Evening journal., 1915-02-02
CITY BUSINESS MEN
DISCUSS SHIPPING
Chamber of Commerce Hears
Chairman Report of Wash
ington Visit
COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED

Members of the Chamber of COM
merce at their MONDAY luncheon, in
the Hotel DUPONT today. heard re-
pert by G.. w. Parsons. chairman of
the foreign commerce committee. con-
cerning a visit to William J. Bryau,
Secretary of State. regarding present
conditions surrounding foreign COM
mcrce, especially having to do with
Europe. Mr. Parsons said he had
received the following information
from Mr. Bryan on the subject:
Marine Freight Complaints
should be filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Washington,
d. c.
Code Cablegrams-To secure
privilege to scnd cables in code make
representation to Third Assistant Sec
rotary of State, Washington. ID. C..
Under certain conditions at the pres
ent time our domestic telegraph COM
panies will accept messages in code
to he sent by wireless.
War Risk lnsurance-Re Report diff
fculties and excessive rates to War
Risk Bureau. Treasury Department,
Washington. ID. c.
classification of Goods-lf goods
are conditional contraband take up
definitely and individually. the nature
of your products with Hon Cone
Johnson. Solicitor, State Department
Washington. ID. c.
Seizure OF Non-contraband Goods
Complaints should be made to Hon
Robert Lansing. Counsellor, Depart
ment of State. Washington ID. c..
stating fully. the nature of the goods
uses, etc
Delayed or lnterncd shipments
If shipments are delayed i'm neutral
countries. but consigned to bollig-
erent countries, such cases should
be brought to the attention ofthe Hon
Cone Johnson, Solicitor of the De.
partment of State Washington ID. c
Shipping Documonts-A great al
Ia shipping TO neutral countries Al
The present time will be secured if W,
secure the wise of the proper am.
bassadors or ministers. This can b,
taken care of by sending through oul
Chamber Of Commerce and havinf
the secretary ask the Chamber d
Commerce of the United States o
America, with headquarters in Wash
ingtOn, to secure the proper ap
proval.
Your representative was impress
ed with tho fact that although it .
difficult for our Government. at IN
present time TO secure broad rulings
YET individual cases may often b
handled efficiently
He found readiness and willing
ness on the part Of the officials of IN
State Department to do all i'm thoi
was that the business public does nc
use the machinery of the Fedora
Government sufficiently. 1t is appaI
ent that we have machinery Of Stat
of which few of the individual manu-
facturers and shippers are cognizau
Naturally on account OF this, and th
fact that our country is rclativel
weak in its foreign shipping. the con
mercial branches of our State Dc
partment are not very elaborate W
it is obvious that if each shippe
when trouble arises, will take advar
tage of the equipment of our Feders
Government he will help to develo
its strength and in return great
help himself"
The special committee on charte
renorted that it had conferred wit
the charter committee of the ciyics as
sociation and had opposed certai
paragraphs.
After a lengthy discussion, the r,
port was referred back TO the cha
ter committee TO hold a further con
ference with the committee from Ii
civic association.
President Satterthwait appointed II
following ehairmen and committees fC
the year:
Membership Council-C d. Garre
son.
General Harrison Y
Howell.
Insurance Section-A. D. Warne
Manufacturers Section-Willard
Speakman.
Mercantile Section-George