Evening star., 1942-01-31
Jones Says Greatest
Business Forces Of
Victory ryUnorganized
Advisory Council of
Commerce Department
Elects R. R. Deupree

The forces of business that are
not yet organized are the greatest
potential forces for winning the war
ard saving the peace that exist
today" Jesse H. Jones, Secretary Of
Commerce and Federal Loan Ad-
ministrator, told the Business Ad-
visory Council of the Commerce
Department at its first meeting of
the year yesterday.
Pointing out that 1912 will be
tough year" Secretary Jones
declared that the council can be
of great value to the country in
organizing effective participation by
business and industry "in a cam
paign to explore and develop the
use of the Department of Commerce
as an instrument for the common
good"
BY virtue Of its statutory func-
tions, the Department Of Commerce
should concern itself with as many
of the innumerable angles of daily
life as can be discovered" Secretary
Jones said.
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The Commerce Department has
an organization equipped to inter-
pret business to the Government,
he continued. This organization
consists Of three divisions of the
department-the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, the Bu-
reau of the Census and the National
Bureau of Standards.
These divisions and the depart
ment are prevented by laws, by
regulations and by inadequate ap-
propriations from even adequately
informing America of the services
which they have to offer" he said.
"These organizations can be the
center of commercial service
essential TO preserving the maxi
mum amount Of individual economic
initiative while developing the max
imum Of universal economic salts
faction"
Mr.. Jones appealed for the sup
| port of American business in achiev-
ing two major objectives-perform-
ing the jobs essential to winning
the war and keeping America strong
in war for peace.
THE first objective must be
tackled by obeying orders which
delegate some part of the war effort
to any one of us, or to the organi-
cations of which we are part" he
explained. THE second objective
must be approached on the sound
basis, the department believes, that
the common denominator OF the
American economic system is that
we are all customers for each others
goods and services"
Points to Peace Problems.
"On all sides today is the evidence
that we can produce in quantities
far beyond any previous concep-
tions. But when the war is Won We
must also win the peace. Today
business should begin to think and
plan, not just to solve the problems
of the peace, but to be ready to
make the most of the productive
plant which we are building. That
| opportunity of making the American
system operate at war levels. in
peacetime, should fire every mans
imagination"
r. r. Deupree, president Of the
| Proctor 6z Gamble Co., Cincinnati,
Ohio, was elected chairman Of the
council for the coming year at yes
terday's meeting. The following
were named vice chairmen: Ralph
E. Flanders, president, Jones &
Lamson Machine Co., Springfield
VT; Paul G.. Hoffman, president
the Studebaker Corp, South Bend
Ind; Arthur Kudner, president
Arthur Kudner, Inc, New York, anc
Walter C. Teagle, chairman of th'
board. Standard Oil Co. Of New
Jersey.
In replying to Secretary Jones
Mr.. Dupree promised that thu
council would support the program
Of the Commerce Department dur
ing the coming year.