
which might be fatal
Great Britain has several hundred of the most eff
oient and powerful business i'm the country per-
forming innumerable tasks 10 conduct the a
strictly business basis The number i'm this country
larger with the list growing daily.
The services of none of these men whether they be
English or American could he purchased. Their
ing capacity virtually unlimited. Yet all of them
have given without qualification their time
aiding their country. II is not alarm
isl view 20 think what would have have happened to
the cause Of the allies business stepped
I'm and did whas they have done and doing
SEEMING RESULTS.
Not OF cours. that public knows just what either
the British board the national advisory commission
of the national council this country has done
They results publicity. and for this IL is
possible only have faint idea of their achievements
requires strong imagination visualize just what
they have done their general results cutting
ornamental red tape purchasing supplies quickly and
econouicaIy auayzng the Of the nation
MIN The ~ a. tilfzina ever bit of power are almost
sutncient iu themselves.
over i'm England public recognition was given the
business man ny Eonar Law, member of the war coun-
eli. the house of commons. The ministry of muni-
tons he said is body OF business men more com
peteut believe. than that to be found i'm any indus
trial uuderta>us iu the country"
The cIothiuE department of the British war office
has more than hundred men attached 90 il alone
who leaders i'm their particular field before
the outbreaks of hostliues three years ago. Bonar
the time If his address i'm parliament stated
they cosId Dee bought by salary the house
of commons could possibly give them. These men
who have volunteered their services British
eruWeu and WHO virtually working their heads of
for i are the very men who are directly responsible
ENGINEERS N SERVICE.
They are the ones who budecd and bored and tun-
combines and who have amazed men accustomed 70
government routine hy the way which they have
ousted the old slow easy going methods.
None OF these men was especially DESTROYS Of heing
known. they did care embazou their names be-
fore the public Perhaps hut few Of the British aside
from those i'm shipping circles. knew Andrew Weir
who is now earH eyor-general OF supply the British
office let be was one Of The foremost ship
builders the CLYDE before the war ana is saw
methods.
The new financial secretary TO the chancellor of the
exchequer is SIR Samuel Hardman Lever lie wa.
never a member OF the house of parliament and foI
this there many grows when he was named
millions OF dollars shipping is controlled hy Sir Jo
seph Naclay a formidable business man ON the Clyde
who was called into service and who has since mad,
remarkable Roadway with a diicult proposition.
Sir Eric Geddes made possible the Transporting o
troops from one sector OF the western front an
other set politics has always been distastefu hin
and he hitherto confined himself strictly the big ol
or running the Northeastern railway.
COMDRAN ~ WAR.
a mighty job faces Lord Ccwdray. head OF the ali
hoard. and has faced him since he took office lie Il
~ Ter ID
head Of The old Of that name that successful,
battIed wiki the standard oil Go. Lord Cowdray him
self personally directed many % the marvellous ensi
ueernz reat- firm has carried through iu MeNic,
md L-r.a. q III. r-.rLneL. Sr Erue-t william