Evening star., 1915-01-31

May Be a Joint Debate.
some of the biggest business men OF
the country are on the program ana
two speeches, one by Secretary McAooo,
Tor the administration. and the other by
Senator Burton of Ohio. for the oppo-
sition, as to the ship purchase Dill may
amount to a spirited joint debate. COM
ing at a time when such a dinerence OF
opinion prevails in Congress, and sue
by side on the program, with a DISCUS
sion to follow.
Washington will be represented py q
number of delegates from the boaro u
Trade the Chamber of Commerce OF tne
District of Columbia and otner Issa.
zatIons. Many of the city's business
men are looking forward to the pres
crce of the national leaders IN ousl-
ness and plans are belns Hnaue %
their entertainment. Many memoers u
ronrress of both the House ana tne
Serate are making plans to attend the
sessions of the convention. 10 piace
themselves more thorouShi! IN touch
with the business interests OF tue couH
rrv- as outlined by the national cnah-
Der. ex..,;,r
Vow that so many questions aneftlhe
busiuess are constantly coming peloIe
Congress and the government oepart-
unents. more and more attention IS pc
~ ,,.;I to the Chamber of Commerce
~ -he United States. Isaac r. Marcos
son. a writer with a national reputation
on fna ncial. economic anu
subjects has analyzed some Oh the ea.
sons for this and has drawn an inter-
estinp picture of what the relations pc
tween Congress and the executive ue
nartn,ents and business generally USED
10 be and what they are today
Old View of Business.
For years" Arr. Marcosson says
Congress regarded business as dis
organized mass Of special interests
slipping around on gum shoes and talk
ing in whispers.
You are always trying 70 get
something over said Congress to Bust
ness. and il bristled with suspicion and
closed the door to friendly relations,
according to Mr.. MarcosSon. who says:
BUSINESS reciprocated these senti-
as a block to legitimate expansion
and tried its hardest TO get legislative
4rmor proof, wealth feeling itself pill
ioried like a felon, and huge industrial
enterprise resigning itself to drastic
law and more or less destructive con-
troll
Mr. Narcosson says the following is
about the situation:
Thus two great agencies, that more
Shan all others combined bore the bur
den of our commercial welfare, glared
AZ each other and the 'dreary sea, that
the poet wrote about. flowed between.
Even John Jones, obscure merchant
out at Four Corners, in any state that
YOU care to mention, felt the folly and
the futility OF this situation. realized
that his own trade lot, small as II was.
might be improved if only Congress
and Business would work in harmony.
Yet Business groped along. without
definite aim. without organized purpose
Now. the reason for this misunder-
standing was very simple, but, like
many simple things. it was a long time
in being analysed and rernedied. Meth
er Congress nor Business took the
trouble to become acquainted. They
assumed they were not affinties. Their
intentions were good. but their vision
was bad They locked arms before
they knew il was easier and better to
hict and cost.
Business Mind Nationalized.
But the Business Mind. so long dis
organized, has been nationalized a,
last: the battle-ground on which these
two forces stood at tilt Is Field OF
Constructive Accord. We may no,
have reached the Millennium of Busi-
ness Remedy. but We have found the
way and the light.
That light lies I'm the Chamber oi
Commerce of the United States most
that business whole has brough,
TO its support. II is the essence OF
democracy. the incarnation of the spiri,
OF get together" Peculiar and timeI,
interest attaches to the organization
because the third annual meeting will
be held at Washington early in Feb
ruary. when fresh appraisal will b,
made of nationwide investment IN