Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-06
Nine Countries Represented in
Brussels Conference.
PLAN A Permanent UNION
Judge Gary Heads Committee of
Thirty in Organization.
GOLDEN RULE IN BUSINESS
Interchange Of Ideas and Fair Treat
ment of Rivals Declared Pur-
pose of Body.

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! BRUSSELS, July 6-The steel inter
ests of America. Canada, England,
France. Germany Belgium. Italy, Aus
| tria and Spain We're represented by 100
| delegates, who met In conference yester-
day preliminary to the formation OF an
international association broadly SINH
lar to the American Institute.
/ Judge E. IL. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation. pre-
sided. During the session of two
| hours. when there was a free discus
sion, all who took part approved In
principle the organization of an inter-
national body.
Committee to Form Plan.
! The steel men concluded the business
which had called them together from
nine steel-producing countries IN a brief
session today and adjourned. Most of
! the Americans left for Paris late in the
afternoon.
The conference appointed a committee
of thirty, made up of members proposed
| by each national group, to work out q
plan for an international steel organiza-
llOn ana SUBMIT the same u Tue IuIl
conference when called.
/ The American members OF the commit
tee are Judge +. Fl. Gary. chairman OF
the board of directors of the United
States Steel Corporation: President James
A Farrell of the same corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation: E. A. S.
Clarke. president of the Lackawanna
Steel Company. and Willis L. King. vice
president of the Jones e. Laughlin Steel
Company.
/ The committee organized forthwith by
making Judge Gary chairman and w.
B. Peat of England secretary. and ad-
journed to meet again when summoned
| by the chairman.
Following their deliberations the dele
gates were received at the palace by
King Albert and later they visited the
| battlefield at Waterloo. nine miles out
side the Belgian capital.
Views of Judge Gary.
| Judge Gary feels that distinct progress
has been made toward common world
code of feeling and practice in steel af-
| fairs. He is satisfied with the results
thus far accomplished through the inter
national exchange OF opinion.
| Judge Gary explained somewhat fully
| his views concerning a high-minded CO.
operation in business.
| Suppose. said he, that a company of
men engaged in business and possessing
much capital, power and influence,
should by their conduct. unjust or OPP
pressive, secure universal disapproval.
disgust and antagonism on the part of
the public. In a brief space of time these
men would be driven out OF business.
Suppose a producer of any commodity
| for sale should in any way within his
power illtreat all Of his customers, how
long would 1t be before the producer
| no in ho lxr, fnxy9
Suppose an employer OF labor mani
| testify treated his employees unfairly and
poorly. In time, as a result OF the action
of those interested aided by the public
sentiment. remedy would be found. and
this, after a great interruption of bust
ness and loss Of money.
| Again let us assume that during a
given year the demand for a product
equals less than one-half OF the capacity
to produce, and yet each producer is
greedy and anxious to sell more than his
| fair proportion and acts accordingly. and
| this attitude is maintained until de-
structive results which we all know are
| almost certain to be realized.
For Ideal In Business.
1t would be difficult. the chairman con-
tinued, to bring about an ideal in bust
ness, yet a right disposition. courage,
patience and the application OF the high
est thought might reach that position.
| The first essential to this was thorough
acquaintance and frequent intercourse.
There should be established and con-
tinuously maintained" Judge Gary said.
"a business friendship which compels one
to feel the same concern for his neighbor
that he has for himself. 1t is no less in
principle than the Golden Rule applied to
business. Is it possible? If 1t is 1t will
be certain to pay. True 1t Is that some
times. and too often. deceit is practiced.
and that advantage has been taken by
those who have been given confidence by
| others, but this fact should dishearten
| no one.
! "For example. take any two men In tnis
room engaged in competitive business
have the entire confidence OF each other
| Is there any doubt that in the daily con-
duet of their affairs neither would be dis
posed TO do anything unneighborly or un-
/ reasonable toward the other? Or tina,
the acquaintance would bring to both bet
| ter results than could be realized II they
were unfriendly or engaged in bitter and
destructive competition.
Benefits of Consultation.
IF they are In frequent discussion or
questions in which they are interested
freely interchanging opinions and frankly
| disclosing conditions concerning their
Il
reached by each naturally be OF a higher
order and more satisfactory in every par.
ticular"
Argument if sound, applies with great
err force whenever a large number Of
persons are in the habit of meeting ont
another with the same spirit Of friendship
which exists with reference to a smaller
number.
Judge Gary then sketched conditions
in the United States Americans, he de
clared, were anxious to be and keep neal
to their European friends.
1t had been the expressed wish Of
many of the representatives present Il
form an international association fol
the interchange of opinions and informa
ton between iron and steel producers OF
the world concerning all questions relat
ing to the industry-an organization dis
tingushed from and broader In the scop,
of its activities than the existing grea
and splendid institutions. He believed i
feasible. Necessarily. 1t should be formed
and managed, Judge Gary concluded. s,
as to avoid antagonism or interference Of
any other institution and so as to secure
public approval.
Has Support Of Krupps.
Baron Won Bodenhausen of the Krupr
works. speaking for the German group
warmly supported the idea and one b,