El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
MOTORINDUSTRY
IS IN No DANCER
John N. WHY'S Writes Of
Conditions Brought
About by War.
BY JOHN n. WILLYs.
President WiIlys-OverlaEd, he.

The government Is industry's best
friend. Were industry 10 be imperilled
AZ this time the war would be over
very soon. with a victory for our enc
niles. Industry furnishes the life
blood for q country at war as well as
z country al peace. Without indus-
trial activity hundreds OF thousands
of men would be out Of work, prod
ucts Of all kinds would cease to be
manufactured in adequate Quantities
and a financial panic would be the
Obvious result
No government, therefore. viii fail
70 support Industry, especially In try
ing times Ike these.
Because the automobile business
represents the third largest Industry
"a the United States we manufactur-
ers have a right TO believe that we
VIII receive every possible encourage
requirements Of motor car consumers
during the war.
furthermore. the automObil util-
ity record Is one that Immediately
places Il in the ranks Of the most nee
essary commodities
From the government standpoint
how HOuld We efficiently get food.
clothing. ammunition and other nee
essary fighting equipment to our
armies without motor cars? We could
not DO II and al the same time cum
pete on an even basis with the Oppos-
ing forces.
100000 Trucks IN Europe.
IN Europe there are already 100000
motor trucks In war service. not TO
mention the tens OF thousands OF pas
senger cars, motor ambulances, and
50 on.
Paris was saved by the running Of
100000 French troops in passenger
cars. omnibuses and taxicahs from be-
hind Paris for the battle Of the Marine.
Nerdun was saved BY motor u ks
when supplies were made available
that could have been obtained In no
British Knight motored tanks. a
product OF the automobile Industry.
brought q victory al Cambria
Heavy guns. so essential in this
war, are hauled into position by mo-
Tor vehicles. Armored motor cars
have been used most successfully
against rifle and machine sun fire.
The Liberty airpiane engine was
developed in automobile factories by
automobile engineers and they are to
be built by the tens Of thousands this
coming year. The automobile pro-
ducers also developed the standard
ICED army motor trucks
Just as the automobile business
has made the airplane possible, SO are
the manufacturing facilities of the in
dustry sufficiently extensive to pro-
dEce most OF the materials required
by the army with the exception Of
Much War Goods Made.
Already. we are making not only
motor trucks. passenger vehicles. am
balances and tractors for the govern
snent. but also scale gun caissons and
par ;, rec0il checks, mine anchors and
shells II, furthermore. is entirely
feasible for the industry 10 produce
steel helmets, all sorts OF forgings.
stampings, castings tents wagon
covers and so On
The rubber dire companies are even
now making gas masks and fabric for
airplanes and balloons
In response to the call Of the war
board, motor vehicles are rapidly
coming 70 the relief Of the congested
railroads pproximately 2,700.0O0
passenger cars are at work in rural
communities. replacing horses. carry
ing millions OF pounds OF produce to
marker and saving farmers countless
Eaillions OF dollars and hours Of
time
In the cities. automobiles are used
BY statesmen. professional men and
solicitors 10 save time and increase
their usefulness, with the net result
q releasing more labor for Uncle
sam Consequently, the 4.00O.OO0 au-
tomobiles and 100000 trucks and de-
livery wagons that are now in use in
.America are q tremendous resource
III the government and one which i'm
pressively shows the necessity for
continued production OF motor cars
With man power more scarce than
ever before: with the horse and mule
market practically exhausted by the
war demands OF the last three years
more than half a million OF them hav-
lng been shipped abroad annually
since the outbreak Of the war-motor
cars are a necessity.
For these reasons the automo bile
industry is receiving whole hearted
government support