Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-25
NORWICH DELEGATES ARE
 HOME FROM CONVENTION Local Men Fully Impressed With seri-. ousnsss Of War, Situation.

l IocaI wen FuIIy impressed With ser, ousnsss Of War, Situation.
 The War Convention proved one O
 the greatest and most noteworthy con
 ventions ever held. by the Unified
 States Chamber of Commerce. in poin
 of attendance. in character in amoun
 of business transacted and especially | noteworthy was the speeches made by ! many distinguished men, heads o government bureaus and industria
 orgsniastions: org tastana.. Every delegate. whe attend, was thoroughly aroused and impressed with the earnestness of the speakers and the vast and stupendous war problems that big and little busi- ness is being called upon to solve The convention opened at 10.30 a m. Tuesday. Sept. IS, and after pre- liminary organization President R Goodwin Rhett of the National Cham
 Secretary of War Hon. Newton D.
 Baker. After listening to Secretary
 Baker for an hour anyone that had
 previously felt that this nation was engaged in a play war game would be awakened to the realization xhat the nation must bend every effort and have the united assistance of her industries and her industrial workers if we are to win.
 The afternoon session at p. m. was
 
 Hon. Franklin K. Lane, whose sub 1ect, What American Business May Do to Give Further Aid in Winning the War.
 address by Russian Ambassador to the United States, Hon. Boris Bakhmeteff, who made an earnest and eloquent Fiea for support of and patience with his country in this dark hour. Repub- lies and democracies are not founded in a moment and the ambassador had every faith that Russia would again be heard from to the admiration of all her allies.
 How American Business Can Help Promote the Development of Trans portatton on Land and Sea as a Pri- mary Factor in Winning the War, was the subject of the first session We'd nesday and was treated by such nota- the war emergency board. Hon. Ray mond B. Stevens, United States ship ping board, A. c. Bedford, president of the Standard Oil company. New York, Harry A. Wheeler. Chicago. first president of the United States Cham Der of Commerce.
 Following each session & general would ensue where all del egates had an equal opportunity of. being heard. As an illustration under subjects for discussion brought out bv the speakers on transportation were the following:
 (a) Priority of transportation and distribution of materials and finished 1roducts for the government, the aI- les and the public at large
 (D) What steps business may take oy planning bulk shipments and m6re efficient storage to secure greater use >f existing railroad facilities.
 (c) The increased use of ot1r inland waterways and coastwise transporta- ion
 (d) What the business men of the country may do to accelerate the ship building program.
 After the convention got down to ! working basis the various subjects were assigned to their respective com nittees who immediately adjourned to laalls assigned them and where all delegates interested in such matters l were invited to attend and take part n final resolutions to be adopted and ] Q later be embodied in the grand re- u1ts accomplished. Among the knotty | that required far more of the | in1e of these subcommittees' discus- 1 ions was that of strikes and lockouts | nd the general attitude of labor and | apital toward each other during the l 5ar: price fixing by the government i 3 stocks of raw materials and finish rade conditions and prices and dis tibutions. At the third session held wednesday. g p. m. in the Garden Pier, three 1ousand were in attendance and ad- resses made by Lord Northcliffe. the hartman of the British war mission. nd Hon. Herbert c. Hoover. United tates food commissioner. Both of lese addresses were closely listened , and perhaps were considered the lost interesting of all because of their oteworthy importance. Lord North fife reciting in graphic detail the listakes made by England. in the rst three years of the war, and MT. nnVar HhnUfyer hA conserving our resources, showing le vast amount of food required to lpply our army abroad, what the allan, French and English nations ould require from us until the war ids, etc. The spirit of self sacrifice as in evidence in all the speeches I'd fir none more than in Food Com ] issioner Hoover's. I1 Prof1tteering was bitterly opposed Id would be exposed and those en- lged therein made an example of, if IT e resolutions adopted by the con- I 'ntion are carried out by congress. T he real motive of the convention be- iI g to get as true expression from the l lsiness men themselves to what 1 C ngth they would recommend to con- ess the making of laws to govern '
 questions directly influenced by the C The Norwich delegation, consisting (
 Charles A. Saxton. Frank H. Smith f i'd Secretary H. R. Branche. are r fly impressed with the seriousness (
 the war situation. and the stupen- I us undertaking this nation is en- |" sed in in the interests of democ- j cy. One can get some idea of it's stness when we stop to realize that len our soldiers take over a section
 the line in France, it will first be 4 cessary that we construct our own J Ilroad lines, furnishing every bit of l il from ties to locomotives. J id hospitals behind the lines accom- F 'dating at least 30.000, by April l, J tn corps of nurses and doctors as V III as every known piece of equip mt for the carrying on of the same definitely, also keep a supply of food. n thing, shoes, guns. and all war inn ir 'ments in sufficient quantities for an il my of eventually one millic1 or re men. maintain an efficient trans n rt service at all times under the g 'st trying and periious conditions, m
 the moment this service is inter "