Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29

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the national chamber compelling the
automobile owner to take out liability
insurance admitted, however, that driv-
erS Of cars should be held responsible
for all financial damages and accidents
for which they are to blame. The
wisdom of the chambers attitude in
opposition to compulsory insurance, 1t
was pointed out Is borne out by the
Massachusetts law which various speak
ers said has proved of little value in
the way of relief.
Suspension of permits and barring
reckless drivers from the road until
they can show responsibility to meet
accident damages was a method which
others believed could be worked out by
traffic supervisors in preference to COM
pulsory insurance.
Secretary Of Commerce Robert La
mont will make the principal address
at the o'clock general session tonight
in the United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, which will be devoted
to the general topic Of Business Stabil-
ization," the solution Of which Is the
most important matter before the
chamber.
A tribute to American business for
its challenge during the past six months
to "rule of thumb" economies and its
successful efforts in smoothing out the
valleys of hayward and tickle" bust
ness cycle was paid today by President
william Butterworth In his keynote
address before the opening general ses-
sion.
American business has definitely
broken new grounds" he told the
nearly 5000 delegates, from every sec
ton of the country, in reviewing the
effects Of the recent business depres-
sion and in pointing out whats ahead
for business" the underlying motif OF
ship and strict adherence to business
principles, he said, assure a disciplined
progress to new and greater destinies."
Outlines Future Course.
Coupled with this issuance, Butter
worth warned that If the future holds
in store season of business batting
at the hands of lawmakers or other
governmental authorities" the responA
sibility would rest upon relatively
small part of the business community,
(which, either through shortsightednes
or disregard of its larger interests,
makes the canons Of fair play to which
the vast majority gives hearty allegi-
ance."
Following the general session at which
John H. Fahey, president and publisher
of the Worcester, Mass, Post, elabo-
rated on the outlook for the future, the
meeting split into a dozen round-table
conferences for the remainder Of the
day, with prominent business leaders
dwelling on the problems that confront
the Nations business and industrial Sit
uation.
Results of yesterdays balloting for. 10
national councillors, nominated for the
board Of directors, was made public to-
day. although the slate will not be sub
mitted to the general session OF the
chamber for formal election until
Thursday.
Successful Candidates.
The successful candidates were as
follows:
First district, Henry I. Hartman,
Boston, Mass; second district, Chester
I. Barnard, Newark, N. j.; third dis
trict, William M. Wiley, Sharples, w.
Va; fourth district, Oscar Wells, Bir-
mingham, Ala; fifth district, Frederick
j. Haynes. Detroit, Mich; sixth district,
w. r. Dawes, Chicago; seventh district,
William G. Sicily, Tulsa, Okla. (two-
year term, and William v. Hodges,
Denver, Colo (one-year term; eighth
and ninth district, Phillip J. Fay, San
Francisco.
| These nominees for directors will rep
resent the Chamber of Commerce on
the board, and the candidates chosen by
the various trade associations are as
! follows:
Civic development, Homer Gard,