Evening star., 1921-11-19
APPROVAL OF WAR
DENIED BY SCHWAb
Charge That Munitions Max
ers Keep Flame Alive Is
Answered.
By the Associa ted Press.

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NEW YORK, November 1s.-Em-
phatio assurance that the iron and
steel manufacturers Of the United
States are solidly aligned with dele
gates to the arms conference in their
efforts to end wars. was given by
Charles NJ. schwab in an address last
night at a dinner of the American
Iron and Steel Institute in honor of
Marshal Foch.
After paying high tribute to the
marshal and telling him that in the
language Of the greatest Of poets. he
! had been "grappled to our souls with
hoops Of steel" Mr.. Schwab, who is
head Of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
| tion; said:
II would like to take advantage of
this occasion to say something which
mas long been upon my heart. and
which at this significant moment 1t
Is clearly my duty to say. It was
stated at some Of the sessions Of the
recent league Of nations meeting in
Geneva, It has often been carelessly
suggested In the press. that the fame
OF war Is in great measure kept alive
by those interested in the private
building Of naval ships and the manu-
| facture of munitions of war. can.
OF course, speak only for/myself, but
I believe know and express the senti-
ments of others placed in similar po-
sitions to mine when I say this:
Heads Largest War Plant.
Il am at the head Of the largest war
materials manufacturing works in the
world. The shipyards Of my cotnpany
build more naval ships than are bailt
in any other yards under one man
agemsnt in the United States. But /
have been thrilled beyond expression,
| as had every good American, by the
brilliant and etatesmanlike scheme
would open up possibilities for the
development of q steel industry In
regions where blast furnace opera
| tions are almost impossible because of
the cost of supplying coal to plants.
California IRON ores could be smelted
and the Pacific coast could look for
ward to the building up Of local
steel industry"
Ebert H. Gary, chairman Of the
board Of the United States Steel Cor
peration and president of the insti-
tute. hailed Marshal Foch as the de-
liverer of mankind.
Expresses Hope for Peace.
God grant that the conference at
Washington will finally bring about con-
ditions which will establish and MAIN
tain continuously and permanently
peace between all nations" Mr. Gary
| said, "and that the guest Of honor here
| this evening may have the pleasure of
! exercising a strong influence in this
| direction.
THE men Of affairs here assembled" :"
Mr.. Gary said, 'appreciate from ex-
perience what it means to a large enter
prise to have perfect coordination of
forces and perfect system in MANAGE
ment and they know how easy and SIM
| pie to control 1t seems to outsiders, es-
pecially those Of little practical nowl-
edge If their business il successful and
moves without internal friction.
I'VE civilians cannot adequately
sense the herculean task which was
assumed by Marshal Foch, but we
cannot fail to remember or Danish
from occasional thought the informa-
ton which came to US from day to
day during the long and anxious Pc
| riod from August, 1914, to NovembeE.
1918. detailing the. onward marches
Of the Germans into Belgium, France,
| Italy, Russia, Poland and the Bal
kans. involving the destruction Of
millions of lives and billions of prop
erty. Likewise, we cannot overlook
nor minimize the relief which came
to our minds almost Immediately
after Marshal Foch assumed charge
of the defense and turned 1t into an
offense. And we appreciate that un-
der his command the war was won"
Marshal FOch was greeted with up-