Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-08
ARBITRATION URGED
/. FOR BUSINESS MEN
Is Topic at international Con-
gress of Chambers of Com
merce in Paris.
PUSH CRUSADE AGAINST
FAKE ADVERTISEMENTS
Thirty-seVen Nations Repre-
scented at ConVention-Amer-
leans Take Prominent Part.

PARIS, June s.-Many thousands Of
millions of dollars engaged in indus
try and commerce in the leading ma
tons of the world are represented a.
the Sixth International Congress Of
! Chambers of Commerce and CONNER
cial and Industrial associations.
which was called together here today.
It's business sessions are to last until
Wednesday and during that period
are down for discussion many ques-
tons of prime interest ana para
mount Importance to the trade and
commercial relations of the entire
globe.
The widespread range of ths activi-
ties of the congress is shown IN the
fact that delegates rom no fewer
than thirty-seven nations answered
the roll call. while $50 associations.
including ninety-one in the United
States, representing nearly every
State and territory in the Union, are
affiliated to the congress.
The Americans Present.
Among American members of the
permanent committee are Edward A.
Filene, Boston, Mass; Bernard J.
Shoninger. president of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Paris;
Harry A Wheeler. of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Chamber OF Commerce Of
the United States; John H. Fahey, of
Brookline. Mass. and George S. At
wood, secretary of the American As
ISOLATION of Commerce and Trade,
Berlin.
Charles L. Bernheimer, chairman OF
the committee on arbitration of the
Chamber of Commerce of the State
of New York. submitted q plan for
international commercial arbitration
and DR.. Roberto Pozzi, of Milan,
Italy, moved a resolution approving
of the reference to arbitrators Of con-
troversies between citizens of differ
ent countries, and adding that the
various legislatures should clothe for
eign arbitrators with powers to full
fill their functions and should provide
for them the protection Of the law
and give executive force TO the judy
ments pronounced by them.
Unfair competition was a subject to
which the attention of the congress
was called in a report by Max Lee
clero, of the Chamber of Commerce
of Paris. He laid on the table an ex-
haustive report on legislation on the
subject in various countries.
Bar Fraudulent Advertisements.
Mr.. Leclere was followed by Eugea
Lendvai, of Temesyar, Hungary, who
moved the following resolution: The
Congress calls on the various legis-
latures to deal with the publication OF
fraudulent advertisements. the wrong
ful use of exhibition awards, false
statements of origin, and misleading
names, quantities and prices of goods.
They are also called on to stamp out
Illicit selling-off sales and the system
of giving premiums to customers, the
publication of trade secrets and the
bribing of employees"
The Day of Twenty-four Hours
was the subject of report by DR..
Alfred Georg, president of the Gene
va Chamber of Commerce.
Switzerland, he said. was ready to
adopt the twenty-four-hour day, and
the swiss government would author
lie it If it did not fear complications
from the fact that two of the four
neighboring countries-Germany and
Austria Hungary-still kept to the
old system of dividing the day into
twelve-hour parts. France, Italy.
Belgium, Spain and Portugal have
adopted the twenty-four-hours day.
NlIllam W1Ilett, OF London. re-
ported long list of organizations in
England which have passed resolu-
tons in favor of the bill for daylight
saving. THAT so many as 154 hours
of daylight are. to all intents and
purposes, wasted every year is a de-
feet in our civilization" he asserted,
standard time is so fixed that for
nearly half the year the sun shines
for several hours each day while we
are asleep and it is rapidly nearing
the horizon when we reach home az
ter our work is over.
The new Federal reserve act will
introduce greater fleXibility into the
financial system of the United States.
but it will have only small indi-
rect. if not neglible, effect internat
ionally. according to F. F. Begg. of
the Chamber of Commerce, of Lon
don.
International machinery, he said.
should be set up through the great
banks. whereby there should be main
tanned at various points reserves OF
gold for use in times of panic. -
committee of the great banks" he
said would. in event of a panic di-
rect stream of gold towards the
disturbed spot"