Evening star., 1926-04-25

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upon the. fundamentals OF
i business intercourse and bear
ing upon every phase of the
American economic situation will be
fully discussed by trade and indus
trial leaders from all sections of the
country at the forthcoming annual
meeting Of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, to be held at Wash
ington May 10 to IS.
The dominant note of the meeting,
the element which will be emphasized
particularly. will be "Self-reputation
in business" That is, selfregulation
as against the regulation of business
and business activity by government
agencies. This keynote is we'll and
concisely indicated in a foreword to
the preliminary program Of the con-
ference. 1t is pointed out that:
1.-The business man knows what
governmental interference with busi-
ness means And he does not like it.
I'm certain lines of business. gov
ernmental regulation has become the
established thing. Public interest-it
must be protected. Business men
recognize the public interest in GER
tain vital services where special
privileges-monopolie sometimes
are accorded by the legislatures.
But what is public interest? How
far does 1t extend? What are the
| responsibilities of the business mar
to his competitors, his supplers, his
customers and the public?
Remedy Is Question.
"If the business man objects 10 gov
ernmental regulation. what can he
| do, individually and in chambers of
| md Trade q QCCnCiafinnC
| improve business relationships ard
narrow down the field for official con
troll?
This is the groun6 that will be
| covered at this meeting"
With this broad plan before 1t, the
United States Chamber Of Commerce
| will enter It's conference with pro
gram touching upon every possible
! angle of the topic. and with places
| upon it for nationally and information
ally known experts, lay and profes
sional.
The coming gathering will be origi
| nal in several important respects. O1
especial interest is the fact that bank
ers, traders and shipping men from
| the outposts of American trade will
! be present to lend their aid and ad
vice and TO more adequately acquain'
| themselves with conditions at home
| while informing their associates here
of conditions in foreign lands. This
I will be the first time spokesmen from,
| American chambers of commerce
| abroad have had an opportunity tC
| bring the services of their organiza'
| tions to the attention of American
| business men gathered in the annual
| meeting of the United Safes Chamber
| of Commerce.
The scope and significance of the
| Nav conclave is better understood
when it is shown that representatives
| of more than 400 business orga MIA
| tions located in every State Will be
| present and will take a part in its de
| liberations. In this large number viii
| be found every type and variety o.
| business enterprise. The conference
| will be more truly representative O.
| the whole Of American business thar
any gathering ever held. unless tn,
exception be another chamber confer
| ence. And at that it is not believed
that any similar gathering will have
been more comprehensive in ever.
| possible respect.
| Foreign Issues Listed.
| A glance at what the chamber is
| planning for it's overseas guests viii
! indicate the conferences detail. Thi!
| part OF the program, under the direc
| tion of the foreign commerce depart
ment, includes a meeting at which the
two outstanding addresses will be or
| How Does the American Chamber o.
Commerce Abroad Benefit the Ameri
can Foreign Trader" and Relation
| of American Chambers Of Commerc,
\ Abroad to United States and Foreign
| Governments"
| There is no need at this point to e.
| into the probable trend of discussion
following these talks, but evident il Il
that they are of most provocativ,
i nature.
| The United States Chamber also i
planning a dinner at which these rep
| resentatives will meet Government OF
| ficials and leading American busines
men. members of the chambers for
| eign commerce committee.
! The extent to which this country.
business men abroad have crga nizeC
| for the purpose of protecting Ameri
can interests and promoting Ameri
| can trade is indicated in the activit,
of 80 United States chambers OF com
merce in foreign cities. all of then
self-supporting. independent orga MIA
| tions. serving as links between bust
ness of the country of their establish
ment and this Nation. That they hav,
been of marked benefit to export
! houses in a variety of ways is showr
in their present viriiity.
DIR. Klein to Speak.
F., A feature of this angle of the con
| ference will be a talk on American
| Dependence on Essential Foreign Ma
terials," by DR.. Julius Klein, directo
of the Bureau Of Foreign and Domes
tic Commerce of the United State:
Department of Commerce. Discussion
of this question will be participated il
by representatives Of American cham
bers of commerce abroad, especially
those from countries from which thi.
| Nation imports raw materials.
The question of installment buying
| is one receiving the widest attention
from business and financial mer
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