Show united states must avoid being drawn into trade war at end of hostilities by JAMES A FARRELL united states steel corporation Corpor thoa it is it a debatable question whether the ilia uni united red states can caa betonio a member of an international league of pence for ilia prevention of future war but it is not at nil fill doubtful that we can call render an invaluable service to tho ilia establishment of lasting histing accord among the peoples of ilia earth by setting betting our face against anything that looks to tile ilia perpetuation of commercial war in peace it is difficult to realize ilia colossal scale on which europe will have to borrow to make good tho ilia destruction of war at least worth of property will havo have to bo be replaced and the demands of ilia work of reconstruction will bo be too vast to bo be met by private enterprise operation cooperation co on the ilia broadest and most generous scale bealo and in the ilia most sympathetic spirit must be the ilia rule it eco economic recovery is to bo be quick and thorough I 1 wo we shall greatly facilitate facilitator international welfare of the world by establishing a operative cooperative co system of selling in foreign trade among ourselves wo we shall greatly lessen the lie probability of perpetuating in ilia domain of commerce the bitterness and hatred engendered by the war if wo refuse to io bo be drawn into any convention agreement or understanding that would make it us parties to a boycott of the ilia commerce of any of the ilia nations now arrayed against each other to meet any attempted discrimination against the ilia exports of ilia united states wo we shall bo be free to choose our own weapons and to invoke the ilia nid aid of our own government but the ilia american people will bo be prompted to recognize the ilia fact that the alio poverty of europe cannot buto to their welfare any more than ilia misfortunes of their commercial and d industrial rivals can call promote ilia prosperity of their foreign trade I 1 see eco no reason to doubt that they will prepare to do their part in laying tho foundations of a permanent peace on oil ilia firm basis of mutual respect and evenhanded even handed impartiality and fairness in the dealings of |