New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-03
BIG BUSINESS men
MEET in COUNCIL
Chamber Of Commerce Of
u. S. VIII Discuss Amer
lean Conditions.

Warrington. Feb. after listening
70 an address by Harvey S. Chase OF
the necessity Of a national budget, tn,
National Council OF the Chamber o
Commerce OF the United States pre-
pared this afternoon for what is eX
pcctcd to be one o. the most important
gatherings Of business men and mer
Interested IN the lie Of the nation
that has been held here. The annua
convention Of the organization will be
gin tomorrow morning.
Delegates b. the score came pouring
in 20 Washington to-day to take part ir
the convention They include repre-
scntatiyes OF more than 500 business
organizations Of the United States
Porto Rico, the Philippines, Alaska anc
Hawaii, and the hotel Hobbies are
thronTed with interested business men
President Fancy will open the con
vention tomorrow morning and from
then until Friday afternoon the dele
gates will hear President Wilson, Sec
Rotary Bryan, Secretary McAdoo, Sec.
rotary Redfeld Governor Charles 5
Hamlin. OF the Federal Reserve Board;
Senator Theodore +. Burton, the Ar
gentine Ambassador, Myron !. Herrick
eH-Ambassador to France, Joseph E.
Davies, who is to become head OF the
new Trade Commission. and financial
and business experts discuss subJe
which are Of live interest 10 the Amer
can business man.
President Wilson will speak to-mor-
row night. and il ia believed that ne
viii discuss the pending ship purchase
bill, and business conditions through
out the country. and the efforts being
made TO help them.
The report Of the Board OF Directors
which was made public to-day, in ad-
dition to showing a speedy growth o.
tho Chamber Of Commerce o. the
United States, contains a significant
paragraph indicating that business men
arc not At All satisfied with the changes
in the tariff, and the alleged failure
o. the State Department TO produce any
tangible results against discrimination
i'm foreign tariffs against American
products. The report says:
The executive officers, acting on the
resolution adopted at the last annual
meeting. have presented to the Secre-
tsry Of state formal requests, accom- 70
ranied by supporting data, urging the
department TO use its diplomatic omces
10 secure the elimination Of d15crmins r.
ton in foreign tariffs agains. American
products.
The council found much TO interest
il in the address Of Mr.. Chase TO-DAY.
He was one of the members OF the
Economy and Eficiercy Commission
appointed by President TAFT, and m
discussing his subject, "A NATIONAL
Budget: o. What Is 1t Composed ne
distributed copies OF new form o.
rational budget covering the current
fiscal year and also the l9lo-lo hsca'
year. .
Mr.. Chase said the bernel OF the
whole matter was 10 bring out clearly
the relative importance Of various gov
crnmcntal functions. What are We
az nation proposing to spend ior plr.
noses Of national defence -" nav
FOR war pcusions:' What for agri-
culture. commerce, health. iaoorlng
classes. depcndents. etc. etc. THESE
we're the questions that interested stu.
dents Of government as well as me
average citizen. Answers to tnese
questions could not be obtained from
the present methods Of compiling ana
publishing The governments eApendi-
lures or its revenues.