Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-24
CONFERENCE OF
BUSINESS MfNAT
BOSTON OPENED
Session Of international
Congress Of Chambers Of
Commerce and Industrial
Organizations.

Boston, Sept. 24.-When the opening
session of the Fifth international Con-
gress of Chambers of Commerce and
industrial and commercial organiza-
tions was called to order here this
morning by Charles S. Smith, the ex-
ecutive head of the congress, the big
ball room of the Copley- Plaza hotel
was filled to its utmost capacity by
more than 900 delegates representing
commercial bodies in all parts of the
civilized world. M. Louis Canon-Le-
grand Of Brussels was introduced as
the presiding officer Of the congress by
Mr.. smith, whereupon Charles S. Ma
GEL secretary OF commerce and labor
of the United States. welcomed the
deleagtes from other countries on be-
half OF the United States. Several of
the foreign delegates responded.
The congress will remain in session
three days, with meetings every morn
ing and afternoon and will close on
Thursday with a monster banquet at
the Copley Plaza hotel, with President
Taft as the principal speaker of the
evening. 1t is expected that nearly
1000 delegates and other invited guests
will take part in the banquet. The list
Of speakers includes, n addition to
President Taft, Governor Foss OF
Massachusetts, Mayor Fitzgerald of
Boston; NJ. Louis Canon Legrand,
president of the permanent committee
of the International congress-: Angelo
Salmoiraghi, president of the Milan
congress, and +. Faithful Begg, on be-
half of Charles Charleton, vice presi-
dent of the London Chamber of Com
merce. President Joseph B. Russell of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce, will
preside at the banquet.
First in America.
This is the first time that the Inter
national Congress of Chambers of
Commerce is held upon American soil
The former sessions We're held at
Liege, Milan, Prague and London. The
attendance at the congress opened to-
day is greater than at any previous
congress and it is expected that the
present gathering will also surpass its
predecessors in the Importance of the
results of its deliberations.
Many subjects of great Importance to
the commercial interests of all nations
will be taken up for consideration and
thorough discussion. NJ. Canon Lee
grand will speak on the subjects of es-
tablishing fixed date for Eater, re-
forming the calendar and regulating
international cxpositions. Professor
Max Apt of Berlin will open the dis
cussion of the proposition to establish
an International court of arbitral us
tice for suits between individuals and
foreign states. The unification of leg
islation relating to checks will be dis
cussed by DR.. Hans Tru'lplcr of Frank
for on Main and Professor DR.. MaS
Apt of Berlin. DR.. Alfred Georg, vice
president of the Chamber of Com
mercc of Geneva, Switzerland, viii be
the principal speaker on the subject OF
international postal reform in view oi
the next conference of the Universe
Postal union in 1918.
The subject of commercial statistics
and the immediate institution Of an in
ternational office will be introduced by
Eugene Allard, president of the Belgian
Chamber of Commerce in Paris
Charles S. H3ight of New York City