The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-08
HAWAII WILL
Be REPRESENTED

Judge S. NJ. Ballou and Secretary
George Nick. Mcclellan have been
named by the Honolulu Chamber of
Commerce to represent the body at
the meeting of American commercial
bodies which meets at Washington on
the 18th inst. in response to an invi- 4,
tation of the Secretary of the Depart |
ment of Commerce and Labor, at the
instance of President Taft. The no
nolulu Merchants Association will be
also represented by Mr.. Mcclellan.
The plan is very generally approx
cd by commercial publications all
over the country. In a recent issue,
Bradstreet's publishes the following
outline of the Presidents ideas
'In his message of December Pre-
sident Taft made a suggestion which
bears promise of fruitfulness touching
one means of promoting the foreign
commerce of the country. He recog-
nized the fact that certain unofficial
associations had done good work in
this direction through the dissemin-
alton of useful information and a
certain coordination of effort. He
found cause for regret, however, in
the fact that owing to the large num-
Der of such associations and the COM
parative lack of cooperation between
them they failed to secure an effici-
ency commensurate with the public
interest. Consideration of the matter
led him to suggest that some central
organization in touch with associa-
tons and chambers of commerce
throughout the country and able to
keep purely American interests in
closer touch with different phases
of commercial affairs, might prove
of great value. Such an organization,
he urged, might be managed by a
committee composed of a small num-
Der of those now actively carrying
on the work of some of the larger as
sociations, and there might be added
to the committee, ex officio, officials
of the Departments of State and of
Commerce and Labor and representa-
tives of the appropriate committees
of Congress. The President further
suggested that the authority and
success of such an. organization would
evidently be enhanced If Congress
should see fit to prescribe it's scope
4 and organization. through legislation
which would give it some such Off
cial standing as. that for example,
of the National Red Cross.
Properly represented at the seat
of government, such an organization
could, he urges. be Of incalculable
assistance in advising the executive
branch of government with respect to
the methods and rules to be adopted
in the administration of existing law,
and it could be of like assistance in
giving advice in regard to proposed
legislation and in counselling repre-,
sentatives Of the executive branch
when asked to submit recommends,
tiOns upon bills introduced and pend
ing before committees.
Furthermore, the President holds
such an organization would be in til.
best possible position to suggest fields
for new inquiry at home and abroad
the methods for pursuing such inquir
les and the means by which the re
, suits can be most advantageous!
brought to the attention of the coun
: try's merchants and manufacturers,
1.-THE President leaves the develop
P ment of the plan to the accredited
q Representatives of commercial organi
O cations engaged in the promotion ant
II development of commerce and indus
e try in their respective districts, H
q promises, however, as essential priI
:, ciples, that the national association
f.; shall be broadly representative Of tn
# commercial interests of the Who'll
g country, and that it's organization sha
n be readily responsive to the will G
1t the majority of the constituent men
IL bers. The development of the pla
it suggested by the President will b
y, awaited with interest"