New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-13
"MADE IN U.S.. A." IS
SLOGAN OF SPHINX
Fahey's Call on Business
to Organize Cheered
at Clubs Dinner.
URGES IMITATION OF
EXAMPLE OF EUROPE
Appeal 10 Succeed Permanently
Must BE TO Purse, Not Patri-
otiSm, Says MarcOssOn.

Dr. was "Made in L. s. A." might at the
dinner of the Sphinx Club, at the Wal
dorf-Astoria last evening. From the
York River oysters TO the last echo Of
the fral speech, an things were con-
Quoted Iu harmony with that keynote.
Responding TO the toast. The Cham
hcr ID. Commerce Of the United states
and Made n l.. S. A. John II. Fahey,
president of the chamber, laid stress on
the need for cooperation and co-ordi-
nation ODD tine part of American manu-
tacturcrs. and showed the way IN which
the chamber might aid them In forming
"a more efficient and broader mercantile
organization than has ever existed IN
America.
cone of the most serious defects IN
the business system Of this country,
he said. "has been, until within the last
few wears. the lack of really efficient
and representative organizations Of
business men, planned 20 deal with the
question of business development
from O. broad and comprehensive point
of view To is surprising that we IN
America who have placed such empha-
Sis upon thorough organization IN prl-
waite business should have been so slow
TO apply the same principles IN dealing
with the total business Of city or
the whole country
Must Organize Business.
Sir. Fahcy then told Of the efficient
and nationwide business organizations
which exist in the countries OF Eu-
rope.
"For ccuerations," he said, these
have been of the greatest Importance
iu England, France and Germany. In
this country we have organized the
workers and we have organized the
farmers, but we have failed TO organ
re the business men, except IN a most
careless way
The speaker then described the evil
dcrces of a great awakening TO an ap-
probation of the need for co-opera-
t.ou. This has been shown by the
strong and useful chambers of COM
merce which have developed in every
part Of the country and the interest
which has been aroused in the national
.ambcr at Washington, the duty Of
which is 20 crystalline and express
the opinions of business men on all
policies affecting the national progres
and TO bring about greater co-opcra-
tiou between the departments of the
government performing work Of value
TO business and business itself
The "Nade in L. S. A movement
is doomed TO failure, according 10 Mr..
Fahev. unless the six or eight associ-
at.ons now furthering il can be in
duced 20 combine and make the stamp
Of their approval stand for something
which win create o steady demand for
OUT products.
VIII Mean Hard Work.
""Iade i'm the L. S. A can be given
a temporary stimulus with very little
effort" he said. "and we should do
what we can now; but its deeper and
more permanent significance viii de-
pend on much harder work and thought.
Many things will contribute TO our en-
during success. but J venture the opin-
ion that there are none more import
emit for us 10 think about than voca-
tonal and industrial education and
efficient business organizations"
Isaac j. Marcosson was also of the
OoiuioD that the MADE in L. S. A."