Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

LIE Sol war service commute eS,
representing as many branches of in
dustry and business, had their meet
lngs on Tuesday. They combined on
Wednesday into thirty-five related
groups. and again on Thursday into
ten major groups. Then on Friday
their recommendations as to how the
individual industries and related
groups could best be served during
the reconstruction period We're made
through the clearance committee.
Thus they took definite action looking
to the material counting-room future
Of their business. but It was this new
spirit or helping in business that
made each man feel as though he
could and would ''go over the top
with his fellows in industry for ex-
port trade under the PRIVILEGES of
united effort afforded by the webb
Pomerene act.
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The gathering voted to send a com.
mlttee representative of American
industry, thorough
a Committee ]y informed re-
70 Ge to Pans. dustrial conditions
overseas to be available for counsel
during the peace congress regarding
questions affecting commerce and in-.
dustry-as Gen. Pershing .rwas sent
over there" to command the Amerf-,
can expeditionary forces, -: = -!
for Congress including recommended
modihcations of the Sherman anti
trust law-just as Congress was call
ed upon to furnish President Wilson
Win lump sum appropriation to
meet urgent war requirements. and
10 I1n
United States Food Administrations
and other government estabIishments
The gathering decided to create ID
central committee to keep III. touch
with the government and to- aid it
IN an ways possible during recon
Board was called into being to helm
win the war.
But. as it was the spirit of self
sacr1nclng patriotism that called
boys from the farm and from school
and from their trades to tight for
cooperation of industry that made
It possible to supply the fighting ma
chinery. SO it was the shirt Of m
sefnshness aroused In each heart that
really gave the Atlantic City meet
ing its greatest force toward :. the
upouf1dfns of American business on
a broader and larger scale. than ever
before.
Some years ago James J. Hin. one
or the greatest railroad builders this
country ever had. said to gathering
Of big business men: we have
ing big seffishly. What we want to
do is to get back to the Sermon on
the Mount That's what happened at
the Atlantic City convention. n
The real leaders in official and
business life made carefully prepared
addresses regarding
"Can You Be the reco Instruction
o., problems. regarding
Ahost~ how the government
can best cooperate with business,
what business can do If given more
freedorl-but the recurrent, reyer-
berating keynote was Can you be
trusted?" Are YOU hoHest?' And
business took the gospel to heart and
made a sincere act of eontrition. :.
When the President declared that
a state of war existed against Ger.
many the people Of this country knew
no panic, even when the U-boat- sea
raids were making their heaviest
toll. The American manhood went
dor wo' 1870, Mo,, , nho ~ /
ousey ~ u ~ ~ t;r,s 4-n nuo .Is
s -na FL ene nj. ~ oil histary wv" ene
Wattse- W. 10 th.re anT nan;etv FOOL
~ sn 10. Amer;cs s h'sirss 80 -
the Atlantic City convention. -, There
was abundant evidence that the thou
sands of business leaders gather;d
the seriousness Of the situation re-
gar1ing industry and comme1ee. but
realized It with smne OF confidence
3 au a Stone to a higher plane Of aetip-
ity. Even. a. the morale Of the sol:
diers was kept Up during. the war.
so the morale OF the business men