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What could be done in such a situation? What can be 

 done today in any similar situation ? It is a task too great 

 for economic enterprise and there is no legal redress. In our 

 intra-national conduct of business we have, by effective na- 

 tional legislation, put the stamp of public condemnation on 

 this practice of dumping, and have insisted that in business 

 relations with each other the spirit of true democracy must 

 reign, granting to each full opportunity to develop to that 

 maximum to which talents and energy enable and entitle. 

 I badly misjudge the temper of our people and their spirit 

 of fair play, which is the essence of democracy, if, given op- 

 portunity to understand this situation, they do not speedily 

 set about to correct, through their representatives in Con- 

 gress, this serious defect in national legislation by the enact- 

 ment of an effective "anti-dumping" clause. 



To meet the present deficiency in dyestuffs some progress 

 has been made. ISTaturally the use of vegetable dyes, at one 

 time our sole dependence, has materially increased. One 

 synthetic dyestuff factory has felt justified, through the 

 agency of long term contracts at trebled prices with its cus- 

 tomers, in undertaking the manufacture of those "inter- 

 mediates" necessary in the manufacture of its specialty. The 

 extremely high prices at present ruling have stimulated the 

 organization of a few more manufacturing concerns. The 

 Department of Commerce is seeking to aid in many ways. 

 The outlook for raw material has improved through the 

 realization of its waste in the beehive coke ovens, though 

 most of the increased recovery is at present finding its way 

 into the manufacture of explosives. After all is said, how- 

 ever, the serious deficiency still exists and will continue 

 unless the day of peace be inconceivably near, or prompt and 

 effective measures be taken. 



It may seem strange that, with an intense demand for 

 its products, an assured supply of raw material, and an 

 abundant supply of technically trained chemists, the Ameri- 

 can dyestuff industry shows as yet no evidence of that full 

 expansion which will enable it to meet the present crisis and 



