The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-07
STEEL IS CUT OFF
FROM INDUSTRIES
NOT VITAL TO WAR
Manufacture Of Pleasure
Cars to Stop Until
Peace Returns.
OTHER LINES HIT
Government Bends Fl
forts to Bring About
Increased Produc-
ton Of Metal.
OTHER LINES HIT

Washington. June 6.--Nou-es-
sential industries tonight were cut
off from steel and iron by action
of the war industries board IN
agreement with the american
Iron and Steel institute.
The order Is effective nj once
No manufactures not producing
for the war Will he permitted 10
have iron or steel, unless every
war requirement has been salts
fed and the director of steel sup
n,y reports that the United States
and the, allies will require All the
steel that can he produced TINS
year.
Tspansion of the iron and Steet
manufact cries of the country Is To
N. brought about Systematically 10
take care OF the increasing war
needs. A committee Of the tnsti-
tute. with 4. Leonard Repiogie
steel director. will study the needs
, of every department and agency
and make n report with recon.
mendations for tho stimulation OF
iron and steel production.
The entire steel supply of the
nation will be under absolute gov
eminent control by priorities. the
material to he distributed only i'm
the following order, subject 10
changing conditions:
ships, aircraft, munitions.
Military and naval supplies and
operations.
Steel for the production OF ford
tydttst nj
For clothing manufacture, rail-
roads. public utilities.
The manufacture of aufomo-
hiles for pleasure purposes II the
largest industry cut of from sup
plies. This means there will bc no
more pleasure cars made during
the war. Already the automobile
industry faced suspe n ~ on
through the restriction OF chrome
ore imports to the absolute needs
OF the government. in order to
save ship tonnage, and chrome ore
IL essential TO automobile steel.
Now the stoppage of pieasure-car
making is certain.
Bernard NJ. Raruch, chairman OF Il
war Industries hoard. tonight MAJ
The following statement in answer
Inquiry concerning the automobile Il
austry:
mere will not he enough steel X
10Th war needs and civilian needs tt
steel needed for war purposes Will n
be curtailed The supply for civilif
needs must be. II there should be al
surplus. II will be distributed equitah
among all non-essential Industries
That there will he no such surpl
n indicated not only by Director Re
losle's statement that the war will r
ouire every ton. but also by the IA
that the steel mills now have on the
books untitled orders for steel approx
mating 1900, 900 tons. which is mo
than half Of the entire product +
the first year of the war.
Furthermore, the steel productit
in prospect is so inadequate to Il
known needs. especially for shir
which head the list as the most esse
tial item of war needs. that Charl
NJ. Schwab director-general OF Il
Emergency Fleet corporation, has be-
giving much Of his time to the eXpa
sion of steel production,
Under head OF military and nav
is included building co
struction for government needs al
for the same; under Il
head of food is included all too
utensils. implements, machinery a.,
eouipment required for productio
and distributing. millin
canning, refining. or DO
Soods and feeds, also collateral indu
tries, such as making binder twin
insecticides and fungicidt
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