Evening star., 1927-04-17

dustries are changing with new In.
yentions and the application of new
methods. The individual business man
has been immersed for the most part
in his own affairs. Organization,
centering here in Washington. Is to-
day performing what formerly was
the task of individuals.
SO the approaching meeting under
the National Chamber OF Commerce
which was organized is years ago at
the suggestion of President Taft and
the then Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Nagle, who invited business
leaders to work out a plan by which
the Government could get the UNI
selfish advice and matured counsel of
the business nation on a nations busi-
ness problems through a national
clearing house Of business opinion
viii survey the economic trends
Leading business men will bring for.
ward new problems within their in
dustries, and newly arising questions
that are bothering large sections Of
the country will be discussed.
Business Surveys Made.
This meeting is designed to bring
10 bear on our national economic prob.
lens the best business thought of
America, and to evolve a program
setting up principles to serve as
guide posts for the future.
surveys OF business conditions i'm
the East. the South, the Mid West and
the West viii be presented by four
outstanding business leaders repre-
senting their respective sections. At
nine luncheon meetings representing
the various departments Of the Ma
tonal Chambers special activities the
problems regarding agricultural, civic
development. finance, insurance, man.
utacturing, domestic distribution, for,
elgn commerce, Transportation and
communication and natural resources
VIII be discussed and the reports of
these luncheon conferences will be
made to the closing general session
of the conference.
President Coolidge and Secretary
hoover viii present the Government S
viewpoint.
Purpose Exemplifed.
So the purpose for which the Ma
tionai Chamber was organized Is wears
ago is exemplified in this coming con
ference-for two-fold service: First
that those making and administering
the nations laws might know au
thoritatively what American business
Wanted--to obtain the matured iudg
ment Of business on national questions
and to present and interpret those
views to the agencies of Government
ana to the public. In this it is seer
that the National Chamber is moi
autocratic. 1t utters no "ipse dixit ,
1t serves rather as the agency through
which the opinion of business Is can
Vassed and then given point and EN-
iG 40 ,f
business speaking the business Ian
guage in relation to national policies
OF essential concern to business.
It's secondary function is direct aiC
to It's members through the nine de
partments mentioned above. with a
rapidly growing staff of experts busy
throughout the year in study and re
search on particular problems under
these nine heads.
So, here in the business capital ir
this new business era are being en-
listed the sympathetic interest and co
operative effort of every element ot
the far.fiung national business and
commercial fabric. This mobilization
of business is to cope with the ire
mendous issues at hand by unselfish
| non-partisan. non-sectional support OF
| business men who are willing to give
tnef pest In. counsel and advice borr
of experience. This business clearing
i?ouse-the National Chamber-stands
| midway between Government and
business, and between industry anc
industry, between North and SousF
and East and West-where time and
| brains and resources are pooled pa
triotically by Chambers of Commerce
and trade associations for economic
cooperation between Government anc
business, towards the best interests
of all the people.