The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-13
TRADE EXPERTS OF
Z ALLIES REACH N. Y.
Delegates to Conference Ar
rive on the Transport
Northern Pacific.

The foreign delegation to the Interna-
tioual Trade Conference at Atlantic City,
made UP of some of the most distin-
Guished manufacturers, engineers and
commercial men of the allied nations OF
Europe, arrived yesterday from Brest by
the transport Northern Pacific, accom-
panied by a committee of Americans
headed by Edward A Filene, president
OF William Filene Sons & Co. of Boston
They crossed the Hudson from Hoboken
In a special boat and were taken in
army automobiles to the Waldorf
Astoria, where, on behalf of all the visi-
tors, Eugene Schneider, head of the
French mission and president OF the
mammoth steel works at Creusot, eatd
that their first feeling on landing In
america was one of gratitude toward
the Chamber of Commerce OF the united
States for asking the representatives OF
the economic activity Of the allied coun-
tries to take part in conference to
discuss adequate means of restoring the
economic life of the world"
American manufacturers and busi-
Tess men," he said, have thus afhrmed
their will to make known that the same
brotherhood between the allied and as
ISOLATED countries which existed during
the war must be carried on in the crea-
tive works of peace. The cooperation on
the battlefields that brought victory TO
the Allies would be of no avail shouio II
not be followed by new and constant ell
forts
Close Cooperation Needed.
..Ths members of the missions have
been chosen by the industrial, CONNER
cial and banking organizations. Each OF
them is fully aware of the conditions IN
the sphere of his own activity ana py
personal acquaintanceship with ms
American colleagues will be able 70 elap-
crate plans of complete coordination III
the different fields Of economic activity.
.-There will be found the basis or an
actual cooperation, all the closer because
ir will rest on mutual Understanding De-
tween SPECIALISTS. The first result Oh CO.
operation should be the revival Oh inc
devastated districts and thsir speedy re-
habilitation. Even to-day In these dis
tricts. the richest and most feruie III
Europe, we witness wonoerlui eloi
at reconstruction. Despite the pio"s
dealt 10 them and their tremendous sa
rif,ces and sufferings. the alied nations
= 20 not dovphearted and are showing In
,ha works of peace the Same energy
tbs,, ma nifested together with the spier'-
,id American army, to bring to success
FIJI issue the war for the liberty OF the
world" o -, IN.
c,an,nar Of Commerce of the United
states in bringing the delegauohs OF
France. england Italy and Belgium mere
Ia 20 give the Americans everywhere
North. South, East, and West, cnahce
70 meet them, to ask them questions &c
confer with them and get nrst hano
idea OF conditions In Europe nnd oscioe
what they ought to do about IT,
accountability Not Ended.
.prhe war is not over" Mr.. Filene
said. "It Is Just as much a part Oh oui
,.asnonsihility to assist in restoring tht
| world as il was to assist III oehNetlht
the final fightnig blow. Five years OF
UNPRECEDENTED destruction can be mau'
good only by at least five years OF IN
tensive production. No theories OF ne"
division of what wealth Is lett VIII pu
the world back to what 1t was peior'
I the war. Nothing but intensive produc
| ton can do that.
"If half the world produces intensivelS
and the other half which produced In
tensiyely before the war Is idle, 1t viii
take at least ten years 10 restore tn
world balance of necessities and com
forts. and in the meantime the idle peo
ME lacking food and comforts Will b.
the prey of irresponsible revolutionar!
propa ganda, which in time will infec
| the rest Of the world
| "To get Europe back to work ant
make II safe against revolution ar1sini
from famine and idleness We must sent
food, raw material and machinery. II
time Europe will pay us back with he
production. Everywhere abroad Their
are strikes and revolutionary move
ments. There is no basic remedy 70
these accept in food and work."