New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Packard Company
Claims Credit for
The Liberty Motor
Spent Half Million, Expert
mented Three Years,
Says F. S. Hare
Derides F alseEconomy
P. P. Lynn Presides at the
Sphinx Club Dinner; DR..
Blackford Speaks

"The way to win the war is to keep
business booming"
This was the gist of an argument
made by Emlen S. Hare. president OF
the Packard Motor Company. before
$50 prominent advertising men at the
157th monthly dinner of the SphlnN
Club given last night at the W abort
Astoria. Mr.. Hares subject was sue
cessful Business Is Our Best Weapon
to Win the War;
AS an instance of "the unselhshness
of business where the best interests OF
our government are concerned,' Mr..
Hare disclosed that the Packard Motor
Company, at an expense of So0O,0o
and three years of experiment, perfect
ed the Liberty" aviation motor, which
it handed over to the government With
out any remuneration in the way OF
advertising. That motor is now beng
used in the feet of aircraft which the
government is sending to fly over the
German lines.
"We withdrew our name from this
motor and give it to the government
because we felt this would help in the
furtherance Of the war plans said Mr..
Hare. "You men who understand the
value of advertising know just how
great this sacrifice was. You can read
lily imagine what it would have meant
to us if the most successful aviation
motor was blazoned all over this coun-
try and Europe as a Packard twin-six.
$50 business everywhere is CO.
operating with the government Ne
know that business will win the war.
Passive consent to this doctrine on
the part of the government is insult
ficient; the government must, for the
sake Of victory. proclaim thus doctrine
in the most positive manner, thereby
truly cooperating with business to the
same full and intelligent extent that
the government is asking business TO
cooperate with it.
Il have discussed this subject with
many men Of real achievement, and Il
is remarkable that, while they agree
with me, very few are shouting tne'r
belief from the housetops so that they
may be heard and thus be positive
influence for good.
There has been sucsh a wall for
false economy. which would more aptiy
be termed boarding. and so many dem
agogues. with more hair than brains
shout profiteering at the smallest cX-
cuse. that many business men hesitate
to speak out their beliefs for fear they
will be misinterpreted. Yet they need
not hesitate. for business has already
q
question and its willingness to make
any sacrifice where there is a CORE
spending gain to our government.
Germany has proclaimed that were
it not for the munitions and supplies
furnished the Allies by the business
interests of this country this war
would long since have been ended.
Such an ending would have meant Ger
many in the saddle and we under her
heel. SO it is apparent that even be-
fore the United States declared war
our successful business was protecting
our Country.
"Thc facts are that we We're vel
coined into this war by our allies, not
for our army-we had none; not for
our navy-it wasn't badly needed, but
for our vast potential power. the power
which we could take from our ware
houses of vast and varied resources.
Therefore, shall we encourage business
and increase demand so that this ware
house may be kept filled to the maxi
mum and always available to our gov
ernment, regardless of how heavy their
demands may be before the time Of a
victorious peace arrives, or shall we
discourage and dcpress business. there
by making the country poorer at d
time when we have the biggest tinanc
ing problem in our history on our
hands %
81 would like to point out that cur
government has thought too long in
terms of competition. and has foT too
long been a government of repression.
When they took over the railroads they
simply proclaimed that government
regulation was failure in this case
largely because they required the roads
to compete with one another under
threat Of criminal prosecution Now,
when they must operate them them
selves. there is a complete change of
form, and the cdict has gone forth that
cooperation must now take the place of
competition"
Preston p. Lynn, president of the
club was POSTMASTER. DR.. Katherine
NJ. II. Blackford spoke on "Character
Analysis in Selecting Employees"