Washington telegraph., 1921-05-27

itionsrper minute The willy adviser
of Abdul Hamld is said TO have thrown
up his hands at the suggestion and
remarked with some heat that Turkey
had enough revolutions on her hands
at the moment without encouraging
these Bew-fangled trouble-raiserS.'
Opportunities Are Great.
'COnaantinople now has an made
quate system to provide substantial
harbOr craft for use In the waters
around COnstantnOple. People living
on the other side of the Bosphorus
lack sufficient facilities for committing
TO Constantinuple.
''Ihe development of rOadways on
the European side of the BOsphorus
Is another matter for business enter
prise. If the BOsphOrus is not the most
beautiful body Of water in the world,
| should like to know where it is to
be found. A proper driveway along
the shores Of the Bosphorus would
rather tax the memory Of a wOrld-trav-
eler to recall anything more charm
ing.
Opportunities for housebuilding and
other forms Of construction are open
In the other cities Of the Levant as
well as In ConstantinOplp There is
widespread need for rairuad construc-
tion and rehabilitation; while at the
seapOrts modern docks and wharves
and up-tO,date freight handling equip
ment must be provided.
The Levant should become a grow
ing market for American machinery
and manufactures Gf all kinds. In
portatiOns from the Levant must be
stimulated, too, in order to improve
the exchange and credit situation SO
that the Near East can buy more from
America. Tobacco, licorIce, valonia,
altar Of roses. raisins, currants, dates,
figs, goatskins, hides. furs, olive OIL
loag-staple cotton, rugs, carpets, and
oriental Objects dart are among the
imports coming into the United States
from the Levant II will be the aim
Of the American chamber of commerce
for the Levant TO help establish trade
connections between responsible mer-
chants on either side of the ocean,
and to furnish all possible informa-
tiOn and assistance to those engaging
In trade in this field"
Those In Movement.
Officers of the American chamber
Of commerce for the Levant include.
in addition to Mr. Thomas. president,
the following: Chairman Of the board
Mr. J. NJ. Dixon of the Tobacco Prod
ucts corporation; vice president, Cap
tain ]. +. Lucey OF the Lucey Manu-
featuring company; treasurer, Donald
Frothingham Of the American Express
company; secretary and managing d.
rector DR.. f. e. Pratt.
Temporary offices have been estab.
lished at 200 West Fifty-sixth street,
New York city, but It Is expected that
after May 10 the chamber will be To-
Gated in the downtown district Of
New York.
Firms represented on the director
ate of the chamber, or as life mem
bers, include:
American international corporation,
II. /. DUPONT de Nemours Co. U. s.
Rubber Co, Guaranty Trust company
of New York, General Motors company.
Amory, Browne & Company, Great
Lakes Trust company, Commercial
Union of America, Lockwood, Greene
4 Company, Hammond Typewriter
company, A. B. Farquhar company.
Robert II. lngersoll & Bro, Robert
College, james A. Farrell, y. s. Steel
corporation, Phelps-DOdge company
Brown Shoe company, International
Western Electric company, II. ]. Heinz
company. The membership covers a
growing list of merchants, shipowners,
bankers, manufacturers and other bust.
ness men OF the United States.