The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07

general sessions and at the banquet
are to DO supplemented by eight group
sessions. dealing in detail with interest
ing and important phases Of foreign
trade. The first four will be held
Thursday evening: the last four on
Friday afternoon.
Group One is on commercial educa-
ton for foreign trade, during which
r. s. NracElwee, assistant chief OF tho
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, will discuss Vocational Educa-
ton for the Business Of Exporting"
Group Two treats Of foreign trade mer-
chandising. and will be conducted In CO.
operation with the American Exporters
and Importers Association. One Of the
big speeches of that session will be
The Mechanism of Foreign Trade" by
William II. Knox. president Of William
II. Knox q Co. Group Three deals with
financing foreign trade. and will be
handled with tho assistance of the
American Bankers Association.
Financing Exports.
The principal address will be dellv-
cred by Eugene Meyer, Jr., managing
director OF the War Finance Corpora
tion on Financing Our Excess of Ex-
ports" Group Four Is a new session on
Advertising for foreign trade Among
the addresses 80 far arranged much
interest should attach to speech on
Survey and Method by F., A. Arnold.
manager foreign department; Frank
| Seaman. Inc, and a speech on For
| eign Advertising Successes by w. q.
Hildebrandt of the Gotham Advertising
| Company.
The Fifth Group, held in cooperation
| with the National Association Of Credit
Men. will present great amount OF
practical material on foreign credits and
credit information. One of the nota-
| BILE speeches will be made by II. F,
Beebe of the Winchester Repeating
Arms Company on the question: "lr
What Form and Manner Can Exporters
| Cooperate for Developing Foreign Credit
Information?'' Group Six will AFFORD
an opportunity for those interested In
direct selling and representation to Learn
the advantages Of that form of foreiSr
distribution. p s. Steenstrup, Genera
Motors Export Company, will talk or
Direct Selling in South America" and
Maynard D. Howell of Montgomery
Ward & Co. will discuss the advantages
OF Direct Selling Through the Parce
Post"
To Discuss webb Law.
Group Seven on export combination
(the Webb law in operation) will be taker
up mostly with discussions of this mat
ter by prominent lawyers engaged ir
forming associations and by represen
tatives of those association already
formed. John Walsh, chief counsel Of
the Federal Trade Commission, and
Allen Walker Of the Guaranty Trus
Company will present papers at this ses
sion. Group Eight will touch on som'
Of the importan. phases OF ocean ser
vice. Among others r. A c. Smith Of
New York will speak on Improved Por'
Service and Foreign Trade" while An
drew Young, traffic manager OF the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
will discuss finland Traffic Management
for Export"
An especially vigorous EFFORT is beins
made this year to build up an efficien'
trade advisor service. 1t is realized
that the delegates to the convention will
want definite facts on a variety of prac-
teal problems. To supply this data
| the services of n large number OF Gov
eminent experts and experienced bust
mes men have been obtained. II dele
gates will send the questions on which
| they wish to receive definite informa-
ton to the secretary OF the National
Foreign Trade Council he will see that
| advisers are in attendance who can
supply the desired information. II is
expected that this adviser service will
prove to be one of the features OF the
| convention.