Evening star., 1938-05-01
c. Of c. HITS BILLS
ONBUS|NESS' AID
Calls for End of Proposals
for Further Control
by Government
By J. A. FOX.

BY ]. A. FOX.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States last night called fer
abandonment of pending proposals
for further Government control of
business" to speed recovery.
1T should now be realized that eX-
pansion in employment and business
cannot be produced by legislative fiat"
said a statement. THE best and surest
way to obtain such expansion is
through the stimulation of private
enterprise
The statement was issued as repre-
sentatives of business - large and
small-were gathering here for the
26th annual meeting of the Chamber,
opening tomorrow While it had been
prepared and distributed prior to pub
lication of President Roosevelt's let
ter to Securities and Exchange Com
missioner John w. Hanes, welcoming
the cooperation and suggestions from
16 business leaders who this last week
pledged their aid in the current slump
it represented the traditional attitude
of the chamber.
Corporation Licensing Hit.
Specific legislative proposals which
the chamber statement hit as pre-
senting a deterrent to recovery in
cluded licensing of corporations; es-
tablishment of centralized government
economic planning agencies; extern
sion of the Labor Relations Act; hour
and wage regulation, and price fix
ing and control. There is only cne
of these on which action appears
possible at the present session Of Con-
gress-wages and hours-and even the
status of that is decidedly uncertain.
The chamber, however, will go far
beyond this limited field in advocat-
ing remedies for economic ills. Taxa
tion promises to be principal center
of attack and other New Deal poli-
cies with which the chamber vigor-
ously has disagreed will come ir for
their share of attention. In view of
the conciliatory tone of President
RooSevelt's letter to Mr.. Hanes on tie
eve on the business assembly, some
speculation has arisen as to the pos
sibility that the custumary criticism
which has come to be expected from
the chamber might be toned down
as an Offset to this 'olive branch. -
However, it was pointed out that the
administration is embarking on an
anti-monopoly drive that is designed
to stir warm opposition.
Nou- noaI 7 40 dare Uuy;tod
The President had been invited to
address the annual dinner meeting
which will conclude the chamber
convention Thursday night, but his
Southern trip precluded this. An in
vitation to speak also was extended
to Attorney General Cummings, the
businessmen being anxious to hear
him on the anti-monopoly issue. He
also will be out of the city. Several
administration leaders. however, are
on the program. Jesse H. Jones,
chairman of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation, will address a
luncheon round table Wednesday on
the needs for long-term credit, while
others to take part include Secretary
of War Woodring, Chairman Emory
S. Land of the Maritime Commission
and Chester c. Davis, member of the
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
Board.
One of the chief senatorial foes of
the administration, Senator Burke,
Democrat, of Nebraska will speak at
a session devoted to labor problems
Tuesday. Senator Burke has been
one of the foremost critics of the
National Labor Relations Act-legis-
lation that also has come under the
fire of the chamber, which has urged
that it be made applicable to labor
equally with management.
One of the principal figures OF
the industrial world, William S.
Knudsen, president of General Motors,
will address the general session of the
chamber Wednesday morning. At the
same time the businessmen will
get a closeup of the railroad problem
from John J. Pelley president of the
Association of American Railways.
Opening Set for Tomorrow.
The opening of the convention
tomorrow will be devoted principally
to the usual preliminaries. At $50
O'Clock awards will be presented in
the 1887 fire waste and city and rural
health conservation contests and at
II o'clock the national council will
go in session. At this gathering the
councillors will discuss business con-
ditions in their respective sections of
the country.
The annual banquet of the Ameri-
can Section. International Chamber
of Commerce, will be held at 7:30 pm.
tomorrow at the Mayflower. The
speakers will be Thomas j. Watson
OF New York, president OF the inter-
national chamber, and Winthrop w.
Aldrich of New York, head Of Chase
National Bank and one of the Is
signers of the recovery pledge.
The first general session will be held
at 10 am. Tuesday, when George H.
Davis, chamber president will speak
on What Helps Business"