Evening star., 1925-05-17
PROGRAM ISSUED
FOR c. OF c. SESSION
Survey of World Economic
Situation to Be Made at
Meeting Here.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A survey Of economic conditions at
home and abroad Will be made during
the thirteenth annual meeting OF the
Chamber of Commerce OF the United
States from Tuesday TO Friday OF
this week. with outstanding national
figures participating. The home of
American business. as the new
chamber building occupied last Fall.
is termed, win be formally dedicated,
with Chief Justice Taft delivering an
address.
Subjects listed for discussion at the
general sessions include the European
situation, American business condl-
tions, commercial treaty policy. the
merchant marine, the Federal Trade
Commission, Congress and the Amer
lean public and agriculture. Among
the speakers viii be Secretaries Hoov-
er and Jardine. Admiral Leigh G.
Palmer of the Shipping Board and
former Representative Winstow of
Massachusetts, until recently chair
man of the House commerce com
mittee.
Eight Sessions Listed.
Consultation of business interests
affected by prospective treaties before
adoption; the future of the Dawes
plan and competition in foreign trade
form major subjects OH the four-day
program. Eight group sessions, the
vehicle for much of the discussion at
the meeting, will be held on natural
resources, civic development. finance,
manufacture domestic distribution.
foreign commerce, insurance and
transportation and communication.
Questions upon which the annual
meeting will be asked to take stand
inc nd dx-n in
representatives of agriculture, indus
try, forestry, mining and Government
officials to be called by President Cool
idge Ito proceed with a thorough IN
vestigation of the present tariff policy
of the United States, particularly III
relation to its effect upon export
trade: revision of Federal Trade Com
mission procedure; urging Congress to
Immediately order the survey of navi-
gable streams without waiting for an
| estimate of cost and provide for
schedule Of priorties, with the chief OF
engineers rendering an interim report
by December /, 1925, indicating
projects of most widespread lmpor-
tance; asking Congress to create ade-
quate machinery for a Nationwide
survey of water resources to aid flood
control and reforestation and proper
utilization of grazing lands in national
\
of reclamation projects.
The convention also viii be asked to
record itself on opposition to any sys-
| tenn of compulsory periodical reports
| to the Government on ordinary bust
ness transactions. active and potential
/ cotton production at home and abroad,
adoption of uniform highway direction
and warning signs, increases in Fed
eral judges salaries. a declaration that
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
| has sole jurisdiction over railroad
rates, amendment to the revenue law
| placing the burden of proof upon the
! Government instead of the taxpayer
! in all cases of additional assessments
and a declaration that the capital
| stock tax should be repealed. with, if
necessary, substitution of a slight in
| crease in rate of tax on corporate in
| come.
President Richard +. Grant of the
chamber will deliver his annual ad-
dress at the opening of the convention.