Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-27
WOULD HARM0N|zE
COMMERCIAL DATA
EUGENE ALLARD MAKES NOTE
WORTHY SUGGESTION.
In Report Submitted to international
Commerce Congress, Distinguished
Belgium Economist Suggests Har-
monizing Commercial Tabulations
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Boston, Sept. ga report favor
ing the movement initiated by the
Belgian government to harmonic
the fabulations of the worlds COM
mercial statistics was endorsed by a
report presented to the Fifth Inter-
national Commercial Congress today
by Eugene Allard, President of the
Belgian Chamber of Commerce OF
Paris
The report says, in part:
"At this time of tariff changes,
when each endeayors to justify She
economic system which he supports.
more and more recourse is had. in
business as we'll as official circles tp
the results shown by the customs
statistics from which to draw conclu-
sions and to support heories for the
influence which they must exercise
on legislative and fiscal measures,
controlling the attitude Of the poll
tical economy OF the nations.
"These conditions have led 10 he
decisions taken by the members O.
the conference held at Brussels Sep
tember 10, 1910 in establishing
uniform bases, for all the subscrib-
ing countries, for the establishment.
/ in addition to the special commercial
statistics of each country, Of q COM
mon classification under which were
grouped, in 1S5 classifications Of
uniform description, goods imported
and exported, indicating both
weights and values.
''The aim pursued for so many
years is now on the point OF attain
ment and commerce will be able to
realize the benefits of what we have
called the universal customs langu-
age. that is, the designation in iden-
tical fashion by the cusom admins
tration of each country of articles
considered as similar and capable OF
being classed under the ame heading
'In this respect, the conference at
Brussels has succeeded beyond al
hopes, all it's decisions springing
from the desire of the commercial
work 10 have greater harmony and
unity in the statistical tables of the
customs departments.
at is without doubt due to the
difficulty encountered by all the
countries represented at this con-
ference in compiling promptly in ad-
dition to their ordinary statistics
the figures of commercial traffic for
the year 1911, that We must attri-
butte the failure to publish the
tables. for each of the 1S5 classifi-
cations adopted showing the figures
Of merchandise exported and i'm
ported
"The unanimous favor for the
adoption Of a common nomenclature
will make it possible for each coun-
try. at ihe end of its fiscal year. TO
compile the supplementary table
adopted by the Brussels conference,
without awaiting the creation Of IN
international bureau, the purpose o.
which has been SO well realized by
its supporters.
"While looking forward to a uni
form definition of gross weight and
net weight in the application of Gus
toms duties, and of valuation Of
merchandise, from their places O.
production and origin. the CONNER
cial world would be interested TO see
the Inauguration Of the supplement-
airy table adopted by the conference
which would permit it to make for it
self the statistical comparisons whose
necessity is becoming more and more
essential.
"The establishment of an interna-
tional bureau or commerclal stats
tics will meet want Of commerce
everywhere. which will be glad (
see the publica ion of report
(Which might be at first annual and
later semi-annuaD to show as com.
. pletely as possible and for all The
: countries of the globe the importa-
tions and expectations Of the variou;
: ar icles of merchandise, each grouped
I under a uniform description"
I The resolution presented with tbs
Z report says:
: The Congress invites the Belgian
7 government to convoke as soon a.
! possible a second session OF the con
: ference, at which the delegates should
: be able to bind themselves in con
: formiiy with the agreement already
: reached. TO institute. in addition tc
. the ordinary commercial statistics
: tabulation OF the condition OF com
: mercial traffic of their respective