Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-03
DR.. KLEIN TO TELL
OF i. S. COMMERCE
Senator Fess to Discuss
Railway Consolidation in
National Radio Forum.

Julius Klein, who is generally recog-
riZed as the commercial expert of the
United States Government, who has
| been appointed by President Hoover to
be Assistant Secretary OF Commerce,
and Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio
will discuss important problems con-
fronting trade and commerce in this
country tomorrow night when they
speak in the national radio forum ar
ranged by The Evening Star and spon-
sored by the Columbia BroadcaSting
Co. over a Nation wide hook-up.
It has been said of Mr.. Klein by no
other than President Hoover himself,
who headed the Department of Com
merce for nearly eight years, that he
probably knows more about the foreign
commerce of the United States and it's
relations with it's foreign competitors
than any other official of the Govern
ment. Not only has Mr.. Klein had years
OF experience in studying and promot-
ing the foreign commerce of this coun-
try, but he has spent years as STU
dent of the subject. 1t has been said
of him that probably no man was bet
ter qualified and equipped for Gov
eminent task than DR.. Klein when he
was placed by Mr.. Hoover, then Secre-
tary of Commerce, as director Of the
Bureau Of Domestic and Foreign Com
merce.
Has Built Up Bureau.
The story of how a student Of
economics and the science of commerce
built up that bureau to its present
point OF usefulness and efficiency. is
one of romance romance of facts
and figures and force and vision of
DR.. Klein. Not only is he frequently
referred to as the commercial expert
of this Government, but as Americas
business manager and as the sales man
ager of the United States.
Under his direction the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce has
become a vital influence in the COM
merce of this country. He has applied
a system which has not only made it
possible for this Government to keep its
hand on the trade pulse of the entire
world. but has blazed the trail for
American manufacturers to sell more
goods in foreign countries than ever
before in its history. BY his system he
has made it possible for American
goods to find new markets in corners
Of the world where they had never be-
fore been sold.
The trade relations Of America passed
through a serious and gloomy period
Immediately following the World War.
but American trade successfully passed
throu~h this crisis and reached posi-
ton of supremacy that was the envy
of the world. In this connection 1t has
been said by those who we're in a posi-
ton to know that no single individual
in this country contributed so much to
this remarkable accomplishment.
Railroad COnsOlidat ton.
Senator Fess, Republican member of
the interstate commerce committee
ranking next to Chairman Couzens, will
speak on the problem of consolidation
Of the railroads in this country and its
bearing on the commerce of the Nation.
Senator FeSS has made deep study OF
the subject OF consolidation of rail-
roads.
The Ohio Senator was for many years
q member OF various college faculties,
before he entered public life and Con-
gress, and he continued as president
Of Antioch College for number OF
years after he had become a member
Of the House of Representatives. He
retired from the presidency of Antioch
in 1917 and first entered the House
in 1918. He was reelected to the
House in each succeeding Congress
until he entered the Senate in 1928
During his service in the House Mr..
Tess was chosen chairman of the Re-
publican national congressional cam
paign committee and conducted the
congressional campaigns in 1918. when
the Republicans succeeded in overturn-
ing the former Democratic majority in
the House, and in 1920, when the Re-
publicans rolled up tremendous ma
iority In the House.
Convention Keynote Speaker.
Senator Tess is a strong party man
and supported the Coolidge adminiStra-
ton vigorously in the Senate. During
the recent campaign he worked hard for
the election of President Hoover and is
one Of the Presidents advisers on leg
isIation. At the Republican national
convention last June. when Mr.. Hoover
was nominated. Senator Fess was picked
by the Republican national organiZa-
ton to deliver the keynote speech and
to serve as temporary chairman Of the
convention.
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