New-York tribune., 1921-04-27
to Congress, all are open books. open

to Congress, all are open books, open
to any responsible inquirer.
I'VE have but two methods of arriv-
ing at policies in the name Of tho
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States and both involve the conside~a-
tion and indorsement of our member
ship, not the mere opinion of COM
mittee, or board or any inner circles,
however expert and representative may
be the Judgment of the members Of
such bodies. One is by resolution at
a duly called meeting, the other by
referendum"
Although Mr.. Goodwin did not raise
the international phases Of the busi
ness man in politics. one Of the most
important tasks of the present gather
ing is to formulate policies for the
American delegates to the frst annual
meeting Of the international Chamber
of Commerce, at London, June 81 to
July g With the United States un-
represented in the League of Nations.
this contact with the business men of
-treign countries assumes additional
significance. The American branch has
been developing quietly, without pub
Lefty, but since it is composed of the
most inuential archdukes OF industry
in America, its operations are likely to
count heavily in foreign trade matters.
The work Of the body will be handled
by five groups:
Finance, production, distribution.
transportation and communications and
restoration Of devasted areas. At the
Atlantic City conferences, the problems
to be grapplcd with at London will be
discussed and the American delegates
informally instructed.
Beside the original five members Of
the chamber, the Unitea States, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Belgium, who
Joined when the international body was
launched at Atlantic City in October,
1919. Holland, Sweden, Norway, Den
mark, Greece and Czecho Slovakia will
sit, and each country will function
through FIVE committees. 1t was learned
that among the Americans who will
attend the first annual sessions of the
business league will be Willis H. Booth,
vice president of the Guaranty Trust
Company of New York; John G. Longs
dale, president or the National Bank
of Commerce, ST. Louis; Felix Nc
Whirter, of the American National
Bank, st. Louis; S. M. FELTON,, presi-
dent of the Chicago, Great Western
Railroad Company, Chicago; H. H. Ray
mond, president Of the Clyde Steamship
Carly, vice president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company;
Frank c. Munson, president Of the
Munson Steamship Lines; P. A. S.
Franklin, president of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine; Louis J.
! Horowitz, president of the Thomson
Starrett Company, New York; E. A.
Filene, of William Filene Sons, Boston;
W. E. Kugerman, vice president of the
American Radiator Company, and l.. 7.
Heapf, secretary of the American
Branch Of the international Chamber
To acquaint the American members
with the European situation Ex-Assist-
ant Secretary of War Frederick p
Keppel, now permanent representative
in Paris of the American branch of the
international body, to-day arrived here.
"The international chamber" Mr..
Keppel told The Tribune correspon-
dent in conversation to-day at the Ho-
tel Traymore, is making an honest
effort to give business men a chance
to be heard in international matters
and also a chance to initiate cam
paigns and to influence public opinion" !"
Two typical things which the cham
Der already is working on, he said,
were, first. machinery for arbitrating
commercial disputes between individ-
uals in different countries, and. sec
ond, an international understanding of
what trade terms, such as If. o. b." and
&C. i. f." mean. The chamber has built
machinery for disseminating exact
facts regarding trade conditions
throughout the world.