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Show M) BONUS HOW GARY ADVOGATES ADDRESS AT I ROM AND STEEL INSTITUTE, IN-STITUTE, MAGNATE URGES TARIFF TAR-IFF TAKEN FROM POLITICS Makes Plea for Impartiality In Mattar Cf Government Control and rtegulation In Various Economic Lines New Tork Elbert II. Gary In his address as president of tlie American Iron and Steel Institute, In session at Hotel Commodore Friday advocated advoca-ted that congress tuke the tariff out of political business; that it play no favorites in its tendency to regulate things; that it substitute a sales tax for the Income tax ; and that it forget the soldier bonus until tlie nation is less severely burdened financially. As for the business future of America, Amer-ica, Mr. Gary declared himself as "still an optimist." In the Iron and steel industry, he said, "the profits are not satisfactory, but few, if any, ought to be doing business at a loss." "Pity the blind deaf and foolish pessimist of the United States," he adjured ad-jured members of the institution. "We are casing hitherto unheard of financial burdens. To bear them gracefully and contentedly there must be not only forbearance, encouragement encourage-ment and assistance from every department depart-ment of government up to the limit of propriety and Justice, but there must also be entertained constantly by every individual a spirit of patience, pluck, energy, generosity, loyalty and charity fully up to his or her intelligence." Summarizing his remarks on the tariff tar-iff question, Judge Gary said : "As between parties, the main difference, differ-ence, as I see it, is that tlie Republican party has stood for a protective tariff tar-iff and the Democratic party for a tariff for revenue.' The settlement for this controversy should include both." In a plea for impartial governmental control, where it is undertaken, he insisted in-sisted that "all lines and departments of economic activity of similar importance import-ance should be subjected to tne same treatment." There has been a disposition disposi-tion in recent years, he declared, to "pass laws which measurably exempt labor organizations, and, recently, farmer associations, from governmental government-al investigation, supervision and control con-trol against wrong." To permit such ovganizations to do, as the result of combination, "thingn that are claimed to be beneficial to them which are denied to others Is to create classes, to favor some and to injure the whole body politic," the steel magnate declared. "Tkis is not equal opportunity and oqual obligation," he charged. In this connection, Judge Gary took a fling at "investigation and publication, publica-tion, when carried to excess." "Constant, partisan and reckless in-dulgene in-dulgene in this pastime by representatives represen-tatives of government, or wliat Is much worse, by itself apppointed, unqualified or dishonest individuals or assocl.v tions, posing as public benefactors, may be and often is misleading and antagonistic an-tagonistic to the general welfare," ha said. "The bonus question," he declared, "la not yet ripe for determination. Even though there may be two sides to the question as to whether or not a soldier who has escaped disablity, physical and mental, should be paid or ask payment of a bonus, it would not be useful for us to consider or form opinions on that question at present. "There has been considerable propaganda propa-ganda in behalf of the proposals," he continued. "Personalities and vituperative vituper-ative comment have been indulged in. Prejudices have been created. High government officials, senators and representatives, rep-resentatives, have been importuned and, to a certain extent, abused for opposition op-position to or lack of interest in the 'soldiers' cuse.' National ingratitude for loyaly and sacrifices has been charged Legislation has been proposed pro-posed amended, discussed and halted. Because of this situation of feeling of unrest and resentment has arisen and the effect to return to the normal conditions con-ditions of peace and industry has been depressing. |