The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-07-30
N.ESSENTIAL STEEL
NEEDS TO Be CUT
NATIONS Military PROGRAM
WILL TAKE PRACTICALLY
ENTIRE PRODUCT OF
COUNTRY.

New York, July 29.-Demands of
government and private war indus
tries for steel have reached such
huge proportions with repeated ex-
panson of the nations military pro-
gram that the allotments to less in
dustrial' manufactures must be
continually reduced, j. L. Replogle,
federal steel administrator, an
nounced here today
Mr.. Replogle, after conierring with
Chairman Schwab, director general
Of the emergenc fleet corporation;
Edward N Hurley, chairman of the
United States shipping Board, }. A.
Bonner, representing the American
iron & Steel Institute and holders Of
the country's leading steel firms, de-
clared there was TO cause for alarm
over the steel situation as it affects
ship building, munitions making and
other activities vital to the war.
Mr. Replogle said that the greatest
difficulty the government faces is
not shortage Of steel, in general,
but inability of mills. owing to linn
lied equipment to turn out the varie d.
ties Of the product in greatest de-
mand in sufficient quantity. This con-
ditiCn is being met as rapidly as pos -
sa.le, he asserted, by turning out the
required machinery.
Development Of the shipbuilding
industry far beyond the most san
guine estimates of a year ago, Mr.
Replogle continued, has created a
demand for plate steel which has ex-
ceeded the capacity of all the plants
equipped for this style OF work. Steel
for munitions and for other war sup
plies also has been required by the
government in greater quantities
than the manufacturers have been
able TO meet. Obviously. the admin
/ istrator said, steel has been available
for industries not essential in the
prosecution of the war but the allow
ances to these concerns, he declared
| viii grow less and less as equipment
is installed in the more essential
| industries
Mr. Replogle announced that III
conference at Washington tomorrow
lnith representatives of the war in
dustries board and the emergency
fleet corporation. distribution will bt
made Of the available supply of stee
to the various shipyards and other
work plants, together with allot-
ments to private indusu.
Mr. Schwab was enthusiastic over
the future of American shipbuildina
when he came out of the conference
with the steel men He said there
was no reason for unusual alarm, ,
in regard to the supply of manufac-
| tured material for steel ship
Steel in large quantities is avail
able said Mr. Schwab. 'The only
question is it's distribution and thai
will be taken care of by Mr Replogie
and his conferees'
Mr. Schwab said he wished to di.
pei belief in some quarters thai
the emergency fleet corporation ha(
not been given adequate corporation
by the war industries board
| The war industries board has beer
q most potent factor in carrying on
the shipbuilding program" declared
the head of the government ship.
| yards
| Bernard Baruch and Mr. Reploslt
have given us all possible aid Wha
we are striving for now is TO fill u;
some of the gaps created by tn,
+! extraordinary demand for steel w,
have determined what is needed ant
are acquainting the steel men will
our requirements"
Mr.. Hurley also commended tn,
CO. operative attitude OF the war in
dustries board He called attention
to the unexpected expansions of tn,
military program and the resultan
demands of the war, navy and ship