Evening star., 1922-05-15

demands of any force In this country.
II that force shall be listened to In
this democracy
IF there ever was a time when
patriotism should be exercised plus, 1t
Is in this difficult period of read
justment, and If American business,
through anything that 1t may do.
shall fail in its obligation to carry
On until the readjustments are made.
until stable governments are created,
until new financial strength has come
out of an almost impossible financial
situation throughout the world, We
shall have failed in the most i'm
portant thing for the development of
the new world and the new civiliza-
tion for which we have struggled, and
for which we hope.
Industries Expanded During War.
During the years of unusual de-
mand upon American industry conse-
quqent to the war we have expanded
those great industries to a point that
now we are capable of overproduc-
tion with respect to domestic de-
mand by a much greater per cent
than in the pre-war period. Domestic
consumption is not going to increase
with great rapidity. and for very good
reasons. The demands that were made
during the period of wild and reck-
less buying will be succeeded, as they
are being succeeded, by conditions of
economy and thrift.
How are we going to keep fac
tories busy to employ labor and pro-
duce for our own use acceptably and
economically II business is so far de-
clined that we can only operate on a
basis of part capacity? All that lies
port business which we have. and to
build upon it.
"If we build an export business we
must have a foreign policy-a for
eign policy not only politically but
commercially. 1t must be a, policy
that can be laid down truly and
simply. and policy that will be not
tentative in it's character or tempo
rary in it's enforcement, but policy
that will continue through year after
Iyear, administration after aIministra-
tion. and generation after generation.
And until such time as American busi-
ness aids the American government
in the formulation of that policy. both
political and commercial, American
,, business will suffer for Its lack of
foresight and thought and for its lack
Of cooperation.
Question for Consideration.
1.-The great question that we have
before US is this: Shall American
| business cooperate with the govern
ment in making the rules by which
such regulation shall be carried on.
or shall we trust it to political
authority to make those rules, and
suffer, as we must necessarily suffer.
by a regulation that is ill-conceived
and unwise?
1.-THE greatest obligation. in my own
mind, not only for the safety of Amer
lean business itself. but the carrying
on of American business responsible :
| ity as a political and as a patriotic
| measure for the welfare of this coun-
Try, is that we shall participate In
making the rules rule, ,, under which as
The new home of the chamber is
to be of the classic type of architec-
! ture in accordance with the prevail
ing plan of government buildings in
Washington since the days Of Jeffer-
and 149 feet on Connecticut avenue.
| The architect is Cass Gilbert of
New York, who designed the Treasury
| annex. located on the same square,
and the designs have purposely much
Fine Arts Commission to aim at a
certain uniformity in the develop
ment of buildings around Lafayette
Square, on the south side of which
the White House is located
complete the building up to the balus-
trade, which will give four stories
throughout the full length, and to
leave to later time and to meet the
needs of the chamber the addition of
a fifth or even a sixth story, both
Of which appear upon the Treasury
annex, but are utilitarian in character
and rather detract than add to the
beauty of the design.
Auditorium Regarded Possible.
Whether at this time it will be
possible to construct the artistically
designed auditorium at the back of
the lot, estimated to hold some $50
PEOPLE. can only be ascertained when
the bids have been submitted.
There will be an interior garden
which will become an interior court
as soon as the auditorium, which
stretches practically from one wing
of the building to the other. has been
completed. The auditorium will ex-
tend only for three stories of the
main building and have q fiat roof,
thus admitting wide outlook to the
north and east from the court. 1t
will be built strong enough to allow
the addition of higher stories If ext
gencies should require. them in the
future.
The court, which, when the audi
torium ia complete, will be approxi-
mately 60x60, will be a most attrac-
tive feature of the building. From
the main entrance in the middle of
the H street front one will look