The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-30
OPPOSE OWNERSHIP
BUT WANT CONTROL
Chamlcr OF Commerce Of United
States la st Louis Session
Adopts Resolutions,

sT. LOUIS. April - The cham-
her " commerce of the United
Siates. through score of speakers
and half as many committee reports
today went ON r-Cord as opposed to
government ownership, but IN favor
NJ government control denounced
manufacturers who seek to prolonR
war profits, urged fair dealing with
labor. and predicted "a rainbow of
greater prosperity at the end or tho
roadjustment period.
rpeakcrs pointed 20 the urgent
need Of an extra session of congress
10 deal with vital domestic prob
lens and declared they expressed
th" sentiment of half a million husl-
ness men represented hy The cham
Der when they asserted that the ma
tlon'a progress IN being blocked Ivy
lack of congressional ana executive
action.
Harry \ Wheeler, president OF
tho chamber was npplauded when
he advocated President Wilson's i'm
mediate return to this country and
pointed out conditions which he said
made an extra session of congress
imperative.
labor Iins Rights
In warning against high prices
President Wheeler said " capital Is
taking an abnormal profit labor
has an equal right TO demand an
abnormal wage, and the public will
be the sufferer"
Labor" he continued, must
have n Just return for its labor
must caution you against the passive
acceptance OF that principle II II
~ right, II must he made effective
IN evidence OF your good faith, and
as promise of better days ahead
for the nations toilers.'
After an address by Secretary
Glass. who dwelt on tho success oi
the federal reserve bank system and
predicted success OF the Victory
Liberty loan, the delegates divided
into u number Of groups to take ny
| special problems hearing on produc.
ton. distribution, foreign trade
transportation and public utilities.
Peck Gives Address.
Refusal OF government agencies a'
this time 20 cooperate in tho move
ment TO stabilize prices at lower
| level, based upon n scientific deter
mination OF costs and "a proper con
| siheration OF all interests involved
would he fraught with grave consc'
quences to the country. George \
Peek, chairman OF the lndustria
! board OF the department OF com
mercc, declared IN an address here
| today before the convention.
Referring to Director Genera
| Hines refusal to accept the schedul,
! OF steel prices agreed upon \betweer
| the Industrial board and the repre-
| scntatives OF industry as level foi
railroad administration yurchsc'
| MIR. Peek declared the real motive
| for Mr. Hines action was not his
! objection as 70 the prices too high
| but his disapproyal Of the course ol
the board In approving PRICES based
on cost studies rather than calling
sellers and government buyers TO
gcther and permitting the best pos
! sthle bargains by barter The cours,
| desired by Mr.. Hines said Mr., peek
| would mean such beating down
of pricos would force either a gen
| cral reduction In wages or u DIVER
| sion Of the entire business OF the rail
| roads to one or two powerful low
cost producers The railroad admin
! istrltlon he said by reason OF III
great purchasing power in rail-
could practically control the mar
I kei ana the price"
The Industrial hoard. said Mr.
| Peek, did not seek to Impose" upoT
| the railroad administration a sched
ule OF slcel prices thar were deemed