Evening star., 1921-05-19
HOOVER UPH0[DS
OPEN DOOR EFFORT
Warns U. S. Manufacturers
of World Tendencies To-
ward Trade Domination.

NEW YORK, May 19. - Herbert
, Hoover, Secretary Of Commerce, sound
ed warning last night before the Ma
| tional Association of Manufacturers that
combinations of exporters and importers
in various countries again are seeking
| to dominate certain trades, which, if
| not remedied. can become a menace
to the peace of the world.
| He made strong plea for main
| tenance by all nations of the open
door in world commerce, asserting s
| there are many growths and tend
encies today that make for the dr.
rect or indirect closing of the open
| door.
Secretary Hoover drew an ovation
when he declared the world is surely
and slowly making toward economic
stability. If Europe can keep the
peace for another year. he said, there
will be no further cause for American
charity.
II am making a plea for indi-
vidualism in international economic
llfe. Mr.. Hoover said, Just as
strongly as I would make a plea for
individualism in the life of our own
people. 1t is surely by the individual
growth of intelligence. initiative and
character through protected equality
of opportunity, stimulated by free
competition. that we may lift the
mass of humanity. This system can
not be preserved in domestic life if
it must be abandoned in interna-
tional life.
"StOp, Look and Listen"
This is, indeed. not a threat; it
is not an announcement of a ma
tional policy. 1t is plea that the
world should stop. look and listen.
For. if the day comes when the Unit
ed States, with her gigantic resources
and the intelligence of her people,
shall be forced to enter upon these
courses in her own protection, it will
be a day of infinite losses to real
progress and liberalism"
Poland is today one of Americas s
opportunities for foreign trade, Prince
Casimir Lubomirski. minister of Po-
land. told the convention yesterday,
urging the business men to have con-
fdence in his country.
He declared that the Polish armies
had convinced soviet Russia that
peace was the best policy on Rus
sia's western front"
Benson Defines Strike Issue.
Whether the "arbitrary exercise OF
power under leadership is to be permit
ted to defeat the purpose of the Amer
r:ne under their own flag is the funda-
Board declared in an address yesterday
before the convention.
Asserting the union heads had shown
an "uncompromising attitude" on the
question of the Is per cent wage re-
duction. and. while presenting many
irrelevant questions" had refused
even to discuss the necessary wage
reduction" Chairman Benson reiterat-
ed his determination to insist upon
the wage cut as mot only justified
but impe rative."
The adverse attitude of the leaders
of the union. incorporating even or
this moderate reduction. is matter
Of record" Admiral Behson said
MANY questions irrelevent to the
principle of wage reduction were in
troduced and tended to cloud the issue
Some of these questions. such as that
of union preference, could only be re-
jected by the government. Others
such as the enforcement of the sea
| mems act. could only be indorsed b,
! the government. Still others nigh
| easily have; been settled by ,negotia'
tion. The refusal of the leaders ever
! to discuss the necessary wage re
! duction made further progress along
| this line impossible.
/ Protection for Those Who Aid.
| my appeal directly to the person
rel Of the merchant marine has met
with a very gratifying response. Many