New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Declaration at Dinner for
Marshal Brings 1000
to Feet Cheering; Gary
Makes Similar Vow
FOch Given Ovation
AS He Enters Room
U. S. Steel Head Goes
Further Than Hughes
in Plea for Peace

Charles M. Schwab brought two thou.
sand diners to their feet cheering wild.
ly when he said last night at the Amer
ican Iron and Steel Institute dinner
to Marshal Foch in the Hotel Commo-
dore:
~ would willingly sink the Bethle-
hem Steel Company to the bottom of
the Atlantic if by doing so I could
bring peace to the world"
Earlier in the day at meeting of
the institute Judge Ebert H. Gary
aroused almost equal applause when he
declared the greatest business pros
perity and happiness in the history of
the world were about to be experienced
and that the highest wish of the steel
and munition manufacturers of this
country was to bring peace and good
will on eartn.
A tumultous ovation was accorded
Marshal Foch by the steel industry
leaders at the dinner. He was cheered
tor fully three minutes, when he arose
to speak, after he had been presented
with Wit solid gold punch bowl inscribed
From the American Steel Industry D
and after the singing of the "Marseil-
ialse~ and the "Star Spangled Banner, .
with calcium lights played upon Amer
lcan and French flags waving to the
breezes of concealed electric fans.
After referring to the "unjty Of
spirit, sentiment and ideals" which he
said pervaded the United States and
backed the men under his commend
during the World War, Marshal Foch
who spoke in French, gave praise to
the steel industry Of this country.
Foch Praises Steel Men
ut was due to the tremendous in
crease IN war materials that you gave
us that we were able to Law out our
plans and carry them forward to sue
cess" he said. "At no time did YOU
fa1i us. Permit me to salute this pow
erful industry in the most profound
gratitude"
Judge Gary, who presided, was the
first speaker. He began his address by
reviewing his part in commanding "the
largest organized army ever assem-
bled, and in paying tribute to him in
the highest terms.
But Marshal Foch," lie continued
was and is even bigger man in peace
than in war. This is because he abhors
the latter and loves the former. Fine
loyal soldiers are the first to enter war
IN defense of principle and country;
they would be the last voluntarily to
kill or fight for anything less.
ut is to be hoped that the dis
tnguished soldiers from the different
nations of the world, who are sup
posed to be in Washington at the
present time in an advisory capacity
on questions pertaining to limitation
of armament, will have potential
voice, and believe they will. Those
who suppose the army men generally
will advocate unnecessary war or stand
for unreasonably large armies or in
strumcnts of warfare will, think, find
they are mistaken.
God grant that the conference at
Washington will finally bring about
conditions which will establish and
maintain continuously and permanent
ly peace between all nations, and that
the guest of honor here this evening
may have the pleasure of exerting a
strong influence in this direction.
We know what our guest desires,
for he has recently said, "War is the
most abominable thing on earth"
Mr.. Schwab's speech was. in part. as
follows:
II am at the head of the largest war
materials manufacturing works in the
world. The shipyards of my company
build more naval ships than are built
in ony other yards under one manage
ment in the United States. But I have
been thrilled beyond expression, as has
every good American, by the brilliant
and statesmanlike scheme laid before
the conference at Washington by Sec.
retary Hughes. The carrying out of
that plan may involve great monetary
loss in some quarters, but such thing
as financial loss can be of no consider
(ContlnuAd naaa fhreAN