Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-22
LESS GOVERNMENT CONTROL
 SAYS U. s. CHAMBER

The ninth annual meeting of the chamber of commerce of the United States, to be held at Atlantic City April 27 to 2s, will have as it's theme: Tn the public interest-Enore business methods in government; less government manage meft of business" This announcement is made by William L. Mead, secretary of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce The chamber has been invited to send dele gates to the convention. All questions will be approached as they relate to the gen. eral subject. Speakers will include gov ernment officials and leading men in many lines of finance, commerce and irl- dustry. Groups representing the major divisions of business will take up, first, problems peculiar to the industries r in terests within the group, and second, a5or problems common to all business
 which will include the question of the tariff and that of taxation.
 Treatment of wages, contract. cancel 1 lations better accounting meth ods and the need of national statistics on produc- ton will be taken up by the group rep resenting fabricated production. The fin7 l ance group will have before it matters connected with the governments fiscal 1 policy, taxation, including the proposed l turnover tax. reorganization of govern i fnent operations and the question of the 1 governments future policy with respect ! to rediscount rates.
 ] The group on foreign commerce will
 discuss foreign trade matters, including i in it's program such subjects as these Work of national foreign trade, conven- i tions, foreign trade work of national trade bodies. foreign trade work Of
 chambers of commerce, fr reign trade 1 work of banks, railroads and express l companies, and the operations of fore -g1 l trade clubs The aim here is to give ar opportunity for an interchange of in | formation as to the most approved meth ods of extending and prosecuting foreigr trade effort. In connection with thi: group meeting will be held for foreigf trade organization secretaries.
 | The insurance group will discus among other things private initiative al against state monopoly in insurance in surance as a credit factor and the re lations between government and insur
 ance
 Recent agitation in congress looking t the enactment of legislation which woul'
 provide for government management o
 basic industries will furnish the subjec
 discussion in the natural resource , production group, where the main sub ject will be the governments relation t natural resources, including lumber, coa |, and oil Another subject Is the probe activities of trade associations.
 Transportation and communicable
 will be considered under two groups. tn first having to do with shipping, and tn
 second. railroad transportation. Tn subjects to sbe taken txo by the ship9in group are the sale of government owne , ships; the continuance of the shsopin board and it's functions as an operatin , Organization and differe ntials in cost ( 1 operation under various flags The raf road transportation group will go into report by the chamber railroad con
 nittee the present financial situation (
 the railroads in relation to plans fC s consolidation. and the shippers part g rate making.
 T The civic development group will di: = cuss '"The Schools and Social Interest Q When the groups meet to take u
 the subjects of taxation and the tari
 each group will consider. with relatio to taxation these questions: Should thel 2 be an increase in the income tax? Shoul there be 8 sales tax? Should there be
 resort to loans?