The Washington times., 1922-10-18
TELLS BETTER
bUS|NESSMEN
Of BANKS GOOD
8. T. Work Recalls Patriotism
In War-Would Trade
Bonds for Stamps.

| recent Government bond issue to
holders of War Savings Stamps.
1918 series. was asked Of Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon, in a reso.
luton introduced by Bruce r. Work
at the Better Business Bureau con.
vention in the Washington Hotel
! today.
! Mr.. Work, who is manager Of
! the Columbus. Ohio. Better Busi.
ness Commission, told the meeting
that such action by Secretary Mel
lon would refund millions of dollars
| to the Government. as The stamps
will soon mature and in the ordi-
nary course of events, the Federal ,
! Treasury would be heavily drawn
upon.
Mr.. Work pleaded for further CO.
operation between the banking in.
/ terests and the public.
Without doubt" he said, 'the
closeness- of this relationship has
been abated in some degree during
the period of liquidation following
| the war but there remains for the
American banker an opportunity to
re-establish the relationship in still
more helpful way, and TO reap some
Of the profit that is justly his for d
public service unstintinGly ren.
dered."
Refers to War Service.
| The service referred to was thas
given by financial institutions 10 th'
| Government during the war lOa
period. Mr.. Work paid high tribu,
| American bankers for their aid
hat time, terming il "a monument
contribution to the success OF ia
! lmtrican arms
The morning session Of this thr
lay of the ConferenC" was gi''
Jvrr to consideration of thC Naru
; financial phases OF IN" bIr
. utiIili.s Jason Wes,"rfiEld, S
{ "rtGry 20 the 'ommitte" on libra,
-: the New York Stock EXchanp,
spoke on the results accomplish
oy that organization working wi .'
| he Better Business Bureau OF Ne,
! Ork.
institutions which are supper,
ug the Better Business Bureau
/ .rw York repreSt NJ financial anu
niustrial America" said Mr. West
( erf.eld. They are interested in
your work. because they want the
| public to have faith in all legitl-
| mate business: they are determined
that the operations of small
|
| they are far in the minority.
| compared with the vast number OF
| legitimate business institutions
shall not cast a blight on legti
mate business"
Check To Swindling.
Mr. Westerrield described the d.,
Nelopment of the New York bu
reau by institutions seeking to
check swindling operations which
we're es ablished in New York from
al parts Of the country. He said.
Operations which you are con
ducting, not only in New York
but throughout the nation general.
lY. in cooperation with city, State,
and FEDERAL authorities. represen
the spirit of a progressive era.
They are having a far reaching
effect in placing economic and SO
C!al conditions on n more stablr
basis than ever before: in impress
ing upon the public that America
business generally is behind YOU
movement so that social unrest
created in many instances by opeI
ations Of unscrupulous promoters
shall be swept aside, and so tina
the public generally shall have
confidence in all legitimate business
institutions"
William c. Wood. chief of tn.
division of classification, Postoffi,"'
department, said his department
was in hearty sympathy and acroI Il
with the work of the bureaus and
the vigilance committee of IL"
Associated Advertising Clubs OF IN,
| World.
| He showed how the mails wer'"
made an unsuspecting and unwilling
aCcomplice Of dishonest advertisers,
and told Of the care which dspart.
mental inspectors exercise in con.
sidering material printed in the
$4,000 newspapers and periodicals
which use the second class mailing
privilege
William J. Burns. head OF the
division OF investiga ton, Depart.
ment Of Justice, also spoke. but re.
quested that no publicity be given
Pthe content Of his address, because OF
its delicate nautre.
Praised by DIR. Rowe.
Dr. l.. s. Rowe. director general
of the Pan.Amsrican Union, praised
IN" work of the organization, sayinc
n part:
Your organization whose sol
purpose is TO eliminate abuses md
to set III" highest possible stnndari
in commercial dealings is perform.
ing an international service o. th,
"st magnitude. You are cont ribut.
ing toward giving to business III,
dignity and definite ethical stand
ards OF n profession.
The smoo h operation OF the me-.
"hanism of international trade Is u
matter or such imp ,rtanre to the
mt'ntcnanCe of International good
feeling hat your efforts in this di
reCtiOn cons itute ~ real and I'm
portant factor in strengthening the
confidence in the integrity Of pur.
pose and fair dealing OF the peoD,r
of the Unkad : ates."