Evening star., 1943-01-04
Economic Association
Opens S-Day Program
OF Discussion Here
Prominent Educators,
Federal Officials
To Take Part

Educators and ofncials in various
fields will speak during an eight
day program of meetings of the
Washington members of the Amer
lean Economic Association, which
opens at 4 pm today in the Com
merce Department auditorium.
It was decided to hold the meet
ings here after the annual meeting
OF the association scheduled in
Cleveland last month was Cancelled
at the request of the once of De-
fense Transportation. There are
more than 1000 association men,
bers in the Washington area, 1t was
said.
Many problems are to be dealt
with during the eight meeting days.
The general topic this afternoon will
be Problems of Public Policy Raised
by Collective Bargaining" Sumner
Slichter Of Harvard University will
preside at the session. Speakers
and their subjects for the afternoon
are listed as follows:
David A. McCabe Of Princeton
University, Problems Of Industry
wide or Regional Trade Union
Agreements; c. o. Gregory, Uni
versity Of Chicago, Problems Of
Public Policy Raised by the Pro-
visions Of Trade Agreements" Lloyd
Reynolds, Johns Hopkins University,
Farm Price-Industrial Wage Par
ity," and Gordon r. Clapp, Tennes-
see Valley Authority, Problems Of
Union Relations in Public Agencies. Z"
Berle to Speak.
Following the addresses, those
scheduled to take part In discussion
include Abram L. Harris, Howard
University; Marion Hedges, Inter-
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, and Arnold S. Zander of
the AFL State, County and Munich
pal Employees.
At 8 o'clock tonight the general
topic is to be "The Economic Claims
of Government and Of Private En-
terprise." Bernard F.. Haley, STAN
ford University. will be chairman.
Speakers and their subjects will be:
James M. Barker of Sears Roe
buck g. Co. Checks and Balances
in Business Life" Alan Sweezy,
Williams College, Government Re-
sponsibiltty for Full Employment"
and Assistant Secretary of State
Adolph A. Berle, jr, Government
Function in Stabilized National
Economy" Those to take part in
discussion at the evening session
include c. c. Abbott, Harvard Uni
versity, and Myron Spencer, Uni
versity Of Cincinnati.
At 4 pm. tomorrow topic will be
"The Restoration of international
Trade" E. Dana Durand, member
of the Tarff Commission, will pre-
side Lynn r. Edminster of the
Tariff Commission is to speak on
IAN American View of Postwar
Trade" and Redvers Opie. counselor
at the British Embassy, will speak
on "A. British View of Postwar
Trade"
At 8 pm. tomorrow Harold G.
Moulton of the Brookings Institu-
ton is to preside at a session at
which the general topic will be
THE Economic Claims of Govern
ment and Of Privs+e Enterprise"
Many Talks Scheduled.
Other general topics to be dis
cussed by prominent speakers in
clude the following:
Wednesday. 4 pm, ''The Future
Of International Investment; 8
pm, "The Economic Claims of
Government and of Private Enter
prise"
Thursday, pm, international
Financial Relations After the War"
and at pm, "Our Industrial Plant
When Peace Comes"
Friday. pm, Economic Region
alism and Multilateral Trade" and
at pm, Financial and Govern
ment Contract Adjustments of In
dustry at the End of the War"
Saturday, 4 pm, Bases of In
ternational Economic Relations"
and at pm, Our Labor Force
When Peace Comes"
January II, pm, international
Commodity Agreements, and at 8
pm. the same subject continued.
January IL, 4 pm, Case Studies
In Price Control" and pm, Price
Control and Rationing"