Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-27
WORLD COMMERCE
CONF ERENCE BEGAN
TODAY At BOSTON
Annual Session Opened With
Good Attendance

peFs OF commerce Began WIN an
Address by Secretary Nagle-Presi,
dent Louis Canon Lagrand Also De.
IiVers Address.
Boston, September "a Charles Ma
gel Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor today formally opened the Fifth
International Congress Of Chambers
Of Commerce and Industrial Associa-
tons
His keynote speech was deliyere d
to an audience of over 700 delegates,
two-thirds Of whom came from foreign
countries. Among the countries rep
resented were the Argentine Republic,
Austria, Hungary Belgium, Brazil,
the British Empire Chile, China, Co
lumbia, Ecuador, France, Germany,
Greece, Guatemala Holland, Hon
duras, Italy, japan Mexico, Norway.
Portugal Roumania Russia, Switzer-
land, Sweden and Turkey.
Mr.. Nagel's address was delivered
80 7i'''' N'FicS jar ''ll'i IAN SudS'S
oelhs distributed among the dele
gates. lie reviewed the past work OF
the International congress with ref
srehce 10 tne uhillcalloh OF lhterha-
tional trade forms and laws and pre-
acted mat through this body the
Shipment OF goods between the coun-
tfles OF the world would ultimately
become as smooth ana unhampered
by petty restrictions as is the inter-
state commerce OF the United States.
secretary Na8el was followed by
LOUIS Canon-Lagrand, president OF the
congress- VINO pleaded tof the reform
or the calendar and tn establishment
Of hNed GATE tor Easter MI canon
Lagrand stated that the Holy See had
peeh sounded ana ne Knew from re
llaole source that the Holy See mas
submitted the question lor the con
sheraton OF the congregation on
rites
The president suggested that the
delegates to the permanent committee
in charge of this matter work in their
respective countries IN support OF the
calendar reform. He said that banks
ana commercial houses could give ana
would give Willingly their support Of
such project
The establishment OF a fiXed date
for Easter and the reform OF the cal
endar was entered upon during the
second international Congress OF
Chambers OF commerce and lndus-
trial Associations. Ihe reform was
urged because the variability OF Eas-
ter carried with 1t long list OF
church holidays ana made hollday
shipments matter OF some uncer-
tainty 1t was further urged because
OF the present arrangement OF Gays
and weeks makes the calculation OF
exchange interest and foreclosure
subject to confusion.
Mr., Canon-Laerand stated mat ne
did not believe the propose1 chaLse
could be imposed upon the puoiIc out
that 1t must come through education
In explaining the reform ne sAid.
ITO work ont a calendar II Is es-
sential to bear IN mind that an astfo-
nomical year consists OF @6o'24Z2I6o
days. 1t beng Impossible TO Oase
a calendar ON SO elaborate a
number the year mas oeeh IehslAehlu
10 365 days ami a quarter Ineh' I'M
der Pope Gregory TINS lehslhenms
has been compensated by the crop
ping of three days in the space OF four
centuries IT, now we again rouhd on
the figure and bring 1t to exactly 500
days, this annual shortening OF the
years is compensated by the addition
of one day the 10Th OF FEBRUARY each
fourth year But 1868 IS not dI'lsloIe
by Z, so that the year Is not made up
of weeks. 1t would be suihcientn' how
ever, to bring the number OF days to
/ 564 to adjust tN"rYthlns'
THE basis of the reform is the M
+ genious idea of withdrawing from the
regular course of the weeks the trs'
{ daV of January The frSt OF January