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members of the chamber gathered in
Washington today in advance of the
actual opening of its meeting and
turned to nomination of II directors
of the business organization.
Edwin c. Graham of Washington
president of the National Electrical
Supply Co., was a candidate from
the second district, comprising the
District of Columbia, Maryland, New
York, New Jersey, Delaware and
Pennsylvania, for the board of di-
rectors. His name was proposed at
a meeting five months ago and is
backed by representatives of Wash
ington's civic orga MIA tions, with w.
W. Everett as chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of his nomination.
More than 5000 delegates are eX-
pected to attend the three-day meet
ing, which opens tomorrow and closes
Friday. More than thousand took
part in the balloting today. at which
all the candidates whose names have
been proposed for the board of direc-
tors were up for nomination, with the
choice to be limited to two from each
geographical district and each indus
y
for II names at a meeting of the joint
nominating committees this afternoon.
j. r. A Hobson is chairman of the
geographical district committee, with
Lewis LipsitZ of Dallas, Tex, and Miss
Mary Miller, national councillor of the
chamber of Kansas City, Mo, as as
SociateS.
Richard +. Grant, president of the
national chamber, extended an inVi-
H..
attend the exercises incident to the
dedication of the chambers new home
tomorrow niht. Chief Justice Taft
and Charles Nagel, former Secretary
of Commerce and Labor, will speak.
The chamber was organized during
the term of Mr.. Taft as President.
The American section of the Inter
national Chamber of Commerce will
assemble tonight at dinner at the
New Willard to which members of
the cabinet have been invited to speak
Speakers scheduled for tonight are
Henry NJ. Robinson of Los Angeles,
who was a member of the Dawes Com
mission; Norman Davis. former Under
secretary of State, and Julius III.
Barnes, former president of the cham
ber.
One of the major issues now be-
fore the chamber-that of the func-
tioning of the Federal Trade Com
mission-will be discussed in detail
by former Representative William f..
Humphrey, newest member of the
commission. at the formal opening of
the three-day meeting tomorrow at
the Washington Auditorium. The
chamber was represented today to be
in complete accord with the views
set forth by Mr.. Humphrey and his
associates in a statement yesterday
recommending more complete protec-
ton for American business and elm
inition of interference.
With the backing of big business
all over the country, the chamber has
consistently advocat ted n policy of
non-interference with legitimate bust
ness by the Federal Trade Commits
sion. contending that the commission
should function as an aid to business
and not as a prosecutor against what
business claims is legitimate enter
prise. Eight years ago, at its annual
meeting, the chamber took issue with
the procedure of the commission in
many major matters. Since that time
the chamber has taken the view that
the commission should restrict its ac-
tivities to legitimate prosecution of
unfair competition. Others on the
speaking program at the opening
meeting are Mr.. Grant and Elliott II.
Goodwin, resident vice president of
the chamber, who will make the
awards to the winners of the inter
chamber fire waste contest.
Subjects For Discussion.
Subjects listed for discussion during
the meeting include some of the most
vexing problems of the day, among
them the European situation and
American business conditions. The
meeting will also go into the broad
subjects of the merchant marine, a
commercial treaty policy and agricul-
ture.
On the Federal Trade Commission
the preliminary program of the an
nual meeting says:
1.-The Federal Trade Commission re-
Gently has changed it's methods of
procedure, change which, it is
hoped. will make this governmental
agency of great aid and assistance to
business"
The American Grocery Specially
Manufacturers Association proposed
la declaration that the fifth section of
the Federal Trade Commission act
should be so amended as to revise the
commissions procedure, in order that
it may be more constructive, just
economical and effective, and the COM
mission may become an instrument of
the largest and most constructive serv-
ice to American business and the pub
lie at. large in eliminating unfair
methods of competition from com
merce.'
Secretary of Commerce Hoover will
address general session at the Audi
torium Thursday night, while Secre-
tary of Agriculture Jardine will speak
Friday morning. The present aspect
of American shipping will be pre-
sented Friday by Admiral Leigh c.
Palmer of the Shipping Board.