Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21

"9SoHDieu under the control OF ora board
or executive department and
Be It further resolved hat ihis war
supply board or department should be
given run power 10 procure war supplies
TO the best advantage 20 the Government
as TO price. quality and delivery and In
way TO maintain essential Industrial life
without disturbing social and economic
conditions. including the power to fix
prices, not only 70 the Government, but
TO the public on essential products and to
distribute output in manner to promote
the national defense and the maintenance
OF our Industrial structure, and
Be 1t further resolved. that Congress be
hereby requested 70 pass such statutes as
may be necessary 20 give the President OF
the United States all power necessary to
! concentrate In this manner the resources
| and the industrial energy OF our country
I toward winning the war. and
BE 1t further resolved that the Nation
! al Chamber do it's utmost to make ef-
/ fective the purposes Of these resolutions.
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
! support OF the notation Of the second
| Liberty Loan was urged as an effective
answer TO the propaganda of our enemy
| that the nation Is not solidy in support Of
! the war Action on The part OF the Gov
| ernment TO keep the American dollar on
| parity throughout the world was called for.
The maintenance CT standards OF indus
| llldl llS pTtNdill0k AZ tne beginning OF
the war; MS advocated yesterday by sec"e-
! tary Of Labor Wilson. was approved.
Congress was urged to take steps to make
| the "daylight-saving" plan effective as a
war measure.
Prohteerng on the part Of producer.
! laborer, distributor or manufacture" was
| denounced. Betterment CT transportation
facilities during wartime was urged.
GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY
The committee on war service presented
| this resolution
whereas. the dealings of the Govern
ment with the business men Of this coun-
/ try incidental to the war will be on scale
| and Of a magnitude never before attained
and
whereas it is desirable that a point OF
! contact be established between the Gov
| ernment and each particular industry.
! Be il resolved, That we urge all indus
tries not already organized to become so
at the earliest possible moment, and
Be 1t further resolved That all such
! industrial organizations should appoint a
war service committee, Independent of
| any governmental committee, such COM
mittee TO be made up Of representative
men In the industry whether or not they
be members OF such organization and
| Be IL further resolved, That in all mat
ters pertaining to any given industry the
Government should deal with the commit
| tee wherever possible, leaving TO II where
practicable the proper distribution Of all
/ orders for material.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The following was the resolution regard
| ing foreign exchange:
Whereas, the foreign trade OF the
/ United States for the last fiscal year
shows balance in favor'of this country
Of nearly S4,000,000,000; and.
Whereas. loans to our allies greatly
! exceed our favorable balance Of trade;
and,
Whereas, the continuance OF any set OF
| conditions which tend to curtail imports,
! because imports represent the only form
| Of cash payment which our entire foreign
trade is yielding and,
u Whereas. high foreign exchange
premiums penalize imports and tend in
directly TO increase the enormous in
/ natonary debit balance which the nation
! is rolling up against in the form of foreign
/ loans; and,
Whereas the advances to our Allies
are now proving a boomerang leading TO
! the depreciation Of the American dollar
/ in foreign markets because of lack of
governmental regulations and,
Whereas, all our Allies are now taking
| every step necessary to protect their own
currencies abroad and
! Whereas, the American dollar is now at
a discount OF from 8 to 20 per cent in
neutral foreign countries,
! Government, through it's proper depart
ments take whatever action may be
! necessary 10 keep at parity the American
dollar in every country OF the world.
PRoFITEERING
The following resolution relative TO profit
eerng was adopted:
Resolved. that during the war it is es-
sential to the maintenance of sound in
dustrial relations that there be no
profiteering by producer, distributor, la
borer or manufacturer.
MAINTAINING STANDARDS
Relative to the maintenance OF stand
ards. the resolution read
Resolved That the principle pro-
claimed by the committee on labor OF
the Council of National Defense, and so
eloquently restated before this conven-
ton by the Secretary of Labor, that
during the present emergency employers
and employees In private industries should
not attempt to change the standards
which they were unable TO change under
normal conditions, be indorsed by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States as the necessary basis for maxi
mum productions while the country is
at war.
RUSSIA
resolution dealing with the Russian
situation was as follows:
Whereas, The United States Of Amer
lea for the preservation of its independ-
ence from the domination of military
autocracy, and TO do its full part IN the
establishment of democratic ideals in the
world. entered into war with Germany on
April 6, 1917:
Whereas. The Chamber OF Commerce OF
the United States. representing nearly
1000 Chambers of Commerce and COM
mercal organizations in every one of the
forty-eight States OF the United States
of America and comprising more than
500, 900 business men, has met in spe-
cial war convention September IS 10 Fl,
1917 in order to devise ways and means
10 cooperate for the destruction of Ger
man autocratic niltaTlsm and
Whereas, The business men of Amer
lea and the whole American people have
welcomed with feelings Of deepest emo
tion the birth and rise of new and
free Russia founded on the rights of all
men to equality Of opportunity and en-
joyment Of life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness; and
Whereas, After 141 years OF difficulties
and strivings and the devotion Of the
greatest talents of its nOblest citizens,
the United States of America has now
been forced 10 enter upon q struggle for
the preservation of its independence and