Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-27
4OOO DELEGATES At U.S..
COMMERCE CONVENTION
immigration, Tariff Revision.
Shipping and Labor Up for
Discussion at Atlantic City.
ny Anroclnted rrena 70 flvory Ilvenine

| Atlantic city, April 27.--Hevision oi
/ the tariff laws, foreign trade. the ma
| tons immigrant and housing problems
| and rem edial measures for the lnduRtria
| situation were subjects of discussion to-
day at the opening session Of the ninth
annual convention of the United States
| Chamber Of Commerce. More than 4,
| 900 delegates attended
In his address opening the convention
| here Joseph II. Defrces sald co-opera
| tion of all sincere Americans should lie
effected In order 70 bring abuut re-
turn to normal. In social and industrial
conditions Declaring strikes and lock-
outs had resulted In great economic
losses, he recommended tho establish
ment of impartial tribunals-not ~ legal
origin--before which proper disposition
Of labor disputes might be made. All
agencies should work vigorously. he
said, TO re-eatabliah our foreign trade
and merchant marine He urged an
carly settlement Of the nationn trans
portation labor problem and readiuat-
nent of the tariff pblicy
John McIIugh- chairman Of tho organ
ization committee of tho foreign trade
financing corporation. declared organ
ization of facilities for extending ions.
term credits 70 foreign buyers s nerea-
sary.
Within a period Of flve months our
export trade has been cut nearly in
half" he said The country's nver
s"a trad" has faleu so far that last
week there were G55 steamers and sal-
ing vessels berthed in The port of Sov,
York. 202 Of which had no charters
ships leaving New York for Europe are
going out with only thirty per cent
of their cargo capacity employed
Among resolutions - he placed before
the assembly waa ono from tho National
Aircraft uder7vrferq' Association nal
Ing the Chamber ~ Commerce ~ urge
Congress- r. prepare and enact Icgis
iation emhndyinK an aerln code and
providing for it. enforcement.
The Philadelphia Chauiper ~ con
fnerco asked tho convention ~ approve
the suggestion that the iaofh anniver
airy ~ the Dcciara tirn IF Independence
be made the oooapion " an international
exhibition - he held til Phladeiphia II.
Ia2s
Tho National Automobile tharhef 0f
Commerce sugregfs congress be asked n
create federal highway commission IT,
Inv or and dire~f construction and
maintenance N an interstate high~as
svsteu
rsepoal = ~ oxea.e .aree ana 7uh
aiffufion ~ an equitable salca tax pas
urged ~ the National Jewellers Roatd
II Trade
Tho Chicago 4 Asaocia iou RI CONNER, !.
suggested court ~ tay appeals ~ bc
provided for ~ congress and appointed
~ the president
A f-#4.r@...e,r.f 4E-.e
sion of the convention meetings ~ the
various groups represented we're called
. hotel auditoriurns
4 government subsidy large enough
t. anorttze the greater rost of sh.n.
building and operation was suggested
as practical method n building up
foreign trade by Marcus re Brahani
president of navigation company vith
10 Los Angeles
Coordination of the different gov
ernmcnf agencies 70 effect = more go
nornic distribution II trafnc through 'ha
different Ratewavs was ncceesarv. ~
fold The clippers group
Payson smith commieaioner ~ adu-
eation for Massachusetts. in an nddresa
- the civic development group erft
+ zed any sta nCia rdizat!on II education
that would attempt the education ~ An
children IN a similar level He said the
American public rhool should make it's
prime business that of giving 70 every
chiid Individually an opporfunltv fo
and the line ~ endeavor 10 winch AZ
= best adapted
Asserting that the oil problem II
la. futare vii he search Tor sources
of supply brs Van II Manning .
rector OF research for he American
the natural resources production GROUP
that thosc Interested should insist on
an open door oil policy in ali countrte-
and proy de effective means to protect
al Rights acquired ny American
citizens
Coal OPERATORS # The United Stats
sannot affer permanent relief in the way
If reduced prices unless the United Mine
" orkers OF America agree 70 a modi-
8eation Of their present waBe contract. +
Z II watkins president of the Pennsyl-
.ania Coal and Coke company declared !
"a an address
Responsibility for reduction in coal
riees now rests entirely with the union, +
ne said, as the operators have "gener-
lily reduced their prices to very narrow /
margins. in many cases below the cost I
II production.
Operators having contracts canno; /
refuse - carry them oUt.
aid Mr. Watkins. but they can ask for +
discussion ard a modification Of the +
.ontract and arc doing i possibly with +
.ery little hope Of success
The coal official said his particular +
.riticiSm of our organized labor TO-DAY +
: that il has fallen into the hands Of I
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