The sun., 1919-05-24

rector Of the oflcial Bureau OF French
information. before 1900 members and
Euests or the American Iron and Steel
institute, which held its annual dinner
at the Hotel Pennsylvania last night.
AS asked you two years ago 10
prmg your steel sword TO our nelp.'
said MT knecht. Il ask you to-day. on
oensi our millions Of dead and
wounded. OF millions of refugees and
Iun'eu populations to have, like us and
AL our great allies, a will of iron in the
normal execution of the restitutions
reparations and guarantees which infer
national justice will impose upon Ger
many.
III we had had Bismarck or Hinden-
ourS at the Peace Conference the peace
treaty would have been a treaty OF iron.
me delegates of the Allies are only i'm
posing treaty OF broad justice. Against
tne German blum let us unite our iron
WIN. Against German insolence, against
herman hypocrisy let us be as Just TO
.ne pi.iIui victims OF German brutality
as to the torturers.
france has won an immortal. sp,r-
itual, moral and military victory. The
people OF France do not deserve to suf-
ier an economic defeat and, with your
orotheriy help. we are going to do our
pest TO Improve our financial and indus
trial situation. The symbol of the eco
nomic revival of France Is the recent
reiishting of the first steel furnace of
northern France.
Albert Lebrun, Minister Of Liberated
Districts. who can be compared to Judge
Gary. Mr.. Farrell or Charles NJ.
Schwab, officially attended the cere-
mony at which one Of the furnaces of
Seneile Maubeuge was put UP az ain in &C.
ton He praised the spirit Of capital
ana labor and expressed the hope that.
even with the eight hour day, produc-
ton would be intensified and that the
steel industry Of France would never
work any more for war products"
War OF Steel.
Joseph g. Butler. Jr.. of Youngstown.
Ohio-"Uncle Joe." the steel men cali
him-said 1t had been a war of steel.
Men and food, heretofore the de-
termining elements of military power
were helpless without steel" declared
he. The vast armies engaged and the
wide ranges of the conflict only served
to emphasize Its Importance, and II was
this TACT that made Germany and her
allies formidable" :
MT Butler said that after the German
seizure of the mines Of Belgium, Russia
and northern France II became evident
that her steel production was more than
twice as great as that of her opponents
and that unless these conditions were
speedily remedied the war must end In
German triumph.
The steel manufacturers here, Mr..
Butler pointed out, advanced wages TO
total of considerably more than 100
per cent. thus enabling employees to
aid In the war loans. He explained
that the German system was not to raise
the money by popular subscription but
among profitesring manufacturers and
business men.
The total amount of American steel
ustd directly for war purposes could
aot Rave been less than $4,000 900 tons. -
concluded Mr.. Butler at is evident
that the industry as a whole furnished
not less than 100 600 men for national
service during this great struggle, as
well as that its expenditures for In
crease of productive capacity needed in
tho emergency. must have aggregated
more than $1,000. 900. 00O."
Judge Gary presided as POSTMASTER.