New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Suggestion at Conxcn.
ito. ton of Manufacturers.
Where Subject Is Topic:
Business Survey Honcful

ENtcnsion of the Clavton ,c. :.
Not trade associations to file rro.
s'ah o. thelr activities with some cox,
ernmental agency for approval was ,d
Vocated yesterday by Socrct,,u 81
commerce Herbert Hoover as n.
method TO clear up the u,ca~t.;,.,
tnat Is restraining trade associations
a. present secretary Hoover divulood
,t p,%n ao the morning session Of
turers, which was devoted a,mo.. &C.
ciuslVeiy to a discussion of trade .s
soclat'on activities by rcpresontat;,'o.
OF several trade bodies. F''Ni' %
r'ilng OF the plan OF operations bv
any aSsoclatlon would be made ont;ooa,
ny Mr.. Hoover. but those who ,G1,a, fo;loa
70 takc advantage of tho arranconon+
would be liable to prosecution Z tho;r
acNVit'es should conflict with the Wv;
Gus trade regulatory acts. He defende5
.nG ohefmah act and said that in his
'p'nlon' 1T had been a great protection
TO INDUSTRY and the public. ''0''
He also made it plain that o,,,x
re" OF the many trade associatiors =,
the country were open To snanio;ar ~.
having restrained trade in any J;roo ~
ton. - any dircc-
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Ai1red Reeves. of the Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. and nrnsido,,4 '1''p,nt
of the Trade Organization Fyecn.;,.ns r,t;vn.
OF New York, defended most trado os
soclatlon activities and en1,mer.tod
many, OF their benefits He dwelt AZ
!eng'h on standardization work. He
uectared that legitimate trade associa-
IONS 90 not want exemption from
Ihe terms Of the Sherman act.
RAGE association work, in the onin-
ION OF {: B. Heineman. of the 1nst;-
tute OF Meat Packers. Chicago. should
constitute, first, education of members
ano' second, education of the public. In
us aSSsoclatlon, he said, no price or
curtallment of production talk is per-
mtted.
c. r. Stevenson. of the Stevenson
Corporation, New York, defended some
Oh the open price" work of trade as
sociatIons and intimated that the chief
OBJECT OF trade association work is to
gather figures that will provide ";n-
telligent competition"
A. +. Allison, secretary of the Inter
national Association of Garment Manu-
facturers, took issue with some of Mr.
Stevenson S remarks and declared that
the greatest evil from which all busi-
avs" 'Ni 81 IL llOt QNIalf ana excessive
competition, but the causes back of
that condition, which are lack of bust
ness morals, lack of intelligence. lack
of training. consistent study and hard
work. 1t is the duty of trade asso-
Citations, to supply these deficiencies,
he concluded.
greater linking UP OF trade associ-
atlons, so that more cooperation might
be obtained in various indust rss. was
advocated by NJ. l.. Ernst, ~ ell to
the jewelers. Board of Trade NJ also
suggested that trade associa gns he
licensed.
Trained Peacemakcrs
plan for group of specially
trained peacemakcrs in each Of The
fifteen to twenty major industries was
outlined by Secretary of Commerce
James J. Davis at the afternoon ses-
sion. He also cautioned the manufac-
turers against debating wages too far
and urged that a policy Of selective
immigration be adopted by the govern
ment lie praised trade schools and
asked the support of the manufacture
ers IN maintaining such institutions.
Results OF a nationwide survey lust
completed by the National Association
OF Manufacturers, announced by John
+. hdgerton, president. shows that "bus-
mess and trade conditions throughout
the country are showing stable.
sane, definite and continuing advance;
that we have not only turned the cor