New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Appropriation TO Promote
u. S. Commerce Abroad
Called Inadequate.
CONGRESS WARNED
or FALSE ECONOMY
Head of American CHAMBER
Tells Sentiment of Business
Men in - States.

Washington. March b. Aften,io, -
Congress IS called 20 the utterly mad.
ouate appropriations Tor tho promote.
Of American foreign commerce recon
mended 81 tho present session ~ D.
Goodwin Rhott. of Charleston. S. 4
newly elected president Of The Chamb.r
If Commerce Of the United States. Al,
declared in letter sen, tonight 10
tho House members that n ihc male.
American concerns arc 20 parilc.gs..
with tho larger IN foreign trade. 70
either - them Is 20 be- successful FL
holding American markets entered i-'.
during the var. it IS necessary u-r
should have such governmental aid a.
is freely gwen by other countries '
By way Of proof that business Pc
~ the country arc behind this appl.
Mr.. Rhett said tina, tho situation irsl
il. phases had been carefully consl
cred in a recent National Chamber re-
erendum and almost unanimously Ir.
dorsed BY upward Of three hunsri
commercial organizations IN for,y.is'
states. the District Of Columbia az
Hawaii. Participating also in Tie vote
were the American Chambers Of Coz
merce in Paris and Milan.
This referendum places beyor.
ouestion or doubt" Nr Rhe,t ssv
".he Overwhelming sentiment Of Hi
commercial bodies OF the United S,s,s
that the government should gran, sit
ouate support 10 American business b
exploiting 20 the full the oppor,unig
for the development Of American cor
merce furnished By the European war
awhile il is obvious that the Hois
Committee on Appropriations las nj
been convinced Of the necessity io
adequately increasing the held serve
Of the United States. as was shown lI
the bill which the committee has r.
ported. We trust that House member
will keen In mind the immense e'os
now being made b. our commerei
rivals both 70 hold their former mar
kets in war time and 20 reenter TIE le'
eign field with redoublet energy q
contamination of peace.
"The war" Mr.. Rhett continued, ~
made necessity for the deyeioprei
Of American commerce with foIeis
countries on scale wholly WING.
precedent. This necessity expires rin
she war. American business can TO-
only such markets a. ~ has oee'h'
firmly established in during TINS perN
of uncertain duration. American 81
port trade has developed very greai
and the volume o. American iogt.
commerce has become an iniegral "a
Of our internal prosperity.
Business men as "A class, ne q
tional chamber president said, are p
first TO crit.cise government eA'ita
gance and the quickest 20 favor NOV
ments in the direction o. goyernmshr
economy. A. the present they are ".
aware Of the need for rigid econe@'
but they discriminate between tha, g
penditure which would lead 20 exir'n
gance and that false economy VIZ
means cutting down or refusing .
grant the appropriations which w'..
lead 20 the development Of Amera
commerce. agriculture and labor =
would have a manifold return 10 pr
neritv for all classes. as well as y y
firm establishment OF American &.
merce in the markets Of ihc wone
The bill. which among ~ oiAer W.
tions. makes appropriation ior
work Of the Bureau Of Foreigl 81
Domestic Commerce. was reporee
than a fortnight ago. The iuha
promotion OF commerce is inerss~
from $4,000 20 sl2j.000, where a. %, g.
s250.000 was wanted. according 70
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