Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-08
NATIONS DEFENSE
CLAIMS ATTENTION
OF BUSINESS BODY
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to make such acceptances based on
domestic trade and transactions.
| A plan from the Chicago Association
| Of Commerce to establish a special
committee on pensions. so that govern
| ment service may be improved, II the
committee reports favorably on clVli
service retirement and approximation
pension plans.
Chamber of Commerce to ask Congress
to adopt a uniform national incorpora-
! ton law because of the enormous de-
yelopment of the foreign trade OF the
United States. which Is creating prop
| lens and complications increasingly
| difficult of solution because of the in
definite status of corporations engaged
| therein. due to the wide diversity OF
laws"
For New Tariff Schedule.
| A petition from the Pittsburgh Cham
Der of Commerce that the President Of
the United States and Congress pass a
new tariff schedule tending upward"
especially to cover goods manufactured
and accumulated during the war by
belligerent countries.
I A move toward industrial efficiency
from the Boston Chamber Of Commecee,
criticising the so-calied nei stion
bill of 19I5-1916, which prohibited the
making of time studies and the pay
ment Of premiums and bonuses to en-
| ployes."
| of Commerce providing for certain con-
| struction and inspection safeguards IN
the merchant marine. among them the
creation in the Department OF Com
merce of a board Of naval archltects'
that findings of the boards of local In
spectors may be appealed, etc.
| A proposal from the Philadelphia
bourse, concerning the recently enacted
seaman's act. urging the immediate
tons of our other laws relating to
shipping and navigation which handi-
can our deep sea merchant marine in
| world competition for trade on the
high seas"
Would Investigate Franking.
A reouest from the Cincinnati Cham
Der of Commerce that the ranking
privileges of the government in con-
nection with the postal service should
be investigated.
Opposition by the National Associa-
| ton of Master Bakers and by the Ma
tional Millers' Federation to the pro-
posed repeal or modification OF the So
called mixed -four law OF 1879 IT 9nine
| recorded by the bakers and millers
associations that the law has been In
force for a period Of seventeen years
without recorded complaint and has
corrected commercial frauds and unfalt
| competition which characterized the
-four market before it's adoption.
| proposal by the Philadelphia
bourse, on the subject OF the reguia
| ton Of railroads, that the interstate
commerce commission be reformed into
GJ.,rict courts. one court for each
| freight traffic district. each court &c
have a president Judge "a jurist). three
| associate justices business mem aho
three associate justices (expeIt rallroao
mem. the president Judges to form
| sunreme interstate commerce court, ano
mat definite limits be placed upon the
| mowers of the interstate commerce com
mission along the lines OF regulation OIL
rates. etc. -, ch.n
NJ commerce that state chambers
Of commerce be organized
Opposition to U. s. Ownership.
onno.ition to government ownership
of telegraph and telephone Hnes' from
the Philadelphia bourse.
| In the field of transportation. as re-
lated to increased military prepared
n..s the Rome (Ga.) Chamber OF Com
merce proposes government ald IN the
building Of highways and river 'rans'
portation. c,ac;,,,,
| A plan by the Amer ivan -
Manufacturers Association to amend
| federal laws dealing with unialr com
| petition so as to permit independent
and individual judicial recourse by per-
| sons injured by unfair competition.
| A request by the Philadelphia bourse
that statistics on waterways tra1nc DC
omicially gathered by the United States
| government to assist United States
Army engineers.
| A nroposal to amend the Constitution
| ~ ne United States to give the Presi-
dent of the United states the power &c
| Veto Questionable items in bills passed
by Congress.
Treasurer Edson's Report.
Jobn Joy Edison. treasurer for the
cha miner. today reported on the flnan-
c;al affairs OF the organization for the
va.r closing December 81. 1915. The
n.,.nce on hand at the close of the
,..r he announced. was $23.608.42, as
year, ne ~ s1.42s.i5 at the beginninp
- nc wear. A total of $204.07S.S3 was
ISandIai during the year, and, it was
shnwn $4,000 worth of loans were
repaid.
Committee Hires Lawyers
! to Inquire Into Workings
/ of Steamboat inspection
1t was learned today at tho convention
of tho Chamber of Commerce OF tn.
United States that committee Of ths