Smoky Plugs!
Dead Cylinders!
Carbon!
Wear!

A Too-Thin Oil! A Too-Thick Oil! A Gritty Oil!

A Non-Durable Oil!

Lubricating
Troubles

-and their cure!

The Standard Oil Company is making a motor oil that has done away with all common lubricating troubles.

Seven years ago their experts placed this new but tested oil on the market. 1,100 gallons were sold the first year. Then motorists found it out.

1909's demand was for 335,000 gallons-1910's was for 1,118,400. In 1914 nearly 7,000,000 gallons were used in the Middle West alone.

Polarine has gained in sales an average of a million gallons yearly simply because its use eliminated the annoyance and delays incident to unsuitable lubri

cating oils.
good cars have been saved from the scrap
heap by its use. Use it in your motor.
See what it does.

Hundreds of thousands of

Polarine maintains the correct lubricating body at every motor speed and temperature.

It is produced by experts, with the help of perfect facilities, in the largest plant of its kind in the world.

STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(AN INDIANA CORPORATION)
Chicago, U. S. A.

Use RED CROWN GASOLINE-Extra Heat Units in Every Gallon Mean Extra Power, Speed and Mileage.

Polarine

FRICTION REDUCING MOTOR OIL

A Magazine of the Times devoted to
Literature, Economics and Social Service.

VOL. XXIV.

JUNE 1915.

No. 5

The Gateway does not depend on advertisers for its sole
support; consequently the editor prints facts, as he sees
them, without fear or favor.

Entered as second-class mail matter, Oct. 5th, 1903, at the Post-Office at Detroit, Michigan,
under the act of Congress of March 3d, 1879.

EMBARGO?

UR first duty is to OURSELVES. This is a NATURAL RIGHT which we are BOUND TO OBSERVE. But some advocates of "peace at

any cost," in their demand that the United States place an EMBARGO ON ALL MUNITIONS of warfare, seem to FORGET this DUTY to OUR OWN PEOPLE. An embargo would throw OUT OF EMPLOYMENT millions of men, women and children, the INNOCENT victims of this war, and cause -them to suffer untold MISERY.

Should We suffer for the sins of OTHERS?

Should we VOLUNTARILY increase the MISERY brought on us by the war, in which we had ABSOLUTELY NO PART IN CREATING?

On the grounds of HUMANITY, you say?

But, I ask,will an embargo HELP humanity? WOULD NOT AN EMBARGO AID IN DESTROYING AN INNOCENT AND HELPLESS NATION?

¶ Germany claims to have PLENTY of ammunition and guns.

¶ Belgium, on the other hand, has NO ammunition and only an INADEQUATE supply of guns. In a LESSER degree, this is TRUE of the OTHER

NATIONS ENGAGED IN WAR.

¶ The question now arises; is it RIGHT, is it the DUTY of the United States to refuse to sell war materials and thus permit Germany to point a loaded revolver at Belgium OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY and demand, "Throw down your empty gun and put up your hands!"

BELGIUM AND EVERY OTHER COUNTRY MUST SUBMIT OR BE DESTROYED!

An embargo on munitions of warfare would render these countries DEFENSELESS and Germany would march through Europe UNOPPOSED and DEMAND ITS OWN TERMS.

The Allies with UNLOADED guns in their hands, WOULD BE COMPELLED TO SUBMIT TO ANY TERMS DEMANDED BY THEIR CONQUERORS.

Instead of being STRICTLY NEUTRAL, therefore, the United States by placing an embargo on munitions of warfare, WOULD BE HELPING ONE COUNTRY AGAINST THE OTHERS.

Would that be right; would such a course help HUMANITY

If ALL warring nations depended on us for supplies, then an embargo might be the proper thing; but would it be right under PRESENT conditions?