The Washington herald., 1914-05-27
TRADE CAPTAINS
CONVENE TODAY
Masters Of Commerce Here to
Discuss Foreign Export
Expansion. :
TO CHECK BIG POWERS
Europes Growing Prestige in In
dustrial Activities of World to
Be Principal Topic.
0 CHECK BIG POWERS

Greater prosperity through greater for
eign trade Is the goal of 500 American
business men, representing seventy COM
mercial and Industrial Organizations
gathered in Washington for the first
National Foreign Trade Convention.
which opens this morning at the Ra-
leigh.
A special train brought delegation OF
more than 100 manufacturers from New
York. New England. Philadelphia. New
Jersey and Baltimore, including James A.
Farrell president of the United States
Steel Corporation. late last night. Others
In the party were H. G. Herget and Ed
ward n. Hurley, president and vice presi-
dent of the Illinois Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation. Practically every State will be
represented at the convention.
The defense OF the present export
trade and the conquest of the markets
in which Germany and England are
entrenched will be discussed for two
days not only by captains of industry,
but also by representatives of agri-
cuIture railroad and other interests
indirectly but virtually affected by for
eign trade The, purpose of the con-
yention, which, 1t is stated, is in the
nature of response to President VIII
sons declaration that the new tarin
ushers in an era In which the American
wits are to be whetted in contest with
IL
public to q realization that increased
foreign trade is an essential element
In domestic Industrial prosperity.
DANES }. Hill to Speak,
Secretary of Commerce Redield viii
omen sfhe convention. Today's program
will be- devoted to papers by F. E. Sim
mons Of ST, Louis; James ]. Hill, Of st,
Paul: H, G. Herget of Illinois: Ellison
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FITZGERALD, of Massachusetts; James A
Arnold, of Texas, and Robert Dollar, of
San Francisco. dealing with commercial
conditions In various parts of the United
States, with special reference to foreign
trade. as.gsass-.a.-..-.,. 4
John D. Ryan. president of the Amalga-
mated Copper Company, will read paper
on foreign trade as affected by the Sher.
man law; NJ. A. Oudin. foreign manager
Of the General Electric Company, VIII
discuss government assistance in for
eign trade. Prof. Henry c. Emery, of
Yale, will deal with the tariff and foreign
trade, and Charles A. Conant. of New
York. with the Federal reserve act and
foreign trade. - E--
Fairfax Harrison. president of the
Southern Railroad. will discuss the i'm
portance of foreign trade to the rail-
roads; P. A. S. Franklin, vice president
Of the lnternaLlOldl MeTCdntle IudrlIc,
will talk on ocean transportation prob
lems and George l. Duval, of New York.
on the relation of the merchant to ex-
port and import trade.
The, American Chamber of Commerce
for the Levant. at Constantinople. has
cableS its feiicitations and good wishes
for the success of the convention
Secretary of State Bryan is to be the
principle speaker at the banquet tonight.
which will be the sole social feature of
the meeting. The convention will close
with the. session tomorrow evening.
Cyrus H. Mccormick. of Chicago, who
has enthusiastically indorsed the purpose
of the convention, will attend and serve
as an honorary vice president E. v.
Douglas, secretary, was the first Of the
delegates TO reach Washington.
At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday in Washington Topham, NJ. A
Leise and B. w. Guy were appointed
delegates to the convention.
An appropriation of SIS was made for
the purchase of a replica of the Nailor
medal to be presented to the captain
of the winning company Of the High
School Cadets, as suggested by S. E.
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools. A letter from Fulton r. Cor
don, suggesting investigation of the
chamber into the hardships of veteran |
government employees dismissed from the |
city postoffice was held over for action |
at the June meeting OF the chamber. |