The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-29
RICHMOND Men At
TRADE CONFERENCE
John G. EAsley and John Kerr
Branch Named ON Arrangements
Committee for Conference
ut Atlantic City.

at Atlantic City.
Announcement was made yester-
Gay Of the appointment of John c.
Easley and John Kerr Branch. of
this city. and JChn W. Craddock, of
LynchburE. on the general commit
tee having in charge the arrange
| naents for the International trade
conference, under the auspices OF the
chamber OF commerce Of the tinted
States. at Atlantic City the week OF
september 2sth. These gentlemen
with Homer L. Ferguson. of Newport
News. pI esident of the chamber. will.
It IL conceded. we'll represent the
state. Other members Of the COM
| fnittee are:
Harry A. Wheeler. Chicago. vice
president Union Trust company:
Thomas W. Lamont. New york. of J.
r. Morgan and company: Edward A.
Filene. Boston, of William Fiiene's
Sons company. and A. c. Bedford,
New York. chairman Of the Standard
| Oh company.
On this connection, the following
sent out by the chamber OF commerce
| Ct tho United States 10 OF interest:
War Ia over. but peace IL not yet
here. Men no longer kill one another
!, In the trenches, but economic war
fare. always destructive TO industrial
life, often = destructive to human
life. ~ well. Europe v only in course
OF regeneration. Men are out Of
been reconstructed. or there Is no
raw material. or there IL no plan In
operation for nnancing the purchase
II raw material. The best minds In
the country are unanimous In the be-
Isef that something must b done TO
restore trade processes throughout
the world, or the effect Of the Euro
pean conditions win react on the
! United StateA
| The international trade conference
win undertake to set the wheels OF
! commerce In motion. In the hope and
! belief that repression will be pre-
peace conference. The one At Paris
fixed political boundary lines. The
| one ut Atlantic City win try 10 re-
establish confidence. and make uni
vcrsal trading possible again.
/ The future OF the world depends on
the solution Of the trade problem.
| The United States being neither In
peace nor IN war. every industry is
| distributed by the uncertainty OF the
situation. All elements Of society are
ready. TO turn to . program that win
i ma ~ Tic Wurlo 1uuCtiOH A&aH. that
win and supply for demand. and de-
mand for supply.
America. which can produce vastly
! more than Il needs for It's own use
must have q market for the surplus.
How can the market be made stable
when world bankruptcy ID threaten
ed! Every body In America, whether
ne be copttAltst or lAborer. farmer
i or merchant, mAnufActure or banker.
win have dffacu;ty adtugttng hts At
tais FOR the future until this Ques-
/ tlon 10 answered. The international
trade conference win tackle Il.
1 financier. lately on = tour Of inveSti-
cation IN Europe where hundreds OF
| thousands Of men, women and chill
dren have starved to death In this
/ last year. sAyu the breakdown Of
- one Of tho causes OF
l the future 70 obtain food where II ID
most needed. Al one time. he de-
{, {. ares, thera were 100 unloaded car
gees Of food Ia the hArbor Of Marssil-
les, helA there because p~ecedinA
csrgose were blocking the line OF
Transportation. IN this instance
/, plenty Ut food and dire want were not
] the country because nobody appar-
ertly vas able TO devise = way 10
ltrinx them together. How to make
= recurrence Of 20 trasic situation
Impossible win b discussed at Attain
Hsny ausseions 81 unfair advan-
iteges IA foreign trads. which ia the
i paat hAve spelled commercial grief,
Will ~ given attention bunker coal,
1 ID insHAnce: spies In the custom
IL Focuses. and priority shipplng.
II The chamber. ri commerce Of the
4 United States. seeing the great world
ineed Tor 9cti0n now. laid the fpundA-
4 tion Tor the inf13 national conferences
~ inviting England. france. italy and
Hel9iun 10 Sand to the United states
THAR, hest man so meet American
4 business unen In an effcrt to unclos
sluadA machinery and TO build such
u nrogxAnt Tor the future that trade
iMtll nov without interruptions. TO the
end That Al peoples thAll share IN
lrthe wensr1l prosperity.
ThA VISITING missions will have nve
& nl<mbefs sach. Including cabinet Of
tAcere ana other famed Tor their ability
! and expeyience In hanAling. trade
{ problems The personnel Of the mis-
q stems shortly will b. announced Nv
lcahle. The American Delegates Will
I ~ selected ~ the comm jktec on AZ
Il SAng ennegfn Is ny ~
No. nh Qu6llfy.
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