New-York tribune., 1918-12-09

mlttee that it is absolutely essential
to the stability of business in this
country and the prompt and wise So
luton of our problems that the war
their work in cooperation with gov
ernment agencies and now turn their
attention to the new questions with
which the country is faced We there
fore recommend that all present COM
mlttees SO represent their industries
and that an executive committee be
named with as little delay as possible.
"At a meeting of the chairmen of
the war service committees held in
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States was requested to undertake the
organization of committees in all the
industries not then represented.
by vote this conference also re-
quested that the war service commit
tees of the National Chamber of Com
merce should act as the executive COM
mlttee of these committees of the in
duStries
The Time for Unity
"At the meeting in December, 1917,
it was suggested to the War Service
Executive Committee of the Chamber
I of Commerce that as soon as practi-
cable a council be appointed repre-
sentative of all the industries, which
would act in an advisory capacity to
the War Service Executive Committee.
- 1t is believed that the time has now
arrived when such council should be
formed, and it is recommended that
this council be composed of the chair
men of the war service committees.
The Chamber of Commerce would
wish to make the cooperation of these
committees on a national scale as eff
tectlve as possible, and it will continue
to publish such bulletins and reports
as may be necessary for their benefit
and place at their service the facili-
ties Of its general Headquarters in
washington and its branch Offices"
Out of this action g mouthpiece of
American business is to be created. No
longer will there be reason for doubt
ing whether the rank and file in the
rea I'M of trade have a spokesman Harry
A. Wheeler, president of the Chamber
OF Commerce of the United States, in
informing the convention that Pres-
dent wilson has been silent on his
proposal that the President take an
advisory commission of business ex-
perts with him to the peace conference.
attributed the reluctance of Mr.. VIII
son to accept the proffered co0peration
partly to the fact that business was
dlsorganized and had no central repre-
sentative machinery which could select
economic delegates to Versailles with
out creating jealousy among other or
CARNATIONS of coordinate Importance
A Double-Barrelled Solution
The representatives assembled at |
tackled both of these problems sena-
rately, creating a central business or
ganlzatlon and directing President /
Wheeier, IN cooperation with revre
sentatlves of the existing business or
ganlzatlons. promptly to choose mem
pers OF business commission which /
should offer it's aid to the American
peace delegates and which should con.
Ter with Allied business men and de-
wise methods whereby American indus
Try might best serve the people of the
Allied nations. viz
Whatever the unofficial peace dele
cation will accomplish, it is likely that
1t VIII accumulate much valuable infor-
nlatlon on trade subjects and contrib
ute 10 continuance of the good feel
ing winch exists among the peoples of
ms ms country Great Britain, France,
Italy, Belgium and the other nat;ors
with which America fought in The war
From many sources at the conven.
ZION sentiments of unselishness and
generous dealing originated. Paul War
burg, former member of the Fedara,
reserve Board, gave articulation to the
spirit which so many of the delegates
experienced. "In thinking of financia1
reconstruction and of the financial
World of the future" he said in his
diagnosis of the moving world Of
llnance do not too many have this one
thought uppermost in their mind: is
the United States hereafter going to he
the leading financial power? DO not
these men forget that if England were
10 surrender her entire trade and bank /
II we were to unload all our business
on her she would break down under
the burden? The whole truth of The
matter is, that We have both grown to !
be pillars supporting the same struct-
ure and that neither can fall or be-
come weakened without bringing dan