Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-09

| Concrete plans for the launching OF
a National Economic Council under the
aeeis Of the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. to serve as national plan
ming board. and aiming TO level the
peaks and valleys OF industrial activity,
! are expected to be announced within
a few weeks. This was a proposal of
| Chairman julius H Barnes at the con-
clave of business and industrial chief
! tainS in Washington Immediately lol-
| lowing the 1929 stock market crash.
| II has been a9itated ever since re
| Gently the chamber through the meol-
| UNI Of q QUESTIONABLE sounded out SeF-
! eral hundred Of the representatives OF
big business on this proposition, Inc
! Chambers Committee on Continuity OF
Business ard Employment met here last
week and thrashed 1t over. Sponsors
| Of the plsn for the setting up of q
permanent body as an economic coun
| Gil make no eXtrayagant claims Tor II
! as a quick or sure cure-all for present
! business ills. They hope. however. That
| in the long run such planning ooaro'
! by the wisdom and impartiallty OF It's
! collective judgments and advice, may
| Justify itself and tEat its edlctS may
ultimately attain by voluntary accept
ance wide force and authority Ihe
Progressives in Congress want gaTern-
mental planning council That Is one
Of the important planks in their social
program The United States Chamber,
standing for less government in bust
ness. Is proposing to have private ousl-
ness set UP its own planning board. d.
vested of the political aspects inherent
| in a governmental agency.
=
Silas H. Strawn. president OF the
United States Chamber Of Commerce.
is going abroad EeXt month to attend
q meeting in Paris of the Council OF
the International Chamber, then to
Germany and England as representa-
tive of American business to survey the
state of European business-a sad state
indeed The Council of the 1nterna-
tional Chamber at the Paris meeting is
to consider ways and means OF giving
practical effect to the declaration OF
PRINCIPLES adopted at the washington
meeting of the International Chamber
last Spring. The silver question Is one
nf the uppermost subjects. Experts
from the worlds five greatest silver ma
tions have their heads together in Paris,
in advance of the Council meeting, to
formulate, II possible. a JOINT report on
plans for removing the blight which has
oveltaken silver throughout the world
with ruin in it's wake. Artificial arbi-
trary price-fxing schemes are ruled out.
What is being sought Is Sterilization In
the true sense OF that much abused
word-the prevention Of wide fiuctua-
tions In silver values.
Whether inaceurstely or otherwise. the
official vice presidential hostess. Mrs.
Edward Everett Gam, is being quoted
across Capital dinner tables, apropos OF
Brother Charles possible remuneration
of second term as Vice President, as
follows: II don't know what Charles
will decide to do about the renomina-
ton. have told him to make up his
own mind and not to consider me or
Edward cher husband) at all" With
respect to the stories which have been
getting into print lately which either
affirm or deny that the Vice President
is contemplating matrimony or inversely
CONCENTRATIONS. Mrs. Gam Is not quoted
at ALL Her silence is eloquent.
Cleveland is going to make a strong
bid for the Republican National Con-
vention. 1t has a most potent advo-
cate in the person of Joseph r. Mutt,
the Cleveland banker, who is treasurer
of the National Committee. One Old
Guard Senator, prominent in the party
councils in Washington. last week said
that rs Mr. Mutt would have to raise
the money for the next campaign it
seemed reasonable to let him have his
way in the selection of the convention
city. Others are said to feel that way.
too. Chicago, staging great World
Fair next year. wants both conven-
lions and offers its celebration as a
valid argument why the conventions
should be staged there. The Windy
city boosters will be sadly disappointed
set If they don't land one of the con-
ventions OF least. Detroit and san