Show Contest Both U. U US U.S. S. S r Russia Could Win If steel is the basis of industrial power pow pow- er and if industrial power is the measure of a country's ability to wage and win modern total war then Utah and the United States of America are doing all right The Utah Economic and Business Review Review Review Re Re- view published by the University of Utah's bureau of economic and business research reported the other day that steel ingot production in Utah for 1950 totaled tons a remarkable in increase increase increase in- in crease of 42 per cent over 1919 1949 In the country as a whole steel output output output out out- put is moving steadily upward The American Iron and Steel institute has hasan an announced pounced an increase in steel capacity over a year three period ending at the close of 1952 which will be the largest ever accomplished in a short term period period period pe pe- anywhere in the world Over tons of capacity will wiB have been added to bring total U. U S S. S ing capacity to tons at the end of 1952 By that time steel capacity will have been increased nearly 45 percent per percent percent cent over 1940 with total new capacity of approximately tons That increased margin of steel production production production pro pro- alone is more than the entire capacity of an any other country in the world It compares for example with estimated Soviet steel output for 1950 of tons That output in itself is quite an achievement for Russia It exceeds the 1950 target under the latest Russian year five-year plan It compares with Russian output of tons in 1940 and production which during the war dropped to half that when Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many overran many of Russia's steel plants Russia has made remarkable strides But free enterprise America has more than kept pace Incidentally if by some chance we could carry on this kind of struggle without having a shooting war develop it is a fight we both could win For more steel and general industrial capacity can be used for peaceful progress progress progress ress 3 as well as winning wars |