Evening star., 1941-04-28

to the risk OF imitation inherent in
a rapidly mounting national debt"
He did not make specific recon-
mendationS, but he praised the
Treasury's program for selling de-
fense bonds to individuals in prefer
ence to banks.
In addition to these measures, he
declared, non-defense expenditures
must be curtailed as a step toward
orderly and stable internal finances
because If the lessons of the last
20 years are of any value they teach
that relationships, more than any
thing else, are receiverShips."
Mr.. Kemper predicted that the war
effort in this country may force
every employed American to do IS
per cent more work AT the present
time he said, I'VE have gainfully
employed in America 100000
workers accomplishing 10000, ,0O0,0 900
hours of productive effort.
1T is estimated that the defense
program will require 10000 100000
work hours; that is 25 per cent of
our productive effort. We can't have
our cake and eat it, too: either every
employed person in the country must
do on the average IS per cent more
WORK or We must get along without
some OF the things We now have"
Kemper's Work Praised.
Mr. Kemper was introduced by
Silas H. Strawn of Chicago. who
praised the chambers president for
having done a splendid job
John w. OLeary, Chicago, chair
man of the Executive Committee of
the National Chamber, in introduc-
ing group of speakers on the gen.
eral subject of Business and De-
fense Activities" declared:
Businessmen do not want war
They know too we'll the horrors of
it, because as human beings they
have no wish for the heart-rending
consequences. AS economic realists,
however, they recognize the aSsur-
ance of destruction of profit and
progress. Because of that knowledge,
they will give every ounce of energy
and ability to the prevention of it
if possible. and the determined
! prosecution of it if necessary.
while Washington has been and
/ is the scene of decision, the action
/ prompted by the decision is depend
/ ent on the folks back home. The
! Co,,th tho NORTH tho Eact onJ Mast
determine whether or not the pro-
duction essential to make the de-
cision effective will follow"
! The general meeting, which off,
cially opened the convention, was to
+ include besides Mr.. Kemper's ad-
dress three short reports from geo.
| graphical divisions of the chamber.
They were to be presented by Ray
mond Rebsamen, Little Rock, Ark =,
| for the Southwestern Division; H
F. McCulla, Lincoln, Nebr.. for the
Northwestern Division. and Walter
F. Graefe, Griffin, Ga, for the South
eastern Division. Presiding at this
/ discussion of business and defense
activities was John w. OLeary,
chairman of the Executive Commit
/ tee OF the United States Chamber.
The invocation was pronounced
by the Right Rev Edward I. Buckley
of ST. Matthews Cathedral. He
prayed that a new order" would
arise "out of the ashes and deStruc-
ton of the present to last a thou
sand years"
The sessions were to continue this
afternoon with discussions of busi-
ness and defense activities and
presentst ton of health and fire waste
awards.
Sir Gerald Campbell. British Min
lister to the United States, is to be
the principal speaker at banquet
tonight of the International Cham
Der of Commerce, American section,
at the Mayfiower Hotel. Speakers
also will include H. r. Macmillan,
president of the Canadian Chamber
OF Commerce, and Thomas Wat
son. president of the International
Business Machines Corp. of New
York City.