Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-08
SIXTH INTERN ATIONAL CON
GEESS OF CHAMBERS OF CON
MERGE BEGINS SESSION AT
PARIS, FRANCE, TODAY.
MANY QUESTIONS ARE UP
EVERY STATE AND TER
EITOHl IN UNITED STATES L.
REPRESENTED IN GREAT GATH
EKING.
(Ru fSsOciafcd Prcss.1

millions of dollars engaged ia industry
and ia leading nations of the
world are represented at the Sixth In
tcrnaliOnal Congress Of Chambers pf
Commerce AMI Commercial aud Indus
trial associations, which was called 10
gctber here today. lis business sessions
are to last from June : Ia 10 aud during
that period are down for discussion
many questions Of prime interest aud
paramount Importance 10 the trade and
commercial relations az the entire globe.
The widespread range Of the activities
of the Congress is shown in the fact
that delegates from no fewer than thir-
~ seven nations answered the roll call.
while :;69 associations. including ~ in
the United States. representing nearly
every State and territory in the Iinon.
are affiliated.
The countries from which delegates
were announccd are Argentina. Aus
%tralia. Austria. the Bahamas. Belgium,
Bermuda. Brazil. British India. the
British Isles, Bulgaria. Canada. Chile,
China, Cuba, Denmark. Ecuador, France.
Germany. Greece. Hungary. Italy. Japan.
LuXembcrg. Mexico The Netherlands.
New Zealand. Norway. Peru. Portugal.
l:oHmania Russia. Spain. Sweden.
Switzerland, Tarkc!, the United States
and Uruguay.
Among American members Of the per.
mancnt committee are Edward a. Filene.
Boston. Mass: Bernard j. Shoniger.
president ~ the American Chamber Of
Commerce in Paris; Harry \. Wheeler
Of Chicago, president Of the Chamber Of
of the United States: john
II. Fahcy 81 Brooklinc. Mass. and George
$ Atwood. secretary of the American
Association uf Commerce and Trade,
Berlin.
Canada Il also strongly represented
with delegates from Montreal. Monckton.
Ottawa. I;cllcyillc. II. GATHERINGS. It.
John. Shcrbrooke and Toronto.
The subjects on the agcn,a and on
which reports are to bc made and rcSo-
l%utionS 10 lac presented TO the Congress,
include:
Fixed Easter. calendar reform. I'M
fair competition proposed International
action; customs statistics. penny post
age: u%nification Of laws concerning
checks; postal transfers aud clearing;
unificatioI Of laws concerning arbitra-
ton procedure for regulating litigation
between citizens of different nations;
unilication uf laws relating Ia warehouse
certificates with the view of facilitating.
extending and better guaranteeing credit
"a merchandise: gold reserves Ia prevent
financial panics; advancement Of time
ia summer; - hour day; customs stamps
for affiNing To postal conSignmcnts: pro
iccted uniform type of bill Of lading. ms
Gar ms regards general conditions. for
subsidized or regular steamship lines. IN
order 10 avoid contradictions. surprises
81 uncertainties, and u study of aSsur
ance policies III international trade ia
order 70 improve their drafting.
Charles L.. Bcrnhcimcr. chairman Of
the committee on arbitration Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the State Of
New York. submitted 4 plan for inter
national commercial arbitration and DR..
Roberto pozzi of Milan. Italy. moved 4
resolution approving Of the reference Ia
aFhitraturS of controversies between
citizens of different countries. and add
ing that the various legislatures should
clothe foreign arbitrator with powers
~ fulfill their fractions and should pro.
vide for them the protection Of the law
aud give executive force Ia the judgments
pronour ed hy them.
Unfair competition was a subject Ia
which the attention Of the congress was
called ia "A report bv Max Leclerc of the
Chamber of Commerce of Paris. lie laid
on the table an exhaustive report on
legislation GA the subiec; in various
countries.
Mr.. Icclrrc was followed ny Euccn
Lcndvai of Temcsvar. Hungary. who
moved the following resolution:
The Congress calls ON the various leg
iSlatnrcs 10 deal with the publication II
fraudulent advertisements. the wrongful
use IL exhibition awards. false state.
mcnts If origin. aud misleading names.
quantities and prices of goods. They are
also called ON Ia stamp out Illicit selling
off sales and the system of giving prem.
iumS 10 customers. the publication of
trade secrets and the bribing Of en-
ploycS."
Another subject that created great in.
tercst Wa a proposal for the unification
of laws relating 10 customs warehouse
certificates with the view Of facilitating.
extending and better guaranteeing credit
ON merchandise. This was laid before
the congress BY Henry \. Rau, Of the