Evening star., 1928-05-10
C. OF c. DENoUNCES
UNcLEAN BUSINESS
AT CONVENTION HERE
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Chief among such responsibilities In
that Of purging business Of all those
who indulge in commercial and political
corruption and through resort 70 uTl-
clean or unworthy practices bring busi-
ness into diSreput6 and shock the SEN
abilities Of all decent citizens.
The chamber declares that the moral
tsirpitude OF corrupters OF public seTy-
ants Ia even greater than that OF those
whom they 6ebauch.
Principles Of Conduct.
The chamber emphasizes It's prin-
eipIes OF business conduct, which pro-
yf6ex that corporate forms do not
aksoive from or alter the moral obiiga-
tsons Of individuals IT maintains that
stockhoiders Of corporations owe IL 10
themselves, 70 the Government and 70
the profession Of business publicly 10
repudisfe those who misrepresent them.
such stockholders cannot accept the
profits following from corruption and
escape the moral stigma which sdheres
In such profits. Neither can they permit
those who act for them IN profit per-
sonzily through corrupt corporate trans
actions or shield other who do.
The chamber reaf1rnls rs allegiance
20 the principles Of business conduct
adopted az It's annual meeting In 1924
and particularly does IL reafhrn1 the
principles that business should render
restrictive legislation unnecessary by n
conducting Itself e. to inspire public
conh1enee,' -,
Mack -Raking Scored.
Muck -rscking" Government inyesii.
cations. based on the hope Of finding
srandal and not on charges of diEhonesl
sns
William H. Humphrey. chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission
Mosf ~ the 1000 delegates In a..
tendance a. the meeting attended .
luncheon ~ the Msynower Hotel eeie.
bratans he tenth anniversary of IN
air mali Postmaster General New wa
the principal speaker and several oi
flak c0untFy's most prominent aVistOr'
we're guests u flonoY. These included
Lleut Lester Maitland, Pacific flyer
Joseph p. Engertop. nrsi piio
destination, and AIabeTs Banks. VIII
carried The first air mail W Washing.
ton on the New Tork-Atisnta FouD'
recently opened
Mr. Humphrey, after declaring thsi
sno other Government agency eve
bs6 q system 10 tgTzDnicEp ~ tn
f0Fsner system ~ the Federal Trad,
E6Tau9asAJfas 6sS6TlpeG tflE revised opera
asrn Of tbs commission ''Whstssel
changes political fortune may IN M
future bring 70 the per50Dnei NJ TN
commission" he said the system q
eor31euls8g before tFisj or finding guilt
without syideh1F vii neyeF again h
ns<6 Dy tile Federal Trade Commission.
Day ef Mud singing.
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tlae professional patriot sTe eTow1inE 10
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today. you might believe that politics
: vast putTid esssDool, and that th
purity ~ tis0se engaged IN IL IL meas
iIfed by the scandals tnst they csn hoIi
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