The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-12
INTEBNAT|ONAL
TRADE CONGRESS-
Convention Now On in Paris Has
Delegates from Thirty
Seven Nations. n

1 ID
PARIS, June 2.--(Assoeiated Press
Mail Special MANY thousands Of mil
lions Of dollars engaged in industry
and commerce IN the leading nations
Of the world are represented at the
Sixth International Congress Of Cham
bers Of Commerce and Commercial and
Industrial Association, which viii Dc
called together here. It's business aca.
sions are to last from June 5 70 June
10 and during that period are down
for discussion many Questions Of primo
interest and paramount importance 20
the trade and commercial relations Of
the entire globe.
The widespread range of tho aciiY.
tiles of the congress is shown In the
fact that delegates from no fewer than
thirty-seven nations answered the roll
call, while 800 associations, Including
ninety-one in the United States. rfp'
resenting nearly every state and ter
ritory in. the Union, are affiliated 10
the congress- h
Many Countries
Tho counhies from which delegates
were announced are Argentina, Ans
Bermuda, Brazil. British India, the
British Isles, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
China, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, frnuco.
Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico. the Meth.
eriands, New Z,lland, Norway, Peru.
Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Hpnin
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the Unit
cd States and Uruguay.
Among American members Of the
permanent committee are Edward A.
lrilene, Boston, Massachusetts,; Bernard
J. Shoninger, president Of the american
Chamber Of Commerce in Paris; Harry
A. Wheeler, Of Chicago. president Of
the Chamber Of Commerce Of the Unit
ed States; John II. Fahey, OF BIookline.
Massachusetts, and George $. Atwood.
secretary Of the American Association
Of Commerce and Trade, Berlin.
Canada is also strongly represented
with delegates from Montreal, Monck
ton, Ottawa, Belleville, st. Catherine's i.
st. John, Sherbrooke and Toronto.
Wide Range OF Topics.
The subjects on the agenda and on
which reports are TO be made and rcso.
lutions to be presented 70 the congress
include:
Fixed Easter; Calendar reform; I'M
fair competition proposed inteFnn-
tional action; Customs statistics, PEN
ny postage; unihcation Of laws COM
corning checks Postal transfers and
clearing; Uni6catiop Of laws concfIn
ling arbitration procedure for rcgulat-
ing litigation between citizens Of dit
fcfent nations; Unidcation Of laws 70.
llafinQ to warehouse certificates with
the view Of facilitating, extending and
better guaranteeing credit on meIeh1'''
disc; gold reserves to prevent unnu'
ciaf panics; Adyhneement Of time IN
summer; twenty four-hourday Custom.
stamps for afhxing 70 postal cpns,...
nsents; Projected uniform type Of N'''
1 Of lading, as far as regards general
coalitions, for subsidized or regular
steamship lines, IN order to avoid con-
tradictions, surprises Or uncertain pe''
and study Of assurance policies ia
international trade in order 70 improve
their drafting.
Charles L. Bernbcimcr, chairman Of
the committee on Arbitration Of the
IChanber Of Commerce OF the State Of
New York, win submit plan for IN.
ternational Commercial arbitration and
DR.. Roberto Pokzi, Of Milan. Italy. win
move a resolution approving Of the ref
erence TO arbitrators Of controV cIsIpl
between citizens Of dilferent countries
aud adding that the various lcgielo'
lures should clothes foreign afbilfatof'
with powers to fulhlI their function.
aud should provide for them the pro-
lection Of the law and give executive
force 70 the Judgments pronounced by
them.
| Unfair Competition.
Unfair competition was subject 81
which tho attention Of congress wa.
called in report by Max Leelere, 81
the Chamber Of Commerce Of Paris. HI
laid on the table an exhaustive report
on legislation on the subject ~ various
countries.
Fraudulent Ads.
Mr.. Leclcrc is TO be folio yea b,
Engen Lendyai, Of Temestar, Hungary
who will move the following ftAoAlion
stThe congress calls on the rofiou|
legislatures 70 deal with the pubIica
ton of fraudulent advertisements. th'
wrongful use Of exhibition awards
false statements Of origin, and misIcnd
ing names, quantities and prices o.
goods. They are also called on n
stamp out Illicit selling.on sales on|
the system of giving promi(ms to c0N
toners, the publication Of trade secltI
and the bribing Of employees.
Another subject that creates Nro1
interest is u proposal for the lmileallo|
of laws relating TO customs warehona
certificates with the view OF fafiIiiaI
ing, extending and better gparauteoIn|
credit on merchandise. This wps lni
before the congress By Henry A. Iiau
of the Belgian chamtcr' Of Coinmorcs