Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
BUSINESS WOULD FAVOR
EMBARGO TO BRING PEACE
In Ringing Address, Bcstonian Stlrs
Biggest Business Men of Country
to Enthusiasm and Approval.
SENATOR FLETCHER SPEAKER
Discusses International High Com
mission and Its Coming Meeting
in Buenos Aires-Addresses
Made by Others.

In a ringing speech which
stirred many OF the biggest busi-
ness men of the country to high
enthusiasm and approval, Ed
ward a. Filene OF Boston today
declared to the convention OF the
Chamber OF Commerce of the
United States at the New Will
lard Hotel that the charge that
the chief interest OF American
business men in the European
war is the chance it gives them
TO coin the agony OF Europe into
increased dividends is a lie.
Mr.. Filene. who is a member OF
the executive committee OF the
International Congress OF Cham
ters OF Congress. said that the re-
cent referendum OF the Chamber OF
Commerce OF the United States
on Economic Results OF the War
and American Business has "ef-
iectively given the lie to this base
SANDER
The referendum" he said, in
dicates that American business
men, if they could feel that there
by they were doing their share in
keeping the peace of the world,
would be willing to help punish
the violators OF international
agreements by putting an cmbar-
go upon all goods as well as
munitions OF war
Reports This Afternoon
Mr. Filene was one of the principal
speakers at the convention today in
program arranged for the reception
both of addresses and reports of COM
mittees. The latter were delivered at
the afternoon session. which began at
o'clock, and this evening there is to
be an illustrated lecture on remark
able new highway in the Oregon coun-
try, followed by smoker at which
the delegates to the convention will be
the guests of the Portla nd Chamber of
Commerce.
DR.. Wellington koo. the Chinese min
lister. told the convention of the trade
relation between China and the United
States. announcing that the burden
and responsibility Of supplying the
IL,
thrown to a very large extent upon
the shoulders of American merchants
and manufacturers" since the outbreak
OF the war in Europe.
Senator Duncan L. Fletcher of
Florida. president Of the Southern
Commercial Congress. spoke of the
work of the international high com :
mission. which was organized in Wash
inEton last May. during the pan Amer
lean financial conference, furnishing
"a confident look into the future" con-
cernins the coming meeting in Buenos
Aires of the commission. of pam Amer =
ican relations in connection with what
the commission hopes to do when It
meets in the Argentine capital Sena =
tor Fletcher said:
We seek to make possible the es-
tablishment OF intimate economic in
tercsts that Will make not merely
commercially and industrially neces-
sary TO each other but in vital and
everyday sense conscious members OF
american republics.
Report on National Budget.
r. G. Rhett. chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the national cham
ber. presented the report Of the budget
committee of the organization The
national chamber has been a persistent
and consistent advocate of the neces.
sity of a national budget TO care for
national expenditures.
1T is not easy" Mr.. Rhett said, ITO
change procedure established by long
usage, and in this lies one of the prin :
cIple obstacles.
He said. however. that the problem
engaging the attention of many
strong men in Congress and in time a
solution will he found. Mr.. Rhett sub
mitted tabulation prepared by Har-
rey 5. Chase OF Boston. member Of
the budget committee. which ex-
hibited what are now called the esti-
mates of expenditures Of the national
government for three years in forms
classified functionally. which. he said
offered opportunities for compar r! sons
with the expenditures for the last fs
cal year. The report consisted prin
Cipally of the tabulation exhibit, Nr
Rhett confining himself to brief oral
Harry A. Wheeler. former president oi
the national chamber and now chairman
II the federal trade committee of the or
SANITATION. presented the report OF ths,
committee: Frank Trumbull presented The
epcrt OF the committee immigration
Frederick a. Geier presented the report ot
the committee on education. Charles II
Sheriff. presented the report of the com.
mittee on foreign relations and A. w
douglas presented the report Of the com
mittee on statistics and standards
Address of Senator Fletcher.
In his address Senator Fletcher said, in
part
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