Evening star., 1935-05-02
Resolutions Adopted Differ
Radically From President
on "Must" Bills.
SECURITY AND BANKING
MEASURES ARE SCORED
Both Would Be Delayed by
C. of C. Members-President
Withholds Message.
BY ]. A. FOX,


American business. as represented
in the Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States, broke definitely today
with President Roosevelt on the pro-
gram of must" legislation which the
Chief Executive outlined in his fire.
side talk to the Nation Sunday night.
The chamber in its final session
called for abandonment" Of the bill
to abolish holding companies. asked
for delay pending study by Congress
Of banking legislation and called for
deferment of the social security pro-
gram until recovery is assured"
The chamber acted after hearing
Secretary Of State Hull, who warned
that economic isolation" character
izing international relations, was
menacing the peace Of the world.
Following the speech the business men
adopted a resolution on foreign trade
calling for support of the reciprocal
trade agreements" to which this
country is committed.
Committee Overridden.
The battle in the chamber over the
social securities bill was as warm, II
not warmer. than any that organiza-
ton ever had witnessed, and the prin-
ciple which it finally adopted over
rode the resolution that the Commit
tee on Resolutions had proposed.
Whereas the latter would have COM
mitted the chamber to the principle
of aid for the present aged INDECENT
and would have asked for deferment
of the rest of the program until the
next session of Congress. with study
to be given in the meanwhile, the res
olution as finally adopted puts the
whole subject in an indefinite status
pending study.
Henry I. Hartman, retiring presi-
dent of the Chamber Of Commerce,
who today is being succeeded by Har-
per L. Sibley. took the floor In behalf
of the committee resolution urging the
chamber not to 60 along against the
principle Of helping the aged who are
needy, but he could not stem the tide.
The fight for putting of the matter
was led by Illinois representatives.
When the resolution first was pre-
sented Thomas Creigh of the Chicago
Association of Commerce took the floor
and asked that action be delayed, ex-
planning that he represented group"
Of manufacturers who did not under
stand the sense Of the resolution.
His motion was seconded by T. j.
Mahoney of the New York Association
of Commerce.
Substitute Adopted.
When the matter was brought up
again, after the Chamber had gone
through the grist of its other reso-
lutlons, the substitute was presented
by the supporting group. among whose
spokeSmen was Ray WantZ, president
of the Illinois Manufacturers Associa-
ton. The resolution which this group
supported expresses doubt whether 1t
is within the province of the Federal
Government to embark on the field Of
social security.
While the debate was in progress
the issue raised by President RoOSe-
velt,s failure to send some greeting to
the chamber was brought to the floor
when Francis E. Powell. head OF the
American Chamber of Commerce OF
London. arose to inquire If the cham
ber was not going to give some ex-
preston to disabuse the country of
the idea that it lis definitely antag-
onistic to the administration.
Hartman said that as a resolution
the proposal was not in order at the
time. 1t was not raised again.
On the subject of the N. r. A., the
chamber reiterated its previous views,
which amount to self-regulation Of
business, and opposed some proposed
amendments to the agricultural ad-
justment act.
Hull Addresses Group.
Amid signs of hostility between
President Roosevelt and the Chamber
of Commerce, Secretary Hull went
before the chambers convention this
morning to attack what he called "un-
scrupulous resistance" to the RoOSe-
welt program of lowering tariffs in
negotiating reciprocal trade treaties.
The cabinet official, addressing the
meeting, criticized those business in
terests which, he said, bring pressure"
to bear in fear that they are to be de-
prived of even a small part of the
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