Evening star., 1924-10-01
amending 1T to render imperative
the wisest provisions of it's original

| amending 1t to render imperative
| the wisest provisions of it's original
trainers"
zone of the proposals which en-
body the evidence of these fatal ten
denotes is the so-called child labor
amendment. 1t is meant to restrict
, production and compel uneconomic
| advances in wages and to expand the
powers of the Federal Government
so as to require the creation of more
public offices and a further excuse
for raising the cost of Government
These menaces could not affect
an enlightened country except for
the fact that 30 per cent of the quali-
fed voters are taking no interest in
their Government. This 20 per cent
includes for the most part the more
responsible elements of society
manufacturers, bankers, professional
and business men.
uniformed on Issues.
Bankers. manufacturers and busi-
ness men have been so absorbed by
| their individual responsibilities and
problems III connection with their
own selfish interests that they gen
orally are uniformed as to what is
going on about them. They don't
get disturbed until after the election.
/, and then they can get together
quicker and pass more denunciatory
resolutions than anybody"
Election of officers of the assocIa-
ton and the national bank division
was on today's program. The rcso-
lutions committee also was ready
to report to the general convention
session.
The need of a national organization
OF bank auditors was urged by Il. II.
Brunkhorst, president of the Chicago
Bank Auditors Conference. presid-
ing over the first national conference
| of bank auditors held today under the
auspices of the clearing house Sec
ton of the association. He predicted
that the draft on the accounting pro
tession during the next decade for
, higher executives for industrial or
sanizationS would be greater than
that from any other.
President Coolidge, in a congratu-
latory message received late ycstcr-
day, spoke of multiplied evidences of
improving conditions throughout the
business structures of the world
Credit for the Improvement, the presi-
dent stated, was due to American
leadership, its faith and ready help
fulnesS
! The letter from tho President was
| as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Head: You have
| been kind enough to ask me for a
| brief message to the American Bank =
! ers Association at the time of it's
! forthcoming annual convention. | am
| glad to comply because OF my strong
! feeling that the bankers of the coun-
/ try deserve a generous recognition of
! their services. There will, | think, be
7 general agreement that the attitude
( of the public toward the bankers and
| likewise that Of the bankers toward
! the public cave both become more
! sympathetic and appreciativc in re-
/ cent years. We may attribute this
! III no small measure to the extension
. of interest i'll economic and financi ial
I problems in recent years. 1t is in
! part consequence of the incrGaS-
ing insiStencc of these problems, and
i'll part, also. result of the establish :
ment of the Federal Reserve system.
Even 50 great Il calamity as the war
; has had some good consequences. and
among these We must include a
greatly increased attention to mat
! tcrs that are fundamental TO the life
I of the community.
Sees Confidence Bred.
'It is not so many years since
! banking was good deal of myS-
tery, even to the majority Of business
men. Nowadays, thanks to the policy
of leading banks i'll taking the public
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