The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-06
SHOWS TEUTOA GRIP
ON STEEL INDUSTRY
Expert Says Enemy Now Controls
Through Conquest 6s Per Cent
Of Worlds Capacity,
GREAT DEPOSITS IN RUSSIA
Former Carnegie Official Believes
Allies VIII Never Make Peace tn
I'll Situation IL Changed

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/ ''4"'" 'tit ut As'''''i say
An the developments have proven
coaclus!vely that the Wagtng of war
by industrial nations, such as thos"
now f1ghttnE involves immense
quantities OF nreartns OF all Stzes ana
classes as wen rs unthouEht-of sup
plies OF nrolecttles This IS equally
true of all means of transportation on
land either by railroad or motor car,
and IS also true as regards aIrshlps,
surface boats. and submarines
Metals are necessary for All these
things. and Of all these metals iron,
ia some form or other, holds the para
mount place The object OF this ar
.ticle is 10 exhibit concisely the situa-
.ttrn TODAY at the beginning Of The
ffth year Of The war, as regards the
manufacture Of steel--thc modern
form Of iron. All tie arts OF metal
lurgy require heat and for its produc-
tton coal is generally used This Is
especially true in the modern manu-
facture of iron. So This article will
briefly comprise coal
Supplies of Iron Ample
within a few months after the
iciithreak of hostildies the central
powers were in possession Of Luxem-
burg Releium Northern France, and
Russian Poland. thus obtaining con-
troll or the large iron Industries To-
Gated in those countries. Since then.
/ the collapse OF the Russian empire
/ has occurred, and the central en-
pres are now in possession of South
tern European Eusst1, giving them the
/ control OF practically all the iron in
! dustry of Russia
There has been no necessity dur
/ ing the war for the central empires
70 bUtfd additional iron making c1pI=
cities for the reason that the facth-
ties al their disposal ever since August
1 ]. 1914 have been sufficient for their
needs. even at the high rate OF de
mand fer military purposes caused by
the war. Taking INTO account the
known hgufes OF steer making III an
the territories now controlled by the
central empires the ,total capaellg ~
their disposal ~ present amounts 10
about "9soV"'Vpo IONS q h,eel 'iiboiS
per annum. or ABOUT ''oVV'oVV toms
per month. -,-.
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the war l4'Er P"ire''"ee VI '''1
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