The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
1RUCTION IS
j Be CONSIDERED
Business Men To Meet I'm
4EntbOu nj Atlantic City
*ss4 This Week.

X1x10n, NOV. ae. Amer IN'Ni
men, IN convention at At
III December 10 4, are pre-
&% demand in sharp terms a
ye from the American govern
414 reconstruction period pro
9uly n definite program IRON
dent in his annual message
neAx can forestaii this action
nonvention has been called
10 the signing of the arms
#cOnSisicr both war emergency
Sef,nstr,,rtinu activities of the
1nNnf in connection with in
but since tho signing OF the
4ce It's face is turned wholly
III the problems of reconstruc-
nktenaance of 5000 Of the most
1tens business men of the coun'
expected,
real tone OF the convention "as
~ recent letter by Presiden'
al. Wheeler, Of The cham Der
&N3dent Wilson. in which he in
I'm an immediate announcement
ynA comprehensive plan by the
nnnent for tho adjustment or
10 prevent the posi-
~ Of q business panic
Consider Many Topics.
oSo delegates first will meet III
i $50 war service committees.
u they will join in thirty flve re-
groups Of Industries. FINALLY
will assemble In ten major
os---focd products, textiles. neat
4 and power, metals and minerals.
- ihsn iron and steel. iron and
II wood and wood products. chem
4 heather, esrthen products, indus
1 professions
rom each OF these conferences II
Expected that recommendations
be made 10, consideration by the
MENTION sitting as whole. ihe
yen.tnn il expected re- adopt a
mite program and possibly TO APP
ii an executive committee with
rer to gather data and funcr1on
i the various industries IN meeting
proh,ems OF reconstruction.
Industry is prepared 10 seize the
u 81 reconstruction IL the govern
II holds back. 1t viii consider the
lfions Of labor and industry, the
Nrslty for lower wages and their
III on economic conditions, the ne
sity for governmental financing or
l,etrv in changing over TO peace
:s. .he obligations OF government
Industry the atjuStment Of war
tracts with the government, the
At materials into peace
ssies on. and other questions ORE
StrMe; len.
IT ous It jl.e emergency conditions
wrar said President Harry \,
seller il a discussing the problems
genre before the convention. 1T
ericafl Industry finds w@y 81
afnatlny waste. of sinplifSiar pro
,es OF n,anufac' of Introducing
alter economy jn the use OF basic
teris,is, az providing uniform sys-
ia of cost accounting and of IN
iucinc more sympathetic and CO
rafjve system in dealing with the
tor OF labor, the war will have
en- ue by-product advantages.
ch never would have been accord
under the highly com petitive con-
ons nj peace
The Goysrnrnent's Part
What is the part OF the govern
nj in conversion officials ana
i,,ess men wha are studying TINS
<tion believe that financial aid VIII
nece ssary, that use must he made
the mass Of Information gathered
experts. that the great
Of the bureau OF stand
q must be kept open: that some
h agencies as the war industries
ri must he maintained to guide
council business, and that other
ncieS ri the government must turn
ir attention to the subject
The conservation division or
war industries board and
sprgorit4ss DIVERSION. the price
nr { o m m ittee and others
SECS powers, which. II re-
,uisied over night. many business
n believe will bring chaos and
lie.
There Is the question of what 10
with the government owned NUM-
Is plants and other establishments
government has created 70 pro-
90 war materials. One authority
mates that the government has
eeted $500 000. 900 in plants turn
out war materials.
The Ia Dor question presents IN In
ate problem Of reconstruction and
that concerns industry az much
many other questions In the
Are employers and employees to
I.frue ga fight each other as in the
4 to the great detriment of the
,iic2 Or shall an arrangement be
rised out by which conflicts are
1ina ICED and strikes are eliminated ?
aee are problems which industry
st face ard industry and labor
st work out with the government.
.other questions are price fixing,
troll of food supplies and fuel and
neship Of the railroads.