Show Last Rites ies for r Passenger Cars Bit Premature D Detroit Mich Au Aug 24 The Tho Tho seemingly drastic order which wont went out from Washington last wreck week forecasting the end of or pa paw car production by January 1 I 1919 Is to be taken It seems with a sub substantial grain of or salt sail In tho the light of or what wh their representatives I cs have havo been told both in conversation con and in es private yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- yesterdays yesterday's dealers' dealers conference at pt tho capital the manufacturers fe feel JI as assured assured aft as- that the war industries board has b by no means reached an Irrevocable Irre Irre- decision to demand per percent percent percent cent war work of or nit nil the factories factories' facto facto- ries ries' We Wc are arc looking for tor nothing better better better bet bet- ter or worse than a 1 25 per cent cont production production pro pro- said an official of ot tho the Maxwell company today It all depends of or cour course e on the steel I If lr the builders aro arc allowed enough steel the they will wilt so 80 the they all an think be allowed to produce 25 per cent centor of or their normal passenger car ou out out- t- t p pu put u t. t And tho tiro Maxwell laxwell people aro are In to n a position to know what the they aro arc talking about for tor they have o be between between between be- be tween and worth o of war orders Hugh BuSh Chalmers on his r return turn from another trip to Washington this week submitted a a. detailed re report report report re- re port of or tho situation to members of or tho the situation to members of ot the tho National Automobile chamber of ot commerce With reference to tho the letter lotter from rom the war Industries board hoard he ho writes It is on only fair tair to sa say that wo we did not know leno any public publicity It would be bo given to this letter be because because he- he cause W we were assured by tho the members or of th the tho board that this u was not nOL their attention The attitude of ot the tho war Industries industries industries indus Indus- tries board was as this It It was ver very much pleased at atthe atthe the tho spirit shown b by our members in voting for the 60 per par cent cont curtailment cur cur- of or passenger cars but It felt it could not accept that agreement agreement agree agree- ment without obligating itself In Indirectly indirectly In directly at least to give 11 us materials materials materials mate mate- rials on a 60 50 per cent cont basis This of course the they cannot annot guarantee to todo todo todo do either for us or for tor any other called so-called r industry The board feels that the curtailment curtailment cur cur- will have to be great great- greater reat- reat er cr than CO GO per cent but at this last meeting the expressed tho the wish and for tho automobile Industry to continue continuo In business that they realized the Importance of or this Industry to the country In n nIts Its regular business of oC making passenger cars and its Ita particular importance to the government o at this time in lu carrying ou out t Its war program pros The Tho suggestion that the Industry industry Indus Indus- tr try go to war work worle up to parcent per par percent cent Is I believe what the war In Industries Industries In- In board board would consider an ideal situation from their standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point and I think this statement nt Is made more as a n. warning to our c companies to take on war work The war industries board feels of ot course that any ny company's Interests in interests interests In- In that Is engaged in work worle are arc best served if Ir It has per cent war ar work but the board never has in an any conference expressed ex ex- ox-L ox pressed a 0 desire for a n. per cent curtailment of or passenger cars But it feels that the curtailment will have to be greater than 50 GO per cent The war Industries board has never discussed anything more drastic than a 75 per cent curtailment curtail curtail- ment We e ha have e been assured again b by bythe bythe the board hoard that If if steel and other materials are available n after atter the war program ram is taken care of ot our our industry will got get its share and ami the tho board has promised that we will get set a n. square deal But It will not under any circumstances make malee an any definite commitments to our industry or to an any other c 80 called so-called industry |