New-York tribune., 1921-04-30

chamber reiterated It's opposition to
government ownership or operation
and Its belief in regulation only when
1t Is not SO restrictive as to cripple
initiative"
The chamber recommended COM
plete reorganization of government de-
partmcnts to eliminate Implications
and by this economy to pay better sal
aries TO those retained in the service.
1t asked that "the facilities of the De-
partment of Commerce be broadenos!
to meet the actual and economically
proper demands OF the business OF tho
nation.
Regarding disabled war veterans, the
chamber wen; on record as follows:
The conditions surrounding the hos
pitalization, compensation and rehabili-
tation of the disabled veterans Of the
World War have not been adequately
met. The chief source of difficulty has
been lack OF governmental consolida-
ton and centralized authority.
This defect should be remedied, and
Congress should appropriate the funds
necessary for continuing and ade-
quste hospital building program"
Another resolution adopted deplored
amy tardiness in generous treatment
for all who served" and "for the
widows and orphans" but opposed
cash bonus on the ground that it
would mean "a very heavy increase in
the burden upon the entire commu-
nifty 1t favored national system
of reclamation of waste areas to enable
cx-service men to cultivate the soil
Officers For Year Elected
After the resolutions were adopted
at Young's million dollar pier adjourn
ox,I.
directorate gathered in the Belvdere
officers for the next year. Besides re-
electing Joseph H. Defrees president
they chose the following:
Vice presidents: A. c. Bedford, chair
man of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey; William Butterworth, Mo-
line, ILL.,. president of Deere G. Co.;
Frederick J. Roster, San Francisco,
president of the California Barre!
Company; Phillip S. Tuley.
Honorary presidents: Charles
Nagel, of ST. Louis: A. B. Farquhar,
of York, Pa; L. s. Gillette, of Mime
apois.
Treasurer: ]. j. Edison. of Washing
ton.
Senior Council: Harry A. Wheeler,
of Chicago; J. H. Fahey, of Boston;
Homer Ferguson, of Newport News,
Va. Willis H. Booth, of New York.
Chairman of the executive committee.
A. C.. Bedford
The following new directors were
chosen:
William T. Hincks. Hincks Brothers.
Bridgeport. Conn; W. f. Morse. Good
now. Morse, Brooks Company Woon-
urer United Publishers Corporation,
New York; Fred G. Richmond. Rich
mond Hardware Company, Salt Lake
City, Utah; j. H. Bloedel. Bloedel,
Donovan Lumber Mills, Seattle, Wash;
O. M. Clark. Clark, Wilson Lumber
Company, Portland. Ore; Fred B.
Wells. vice president F. II. Peavey &
Co.. Minneapolis, Mimi; A. ]. Bros
seau. president international Motors
Company. Allentown Pa; Paul Shoup,
vice president Southern Pacific Rail
way Company, San Francisco; DR.. J.
II. Rose, president Exchange Supply
Company, Tampa. Fla, and c. II. Rem
ington, president Etna Casualty
and Surety Company, Hartford, Conn.
Galbraith Speaks for Veterans
The resolution urging better treat
mert OF war veterans in the hospital
was IN response to a plea made in an
address before the convention by F.
w. Galbraith jr., national commander
Of the American Legion.
1--WE want the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States," he said, "to
provide the money for an adequate and
permanent hospital building program
that Will put these men not in novels |
not in poor farms and county iails.
where they now lie, but in a decent
place that you would be willing to have
your sons go to and that would be will
ing to have my son go to, in which the
nation can put its disabled heroes"
DR.. Clifford Barnes, of CHICAGO. a
sociologist, in an address urged the |
business man to interest himself in the |
defects Of education.
Edward N. Hurley, forme. head of
arrested development of the public |
utiitie;.