The sun., 1919-05-19
MANUFACTURERS TO
HEAR FAMOUS MEN
Annual Session Beginning To-
day Will Be Most I'm
portant One.

The most important convention ever
held by the National Association OF
Manufacturers will begin at the Wal
dorf-Astoria to-day at 2 o'clock p. NJ. 1t
will last until Wednesday night, when
the annual banquet will be held. Mayor
Ole Hanson of Seattle will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the dinner.
The meeting this year IL of interest
because Of the status Of the men who
will deliver the principal addresses and
the Significance of the topics to be dis
cussed. Tomorrow. when the conven-
tion really gets down TO work. d.
rector-General Of Railroads Walter d.
Hines will give his views as to what
the future OF the railroads ought to be
and 10 likely to be. On the same day the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, DAN
lei c. Roper. will discuss Federal
Revenue and the Tax Legislation" Col.
Arthur Woods. formerly Commissioner
of Police here. will talk about VIVA,
Can Employers Do to Provide More
Jobs for Soldiers and SailorsT'
The Secretary of Commerce, William
c. Redneld, on Wednesday will discuss
What the Relation Of Government
Should Be Toward Manufacture and In
dustry": @. H Dorr, Assistant Director
OF Munitions, will examine a matter
OF vast interest to many manufacturers
and individuals that had agreements
with the Government for war work,
Mr.. DORIS topic being THE Status of
Informal War Contracts" John Leitch
will discuss Industrial Democracy;
Harry F. Atwood. our Constitution:
the Antidote for Bolshevism" Frances
A. Kellor industrial Americanization."
and Edwin J. Prindle. Approaching
L. DaAa
All of the sessions of the annual con-
vention excepting the export trade ses-
sion. will be held in the Astor Gallery,
The association Is now twenty-f our
years old. 1t was organised by manufac-
turers at q large meeting held in Gin
cinnau in 1895 as a mutual organiza-
ton for conserving the interests Of
manufacturers of all classes and for
aiding the commerce Of the United
States. 1t was a pioneer in the move
ment to establish the Department OF Com
MERGE as a branch of the Federal Gov
eminent, in advocating q tariff commits
sion, in demanding the building up OF
the American merchant marine. and in
supporting the Panama Canal project
In 1901 It organized a great reel
procity convention at Warrington which
served further to impress on the busi-
ness interests OF the country and on It's
legislators the necessity for treating the
customs tariff from a purely business
point OF view. 1t has given special at
tention to labor problems, opposing class
legislation while tending to harmonize
employer and employee. 1t has striven
for workingmen's insurance against ac-
cidents.
It has been active in the field OF inter
national commerce, sending numerous
commissions to foreign countries for the
study OF their markets. Particular at
tention has been paid to South and Cen
trail America. 1t established experiment
tai sample warehouses at Caracas
Venezuela, and Shanghai China 1t has
a corps OF 1900 correspondents located
in every country and nearly every city
Of commercial Importance throughout
the world. men that investigate and re-
port on market conditions. The associa
ton does no buying or selling.