New-York tribune., 1919-10-13
Forty-seven, Representing
Great Britain, France,
Italy and Belgium, Arrive
for World Conference
Schneider Discusses Issues
Head of French Group Says
First Result Should Be Re-
viving Devastated Regions

Delegates from Great Britain,
France. Italy and Belgium to the In
ternational Trade Conference, to be
held at Atlantic City for i've days be
ginning next Monday, arrived from
Brest yesterday on the Northern Pa
cifc. Four thousand delegates invited
by the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States are expected to attend.
Their purpose is to allay economic un-
rest throughout the world and to solve
trade problems growing out of the
war.
Forty-seven prominent merchants,
engineers and business experts COM
prise the delegation from the four AL
lied countries. The French mission Of
eighteen members is headed by Eu-
gene Schneider, a former member Of
the Chamber of Deputies and presi-
dent of the steel works at lie Creusot.
France. A. Barton Kent, member of
the London Chamber of Commerce,
heads the British mission of eight
delegates. The chairman Of the four
teen representatives from Italy is Fer
rando Quartieri. of Milan, president of
the Italian Chemical Industries Corr
poration, while the Belgian mission,
with seven members, is led by Fieri-
mond Hankar. of Brussels, director
of the National Bank of Belgium.
On their arrival in Hoboken the del
egates were escorted to the Waldorf
Astoria, where they will remain until
Thursday morning. They are being
Chamber of Commerce. who accompa-
MED them from France-Edward A.
Filene and Curtis n. Hitchcock, of Bos-
ton; 5. II. Lambe, of Washington, and
Kenneth Adams, of San Francisco.
Cuh;oc+ IT, po n;s,,esoJ
Subjects to be discussed at Allan
tic City include the distribution of
reconstruction supplies, metals, tex
fuel, oil and finance and credit. 1t is
proposed to establish a permanent or
ganization which will promote the mu-
tual interests Of the Allied countries
Speaking for all the visiting mis-
sions, NJ. Schneider said that the call
ing of an international trade confer
ence by American business men is an
evidence that the same cooperation
shown by the Allied countries during
the. war is to be continued in the
work OF reconstruction.
after the Atlantic City conference
our delegates hope to visit personally
the leading business men of the coun-
try" said NJ. Schneider.
THE members of the missions have
been chosen by the industrial, COM
mercial and banking organizations.
Each of them, fully aware of the CON
ditions in the sphere of his own ac-
rivity and by personal acquaintance
ship with his American colleagues,
will be able to elaborate plans of
complete coordination in the different
fields of economic activity. There will
be found the basis of an actual CO.
operation, all the more closer because
il viii rest on mutual understanding
between specialists.
Taking Up Pre-War Occupations
The first result of cooperation
should be the bringing to life of the
devastated districts and their speedy
rehabilitation. Even day. in the
richest and most fertile districts Of
Europe which have been so awfully
struck by the war, we witness won
derful effort OF reconstruction, though
its effects are yet hardly visible.
"Those whom the horrors OF war
have spared. have now dropped the rife
and taken up again, more courageously
than ever, their prewar occupations
with the same endurance, the same
steadfastness which for centuries have
been the chief virtues Of the Allied
nations.
notwithstanding the blows dealt tc
AutA4. ADlN MS tdHuiuR Tue immense anC
tremendous sacrifices which they have
suffered the Allied nations have kept
their spirit up; they are not down
hearted, and are now showing in the
works of peace the same energy which
they brought to bear out the success
ful issue Of the war for the liberty o.
the world"
Will Take Five Years, Says Filene
Five years of intensive production
will be necessary to put the world o,
the same Industrial basis as it wa
before the war, according to Mr.. Filena
of Boston, who spent some time /,
Europe preparing for the delegates
yisit
Five years of unprecedented dis
tribution can be made good only b,
five years of intensive production," h
said. My six months abr DAD hav
convinced me that no theories for
new division of wealth will put th
world on its feet Ii half the worl,
produces intensively and the other hal
xemaiEs idle it will take ten years t
bring back old standards of comfort
"ln the meantime the idle pcopl
viii become a prey to irresponsible
revolutionary propaganda which viii
N time infest the rest Of the world
To get Europe back to work and max
u safe from revolution we must sen,
them the food, raw materials and ma
cninery that are necessary"