Show declining war profits N not t to be behind the patriotism of f th the a copper trust which has cut t the price of copper in halt half on government purchases the steel trust 1 has haa taken similar action it is announced that such steel as is IB needed by the government cor or the national defense will be sold at the average price for the last ten years instead of taking advantage of toe the present high market prices this action will bring the g government ve n purchases of steel down from 84 per ton which is th the in market arket value to less than 45 ab about out 3 per milt cent t of the steel prod production her to n of the country will be needed by the govern this quantity quani tv it is se ea bloated can be delivered without greatly affecting the deliveries on commercial orders armor plate and shipbuilding interests are showing the same tendency to sacrifice fic high profits to the services of the nations interests the example of the so called trusts seems erema to leworthy be worthy of emulation by bv i at other her industries seattle post in i telli gence |