Evening star., 1928-05-10

completely obsessed with the delusior
that the road to the White House runs
1 through a sewer"
! THE Trade Commission. MIR Humph.
, rev said. has been paid the compli.
| ment" OF frequently being included ir
! these attacks. often In connection with
! Investigations.
Investigations that are made upon
alleged violations of law To uncover
| crookedness I am not criticising." he
continued. Some of these investtga-
tons have no doubt been of great benc-
At to the public and some have done
great public harm. But the response
nility rests upon those who initiate
them.
Right TO BE Let Alone.
Il am utterly opposed to any investi-
cation initiated by the Federal Trade
Commission that Is not based Upon
alleged violation of law. One OF the
highest and most sacred rights of any
honest business is the right to oe let
alone. 1t Is as much the duty of the
Federal Trade Commission TO protect
the citizen in his constitutional right of
privacy as 1t is TO prosecute him for his
unlawful acts"
Constructive methods by which the
commission Is cooperating with b,ISi-
ness to eliminate unfair trade practices
were outlined by Commissioner Hum
phrey, while the procedure from the
business point of view by which busi-
ness. dealing with the Government, can
forestall trade disputes was explained
by Christie Benet, general counsel of
the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers' As
sociation.
The economic aspects of the same
problem we're discussed by o. H. Cheney.
vice president of the American EX-
change Irving Trust Co. of New York.
and Alfred Reeves. general manager of
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce.
Textile Fight Called.
Cheney cited THE fight for the con-
sumers dollar" within the textile in
oustry, between the cotton, WOOL silk
and rayon producers, and warned
against the dangers of "a new competi-
ton between industries. and between
different factors in the chain OF pro-
duction and distribution"
Summarizing the accomplishments of
air transportation and the air mail. at
the luncheon meeting. Postmaster Gen.
eral New pointed out that So of tho most
important commercial cities of the
country are within this network leaving
only a very few to be included later.
Twenty-Five routes In operation and
five others under contract, and sched-
uled for operation during the current
year, brings the total mileage of the
airmail system up 10 1880" he said.
AT the present time air mail pilots are
flying every day the total distance Of
22,1i0 miles. and carrying on an average
$500 pounds OF air mail daily" The
end Of the year will find pilots flying
with mail almost $4,000 miles every 'iay.
he predicted.
Business Is cooperating in the pro-
motion of aviation, said John @. Ions
dale OF st. Louis, chairman of the
aeronautics committee of the chamber
Business men are realizing more and
more" he said, 1.-THE benefits 10 be de-
rived from the quicker delivery OF mail
and important articles and are insist
ing that their cities shall have ade-
quate facilities for making possible
their inclusion In the network of air
mail and aerial transport lines" He
said 325 chambers OF commerce are
now dealing with aeronautics through
committees. more than three times the
number year ago.
At the chamber's annual dinner to-
night DR.. Alberto Pirelli of Italy. presi-
dent of the international Chamber Of
Commerce. viii be the guest Of honor
and principal speaker.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover was
guest of honor last night at the annual
banquet of the American Trade Asso-
citation Executives at the Mayfiower
Hotel. The association members are all
either national councillors or substitute
councillors Of the chamber.