Show STEEL TRUST IS ISI I Judge E H Gary for Protection for Independent Ind COncerns C t rc Washington Dec Dee IS lIt If lf you protect our competitors com you leave us above ab pro protection protection protection and I believe b that the Hie United States Steel corporation should make pub public pu lic its affairs aff irs and ana submit to government control was the remarkable declaration of or Judge E H Gary chairman of the t board bard of directors of the United Unite States Steel corporation at the hearing before the house ways and means committee to today today today day This is radical he added but remember ber her that I am am not speaking for the steel corporation in saying this Judge Gary Ga like Charles M f 1 Schwab who ho appeared before the committee on Tuesday Tue a gave much information and sub submitted submitted mite to toa a severe s His testimony showed that the tariff Is need needed nee needed ed more as a protection for or the independent ent eat steel manufacturers manufacturer than for the the steel corporation He declared that the reduction reduction tion Uda of the e duty on certain steel stee products pr duct would woud compel the steel companies companie to re reduce reduce duce dues the cost ost of ot labor He said sad that the competitors of ot the steel corporation needed protection but that the corporation could cou d take care creot of Itself Suppose this committee were to t wipe out the steel duty entirely the United States Steel Stee corporation would still stil sur stir vive viver Inquired Representative Champ Clark of ot Missouri I t say replied Judge Gary GaI but I am of ot the impression that if It ve did dd we e would have a monopoly of the market markt In itt this country count I dont think we could make a reasonable ana an fair fall profit if the t e tariff riff was put on that basis bai |