The sun., 1916-11-19

at least In Franco and in Englan nd. Of
American business houses. Offset BY
branches Of French and British bust.
ness houses In America. This womb
lead to an Informal reciprocity which
would be very much worth while.
Between France and the United
States ! am quite sure such n thor
ough understanding could be hrnurh,
about by these and other entirely TN.
official mean as wouid produce a
friendship far too strong ever to bo
broken by any act Of any politician or
any group Of politicians upon either
side.
Tho chambers Of commerce N
France perform functions which are
not ~vouchsafed TO ours. Their mem.
bers are elected by business mon as
their representatives in government.
They are given and accept great re.
sponsibilities All port improvement.
for example, are under the direct sl.
pervision Of the chambers " com.
merce, subject to government an.
prevail. and by taxation devised by
the chambers funds are provided for
them. The presidents of the chambers
In their governmental functions are
subordinates Of the Ministers OF Com.
merce, Finance and two other DEPART
ments.
THUS the bodies have an important
standing which ours do not possess,
and thus aleo n spirit OF responsibility
for national prosperity and progress
IL created in French business men
which I am afraid Is not always pres
ent In u own. Cooperation between
tho Government and the chambers o,
commerce is perfect. We were cared
for. curing our stay in Franco by tho
chambers OF commerce, the projects
and tho Syrdicat d'Initiative. Here
was n combination and (the first and
last namely two separate organiza-
tons worth our copying.
"The business men Of France have
shown r. devotion during this wa- IA
vorebly comparable with that OF the
men at the front. They have made
the plans which have me. the problem
Of labor and production during tho
war. Not all labor has been dons by
women. although they have per
formed prodIgies Of industry ard
have shown marcellouc na2ptahii'y.
Men have been sent hacl; from ito
front TO work ct homo as nacd has
arisen. and tho efficiency with which
those too young AMI those too o'G for
military service have tocn fand'eL has
been wonderful.
Through the ingenuity ami pa
trioti-m OF her chambers OF cofnrcroe
very largely France has taken IN her
normal slack to an amazing degree. \
eirnilar tightening in tho United states
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