Show corporations AND patriotism it is a favorite diversion of the social derelict the man without ambition the street loafer in other words the I 1 W W to commence his incessant dissertation against capital with the statement that corporations have no souls yet when a national crisis strikes at the life of our country it is the great corporations which extend a helping hand even before the 14 lii organizations can get their ma t inere in motion to block any safety eastres which may be planned A dispatch from washington last week seyed the information that tile the great opper producers have agreed to furnish the ivern verni ment nent with the copper needed for tile the inny my and navy during the coming year at fraction over sixteen cents centa per pound I 1 his bis is one half of tile the current market nee ilce and about oliree fifths of the quota ori ion at which they are furnishing enormous to the european belligerents the tg price is the actual average selling dice rice obtained by the united metal selling kompany the largest seller of copper over ie e period of ten years from 1907 to 1916 illusive clu sive and is undoubtedly the average rice of copper in this country during that me the agreement is made despite the ct that the present cost of labor ma trials supplies etc varies from 30 to 75 er r cent above the average which has ob ined during tile the ten year period which inease probably practically eliminates from e proposed sale tile the profits made by pro lucers during normal times the copper interests say in their letter ii i the subject we believe it to be our ty ity to furnish the requirements of the government vern overn ment in preparing the nation for ar with no profit more than we receive n normal times and director gifford of e council of national defense calls the act I 1 very ery gratifying evidence of the on Q by men of large affairs of their pa lotic obligation it was ever thus in america and is the nd ind of action which strengthens faith in he e human race class distinction is for otten itten when the crises arrive we ave are lad ad to be able to say that the mining in rests are the first to show their patriot am a in such a wholesome manner |