The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20
BARRE INVITED TO JOIN
International Congress of Chambers Of
Commerce.

The Barre Board of Trade has been
invited to join the international congress
of chambers of commerce, the leading
business body of the world, and TO send
three delegates to the sessions to b.
held in Boston September q to %. As
the congress has never before met in the
United States, it is attracting much at
tention from American business men on
account of the opportunity which ii will
afford to enter into relations with the
commercial leaders of all other civilized
countries. Great stimulus to the foreign
trade of this country is expected to
result.
President Taft is honorary president,
and Secretaries Knox and Nagel, Senator
Cullom and Representative Sulzer hon
-orary vice presidents, of the general
American committee of the congress.
While the sessions are to be held in
Boston, under the auspices of the Boston
chamber of commerce, the event viii be
made national in its scope by a tour
OF many of the leading industrial cen
tiers Of this country, to be made by 100
or more of the distinguished foreign del
egates in a special train after the close
of the business sessions.
Business organizations in all civilized
countries of the world, and particularly
in South America and far eastern coun.
tries, are being invited to send dele
gates.
A resolution is now pending before
the Congress of the United States which
extends official government recognition
to the international congress and under
which the United States government will
itself extend invitations to tide govern
ments of the world, in addition to the
business organizations, to be represented.
The international congress of cham
bers of commerce and industrial and
commercial associations is an organza.
ton representing the business men Of
the entire world The purpose Of the
congress is to facilitate the commercial
intercourse of nations, and to promote
cordial relationship between them 1t
strives to secure harmony of action on
all international questions affecting com
merce and trade by enlisting the CO.
operation of the various nations to oh
tain uniform laws with reference to
commercial matters. To this end it
considers at its biennial sessions ques-
tons of international scope affecting
business and business relations. The
recommendation adopted by vote of the
delegates are carried out by a perma-
nent committee, the headquarters of
which are at Brussels, and which keeps
in touch with the constituent organlza-
tions and the governments OF all couu-
tries.
This congress will give consideration
to number of important questions af
fecting international commercial rela-
tions. The questions 20 be considered
win be selected by the permanent com
mittee from among those suggested by
the constituent organizations, and.
will be announced in advance of the
These congresses have attained not
able place in the business life OF Europe,
where the chambers of commerce are al
most governmental in character.
The leading business organizations of
Europe are already members of the in
congress, the representation |
from the great commercial countries of /
Germany and France being es- /
pecially strong. The decision to hold /
the fifth congress on this side of the I
Atlantic has given a marked impetus !
to the American membership in both /
North and South America Scores of the /
leading progressive business bodies of
The United States have already Joined,
Or will act upon the matter within At
few months. 1t is already certain that /
The business men of America are eager +.
TO cooperate with those of the other I
40 t;ons in thp ofTort IN +nrOrnotp iuter-
national commercial good will.