Evening star., 1924-10-05
j. s. JOINS PARLEY
ON MOTOR TOURING
Paris Conference Expected
to Aid in Promoting Inter-
national Friendships.

national Friendships.
Government recognition OF motor
"tnuriSm," which means travel for
. pleasure. as new opportunity for
promoting International friendships
and understanding lies behind tho
recent departure of Percy Owen. chief
Of the automotive division, Depart
ment Of Commerce, to participate as
4 crcdcntialcd representative OF the
United States Government In the
coming International touring confer
cncc in Paris. Official representatives
Of more than score of other nations
As well as delegates OF the great in
rernational associations OF motor
clubS and the like, will be assembled
for the conference. Hope is express
I'd by those familiar with motor tour
ing problems that definite progress
ran he made toward clearing away
remaining obstacles to the growing
desire in all countries to rove by au-
tomobilc where good roads invite and
new scenes allure. regardless OF IN
tcrnatioual boundaries.
Direct object OF Farley.
fc-crcc is tie establishment OF 4
central council of intefna tional tou'-
ism Through thai axenc! Ii Is e!>-
rcctcd that work already done undcr
fhc urge % imtcrII1 ional touring an.
MOTOR club dissertations To harmona,e
Gus or1S ana otH'r ''csuidt oIH -
various countries cor the CuuNenlenct
- motor tourists { ne tNtrnd@d
Official participation OF go\erumen, -
Was souL'h win IN I end IN view.
\ mere glance at the No'unlnouS
rerort prepareh by the department
or t,orrmer..e on re-r'atIons III - or
moro countries which affected vlslt-
.n- motor tnu:i".s is sufficient to
.,how the need 20" some such point
.. OFFICIAL ,NntaCt a. the PROPOSED
ccntrr' council. Tinle was when an
American n'aunin2 20 roll through
,rroe or four Errnrean countries
~ hi" oun car needed the SerNic 9
OF ,!nnumhere1 customs brokers. law
rn"> expert advisers apd what not
IF he WAS 10 old haras"'nR compi-
cations and dsla'-s avery tImc he
rr.' sod au interuatiouai line. Livery
country had different regu alton: as
10 What he StouIt' pay tor entry o.
hi" car how he should pay il ana
when ard whv~C he coz i got HiS
back. if ever. wncn ne de-
parted.
So are conrentIC1s covering
this matter now in force between
most countries and the motor asso-
Citations have found TeanS to solve
at least part of the conflicting GUS
toms regu dtionS through system
Of deposits and the issue of certlti-
Gates To be submitted in each coun-
try. both coming and gong. for wise.
a
10 maintained at all frontiers to see
that foreign built machine doesn'r
roll in free. in the guise OF a tourist
car. only TO be sold off by it's owner
once he has passed the customs
barrier.
Effect of Previous Conferences.
Previous touring conferences have
done d great deal of helpful work AND
recently have been encouraged by col
laboration with representatives of
various governments in their delibera
tons When the Central Council idea
took shape. however, it was proposed
that this whole matter be given an Of
fetal flavor and that efforts be made to
get all nations to enter the conference
officially as well as through delegations
from motor clubs.
Commerce department reaction to this
plan was favorable and ii was taken
up with the State Department before
Mr.. Owens credentials could be issued
A phase of the matter strongly before
the commerce officials was the certain
commercial expansion in many lines
that must Of necessity come from. any
great increase in the flow of interna-
tional touring. At the State Depart
ment while this purely material aspect
was of course considered. there was a
distinct feeling that great benefit 10 in
tcrnationai underSta ndinES between
peoples as well as governments could
be expected and Mr.. Owen was promptly
commissioned to make the trip.
A thousand different matters affect
ing motor touring VII come up from
time to time before the council
which probably will have it's perma-
nent Offices in Paris as the most ac-
cessible point for everybody. No yer;
definite plan has as yet been work ed
out, but Mr.. owen and his colleagues
are expected to find, once they get
TO talking matters over together
that they can do lot to make the
going easy and plea SAINT for any man
who wants to go jogging about the
world with the folks in the family
car.
Organizations Partfcipntins.
Among the principal organiza tions
cooperating in the Paris conference
will be the International Alliance Of
Tourism and the international Asso-
citation of Recognized Automobile
Clubs, to whose desire for greater
coordination of effort the calling o.
the conference is largely due. The
meeting is expected to continue and
elaborate the work begun at the sue
cessful international Conference OF
Road Traffic" held in Paris in 1921
BY virtue of his position as head
of the automotive division in the
Department of Commerce. and his
experience as a manufacturer and eX-
porter of automobiles. Mr.. Owens in a
measure, will represent the American
automotive industry in Europe, as
well as the United States Govern
ment While attending the exhibit
tions in London and Paris, he will
make "A detailed study of the British
and French automobile industries
from the standpoint of both domestic
and foreign trade.
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