The welcome news telegraphed a few days ago of the prospects of a motor tyre war between England and France is further enhanced by a recent announcement from merica. In the United States the principal tyre manufacturers have been working in some sort of organization for a considerable time past, but there has recently been a split and the way seems now open for the keenest competition. Already this has been heralded by a reduction of 10 per cent. on the part of one of the well-known firms, and further reductions seem likely on the part of others. In the case of America the split is not entirely due to a desire to compete in tyre sales, but seems to be as much a move to combat the work of the Rubber Association of America. It was this organization which dich so much to undermine the agitation raised by the introduction of the British Rubber Restriction Scheme, for it took a sane view of the position of the rubber growers and agreed that higher prices were reasonable and necessary. Its action seems to have displeased a large number of those engaged in the rubber industry in the States and they apparently hope by independent action to see a return to the days of very low priced raw material.
this, we fancy, their prospects of success are remote, for the principle of restriction is now firmly established. In the meentime, however, motor car owners may reap a certain amount of benefit from cheaper tyres, -and as they have never hitherto gained any proportionate advantage out. of cheap rubber, it will be more than a just compensation to them.
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