Evening star., 1932-08-22
Reduction of Federal Compe-
tition With Industry Urged
on Printers.
STARTLING REVELATION
EXPECTED IN CONGRESS
Committee Inquiry Hailed by
Speaker at Convention of Inter
national Craftsmen.

Declaring that saving OF Sl5OOOO,-
600 annually could be effected for tax
PAYERS of the United States If the Gov
ernment would cease competing with
private and legitimate business, Chester
Leasure of the United States Chamber
of Commerce today urged delegates to
the thirteenth annual convention OF
the International Association Of Print
ing House Craftsmen to join with other
business in a program to relieve tax
ravers of this burden. The convention
of printing men opened in Wardman
Park Hotel for a four-day session yes
terdsy.
rious outside element impinging on in
dustry today" Leasure declared IN as
serting that the Governments growing
activity in business is the greatest pend
ing economic question. He declared the
Government, by involving itself in prl-
vate enterprises is suffering deficits
which taxpayers are called upon 10
meet.
Predicts Startling Facts.
Ieasure predicted that the congress
sional committee appointed at the last
session of Congress to investigate TINS
situation would "startle the business
men of America with its report when
its inquiries are completed.
II want to urge the men OF tne
printing industry to take the lead In
program to alleviate this ccndltlon py
informing the Government tEat the
burden is too great and that they are,
so to speak, killing the goose that lays
the golden egg"
The business session of the conven-
ton began this morning when the con-
vention was called to order by Clark
r Long, president of the Washington
Club of Printing House Craftsmen. ana
third vice president Of the international
BODY. The invocation was pronounced
by Rev. James H. Miers of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church.
Welcomed to Capital.
DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president
of the Board of District Commissioners,
made the address of welcome on be-
half CT the National Capital. The more
than 500 delegates to the conclave were
welcomed on behalf of the local print
ing industry by George H. Carter, Pub
lie Printer; A. w. Hall, director of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing;
Peter Becker, jr.. vice president OF the
Typothetae of Washington, and John
j. Deviny, secretary of the United
Typcthetae CT America.
Thomas E. Cords, first vice president
CT the international association, re-
spcnded to the addresses Of welcome
Following this. the convention was
formally opened by Fred j. Hagen OF
Chicago.
The convention is marked by an un-
usual exhibit of more than 1000 speci-
mems of commercial printing produced
in the United States and Canada.
Sight Seeing Today.
This afternoon the delegates were tc
make a sightseeing trip of the Capital
and tonight will make steamer excur-
sion down the Potomac. Tomorrow
educational tours through the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, Govern
ment Printing Office, Library of Con-
gress and the Smithsonian Institution
will take place. The annual banquet
and ball will be held at Wardman Parl
Hotel tomorrow night.
Speakers at the business session to-
morrow will be Phillip j. McAteer o.
Boston, Fred J. Hartman, Washington
and Ira D. Pilliard of Milwaukee
Elections will be held "wednesday
morning.