The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-07-25

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or less 10 the tariff. but NO to this time
we have not been urlfor rtltEastFe eIioush :.
or keen enough to take liz out or poll
ties We believe the greatest step To-
ward that end viii be the organization
and effective working OF a permanent
tariff commission. Such was the voice
OF the voting members OF this cham
ber, and we axe now ait work upon the
problem of securing such a commits
sion. we expect within the near fu-
tire to be able TO report material prog
ress. PISS
Another question that has been re-
ceiving the serious consid deTation Of TINS
Organization lis that Of our currency
and banking laws. Naturally the great
changes that will be made IN the TAR
in will place upon our financial lnsti-
| tutions tasks unusual and iuposslple
to accomplish under present condl-
ttons. Tt is essential, therefore, at Ine !
earliest possible moment, that conr
gress shall pass bill providing for
more flexible currency and more llp-
eral credit. 1t Is not right that our
resources should be so hampered and
tied down with stringent laws tnat
when an emergency arises it is impos-
sihle TO make use of them.
Our banking and currency commit
te9 meeting I'm Washington during the
past ten days has carefully gone over
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criticisms and suggestions which the
committee believe will be helpful
\ Within q short time we will have their
report In yotr hands for consideration,
for we can do nothing as an organ1za-
tfon until you as an individual part Of
this body have spoken your wishes.
Right here it might be well for me
I to explain just how we arrive at a de-
cision as to what steps we shall take
toward the advancement of any prob
/ lens we may consider. In most cases
| the question Is first considered by our
committees made up from men from
every section of the country, usually
4 Recommended by the local chambers
themselves. After they have thorough
/ ly investigated every phase Of the
tproblem, their report is submitted to
the board of directors for further con-
sideration, As soon as possible the
board will prepare 1t in the shape Of
q referendum for the membership to
ivote on, submitting In that referendum
the leading arguments for and against
/ the proposition, so that the vote may
be an Intelligent one. Forty five days
are allowed for the vote to be taken.
when the result is obtained, If It Is
In the affirmative, the board of direc-
tors proceed in the most effective way
they can devise to carry into effect
the demands of the referendum.
You will see. therefore, that this or
SANITATION is democratic, representing
no one section but all of the country.
Every organization is entitled to one
Iyote. and no organization, no matter
how large, Is entitled to more than ten
votes, the number of votes for each
individual organization being governed
by the number of it's membership; one
vote for the first twenty-fve members
and one vote for each additional 200,
with a maximum of ten.
This organization, formed as it is
we believe offers you the best op-
portunity to secure those things which
you need for your own progress and
advancement Here you have your
, problems, national in scope and de-
lpending on federal legislation for theil
solution. Pour them into this melt
ing pot and let the chamber of com,
merce of the United States send them
/, out to the business men of America
f1anked on the one side by the argu'
ments for and on the other by th'
arguments against, and--I can assure
you that they will receive the homes
and earnest consideration or ever!
. organization which is a member o.
this body.
"out of this melting pot will boi
( the interests of every section of tn,
country, and the result will be tina
you as we'll as the business men o
d the nation as whole will be able t.
+ arrive at what is fair and just. Whel
e lyour demand goes to congress it will
y go backed by the business sentimen
! of our entire nation, thereby insurini
f the fullest consideration at the hand
n OF those charged with the making o
IouT laws ,>' ..s:,
l. For, who is better judge of bust
y ness problems than the American bust
. ness man of the twentieth century
The keenest minds of our country ar
80 today devoting themselves to our grea
. commercial problems. The marvelou
I expansion of commerce has demand
ed the thought and effort of the great
u est intellects of our time. This
t essentially a commercial age, and me
g who have so advanced in their ow
: experience as to be able to manag
y our great corporations and guide ou
u commercial life, must be men of grea
s vision. splendid ability and untirin
s energy.
e Your problems are our problems
Il our problems are yours, and you ca
d lsee, therefore, how absolutely neces
v sary it is that we have your cooper
d Iation. Only by fair and complet
n interchange of ideas can these prot
: llems be solved. You are an integr;
part of this organization, and your il
e ttiuence and your opinions will hay
y Just as much weight in the settIemel
" of any question as the opinion an
IS influence Of any organization in tn
y chamber. Only by combining Il
b ideas and opinions of all our organic;
10 tion members can We hope to achieN
10 the results to which the America
a business man is entitled.
ly "We can only hope to get out
t. anything that which we put into
lie Ii YOU want to get the best out OF Il
Of chamber of commerce OF the Unite
n States put your best into it, Whs
D. 1.-THE referenda are sent you for COZ
sideratipn and vote, read carefully Il
RS arguments pro and con and cast vol
ST vote after mature consideration of Il
No subject, bearing in mind at all tim
in that the other fellow is doing the san
10 thing.
1t, IF you viii do this and every 9th
at organization member of this chamb
Tx will do the same, we can promise yt
such advancement of the commerci
n Interests of this country as has new
OF been known before.
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