Evening star., 1940-06-21
Chamber Hears
Milk Prices
Here Raped
Junior Trade Body
Told Inspection
Benefits 'Obscure'

Hath benefits of the Washing
ton milk inspection system are "ob-
scure." James w. Young, director of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, told the convention of
the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce today while discussing
interstate trade barriers in a general
session on public affairs.
"Washingtonians, with their super
sanitary inspection system, pay from
one-half to e-quarters of a mil
lion dollars more annually for their
milk than do Baltimoreans,' Mr..
Young said. rs their health there
by better protected? The vital sta
tistics do not indicate that it Is.
1t seems just possible that Bal
timore enjoys more favorable death
rate and tuberculosis just because
dairy products are cheaper there"
The Commerce Department Off,
cial said marketing laws survey
being conducted by the Works Prof.
ects Administration already has
classified 1,489 interstate trade bar
riers in this country. He asked help
Of the Junior Chamber in COM
batting and reversing this trade
barrier development"
Warns of Fifth Columns.
Carl zeidler, 32-year-old Mayor Of
Milwaukee, said young men Of
America today, like all good Amer
lean citizens, must wage a battle
which will keep fifth columns from
gaining any momentum among the
rank and file of our American
public"
This is the time when we need a
courageous, not vacillating and
supine leadership" he asserted.
In mentioning number of young
men who have achieved success in
various fields, Mayor Zeidler noted
Robert Wilson's position as assist
ant to the president Of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. here.
S. Bayard Colgate, chairman of
the board of the Colgate-Palmolive-
Pset Co., explained the Junior
Achievement Movement in which
businessmen assist youths between
the ages of is and 81 in establishing
small businesses and thereby learn
ing mercantile methods. Mr.. Col
gate introduced Joe Francomano, "a,
former head of one of these con-
Germs, who related benefits he had
received from the program.
Charles P. Mccormick, president
OF Mccormick & Co., Baltimore, told
the delegates of success of the
multiple management" plan in his
firm, system enabling young mem
bers of the business to participate
in formulation of policies.
Wives viii Take Tour.
Wives of delegates, who yesterday
heard Representative Dies of Texas
warn against fifth column activities
during a luncheon in the Shoreham
Hotel. today were to visit Alexan-
dria, Va, and Mount Vernon while
the delegates selected the 194l con-
vention city and adoted resolutions.
Mr.. Dies asserted investigations
OF his congressional committee had
established that "the Trojan
horses are better organized, that
they include, more members, and
that they are more highly financed
In this country than in any of the
democracies which have been over
run by Hitler"
I'VE are dealing with conspirators
who have changed the technique
Of espionage and have revolution
lied 1t as completely as the tech
nique Of warfare" he said
Delegates and guests, including a
number of members of Congress,
were entertained by the Amarillo
Tex) Junior Chamber of Com
merce last night at barbecue at
Marshall Hall, Md, following boat
trip down the Potomac.
A Monte Carlo party" beginning
at pm, will conclude the days
program. The convention will ad-
journ tomorrow after the annual
election.