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[ » . & 1 | ARG CONDENS ONOREENGRESE >Unfaithfulness Only Ground i Recognized, Says M. E. f Conference Report. By the Associated Preas. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. May 16.—The committee on temperance and special mervice of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. anmounced completion today of a report condemning what 18 regarded an an “abnormal and un- warranted increase in the amount of divorce” and specifying, umlmx u:her things, that before officiating at & Wedding where one of the parties is divorced the minister shall obtain & written statement as to the reason for the decree. F ;heechurch, it was stated, will con& tinue to recognize only one mu: for divorce—unfaithfuiness on the part of either husband or wife—anu no minister may perform the c:‘re- mony where either of the contracting . parties has been divorced for any other cause. Electing Five New BI:imh g Delegates to the nineteenth quadri- flnl;lgcon(erencs began ' balloting to lect five new bishops. “The episcopal _elections attracted wide interest among the dalaz? 4 and every seat was filled long before the hour for calling the conference order. i ‘As the voting began three nam l!o;d out prominently from among the large number mentioned in c(;rrlo nection with the offices Theyk wi e those of Dr. Franklin N. Par "tnn Atanta, Dr. Sam R. Hay of Hou?m ., Tex., and Dr. J. E. Dickey of Griffin, Ga. Opposes Being C‘Ioflh l. S rker late last night issu statement asking that his friends re- frain from voting for him, and as- serting that he wished to continue & educational work. He dm(nolec(ez whether he would accept if el g to the office in spite of his reque: and there was much conjecture as to whether his name would g0 LhrouxA on early ballots, hll his friends con d would be the case. e e ‘frst time since the son- ference began®delegates were ‘un'a’_ instructions_ to report for two o sions, one this forenoon and the O ther this afternoon. If the episcopal enld tlons” prove lengthy, ofc e pre. g ::::l%fl.erncep hold evening sessions én order that final adjournment may be Teached by the latter part of the week. UNIONS PROTEST MOVE TO CUT WOMEN'S WAGES Central Labor Organization Adopts Resolution Pointing Out Costs of Living. Vigorous protest against the action of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ ‘Association in requesting = confer- ence of the minimum wage board to consider reduction of the present min- imum scale for women employed in Substantially the same resolution ed by Central Labor Union at a meet- ing last night, when a resolution to this effect was adopted. The resolution points out that the cost of living as compsred with the cost at the time when the present rate was fixed does not justify any reduction. The resolution “urges the wage con- ference not to reduce the wages and standards of living of wage-earning women in the District.” Copies were sent to the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association and to the minimum wage board of the intrict. D bstantially the same resolutions was adopted at the monthly meet- ing of the Women's Binaerery Union last night. The latter resolution set forth that “business authorities are predicting higher costs and a bus! ness boom in_the immediate future, and that the “present minimum wal was fixed in July, 1919, and wage- earning women know by their own experience that the cost of livini is not appre~iably less now than it was at that time’ © " The resolution concluded with a protest “against any reductions in the' minimum wage of women in the mercantile industry and - instructs " its officers to make this. protest known to the Merchants and Manu- facturers’ Association and to the min- imum wage board.” 'PERU HAS BOUNDARY FIGHT WITH ECUADOR Tacna-Arica Settlement Not to End South ‘American Troubles, Says Richard Muller. *To the Editor of The Star: Referring to the editorial article, *The Chile-Peru Meeting,” in The Evening Star of this date, I beg leave %o call your attention to an error In your statement that “With the Tacna- * Arica boundary definitely and finally fixed to the satisfaction of both Chile and Peru there will remain no polit- ical question unsettled in South Amer- « lca. The national limitations of all other countries are distinctly deter- ined. This alone has stood for the isturbance of relations south of the sthmu, ! Being somewhat familiar with the sorthern Peruvian boundary tangles, as I have traveled to some extent over the disputed territory, I wish to point ot that there is still a political que: tion which is unsettled in South Amer- fca, and that is that the boundary . between Peru and Ecuador is far from being definitely or finally agreed upon, as a glance at ap-official map of Peru and an official #hap of Ecu: that both countries do or that Indicated by theé Pedemonte- Mosquera pratocol of 1830, should be respected. As a matter of fact, the Peruvians occupy actually a ldrge portion of the Ecuadorian oriental ) province, and the government 'of lor has repeatedly protested t the pacific invasion‘ of their t and most fertile province. The two -countries have been ar, an the political Chil which has “existed i V- a " for decades. When the writer was in Madrid in 2 1911 he learned that the King of Spain had failed in his efforts to mediate the existing differences between Peru nd Ecuador. SO Should the Tacna-Arica question be - solved on an equitable basis, it ap- ears that it would be opportune for Es icmdar and Peru to settle their dis- : pute here in Waghington. Not until - such an agreement is reached will this century-old stumbling-block of uut‘l‘?-m of both countries be re- moved. RICHARD MULLER, E. E. MISSION HOLDS REVIVAL. + Evangelist Blackmore in Charge of- Bervices—Special Mysic, G. N ‘Blackmore of ‘Erie, Pa., MgRUY services st tho osvel Migsion i ces at the thf- w{ok and will conclude M‘:‘furk Sunday evening. The services are Deing held at 316 John Marshall place bly hall of the Gospel Mis- adaition to Mr. Blackmore’ ching, & mus! for. fon | Chambers of Commerce, BUSINESS LEADERS " TACKLE PROBLEMS ‘" DELAYING. ADVANCE (Continved from First Page. when we shall aid, we who are most| powerful to aid in restoring stability in Europe in our own interest as weil 28 in theirs, are, I asert, the greatest and most immediate problems before American business today. nxe ‘That is why these problems, ‘Bu- ropean conditions in their effect on American business,’ have been .made | the keynote for. this anhual meeting. It would have been easier and -more agreeable to many to discuss purely domestic business problems. We shail be told that the forelgn commerce of the United States is but 8 to 10 per gent, of the total. Washington’s farewell address will again be chanted in our ears as if we were still a puny strug- gling .nation, and rail, steamer, tele ble and radio had rot ' been; ropean instability was the greatest, menace.to American. business, Ameri~ can stabllity and American prosperity. We have only fulfilled our duty in plac: ing it before you. To our critics let me glve answer ‘in the words of a promi- nent American business man, who, alwlra of the seriousness of the situa- tlon, is apparently devoting his life to study of the European situation and ::’L!!ng his fellow citizens in regard “ ‘We like to call ourselves hundred Por, cent Americans and forget that his may mean hundred per cent pro- vincialism,’ and again, ‘But if we are zolbe selfish, let us 'be intelligently fe fish. That demands an understand- ng of Europe and a realization that :';.l:_r:' inextricably involved in world A Must Face Condition “Approach it from a viewpoint of ;lnln: g0od to others, if youpwlll, or "m;im:h;\nt“zg c:vlld. lmid business fact, e serious bl i there, gentlémen; ‘let .us proceed to consider it {n bnfilness way. ® reviewed the organization. of lhenchnmber from its inception, in 1912, to the present; praised those through whose efforts the chamber had been built to its present stand- ing, and then construed ideals of the body set by those who had been regnonslble for its growth. ‘As first among those ideals T :o‘i“dm-l;g:l the purpose to create 1 in_a completely repre- sentative and democratic national or- ganization of American business. No section or part of the country was to have a predominant welight; busi- ness was not to be measured by size or class; small business should have its voice with big business, the re- tailer with the manufacturer, tran: portation with the shipper, the raw producer with the whole: the banker with the Insurance man.’ This has given rise to discussion and question, a feeling on the part of one class that it was entitled to a louder voice in the decision of some Questions than all other classes of business put together, but the nd- ard has been maintained. “As second I would place the pur- pose to deal openly and honestly with the government at all times and under all conditions and without the slight- est intrusion of political bias. This has meant a considerable departure from precedent and practices of older organizations, the adoption of new and untried methods with criticism from those trained in the old school and belfeving these new methods im- practical and academic. It has also involved patience in awaiting results, but in the long run these methods have justified themselves beyond question and the maintenance of this ideal is the basis of all the influence which the national chamber now pos- sesses. 1 cannot at the end of my term of office fail to caution those who succeed that this structure of mutual confidence and frankness can 21l be destroyed by one false step un- dertaken in’ the zeal. to accomplish something deemed of extraordinary importance to American business, but involving the use of class partisan methods (which should always be dis- credited by the public) or of secret processes whelh will not bear puplica- tion to the light of day. Other Vital Factors. “Third I would place that open rec- ognition of the fact that- business, important factor that it is in the eco- nmomic welfare of the whole people, is not the only nor yet entitled to the controlling factor. It is, as our first president so aptly described it, one leg of the economic tripod, the other two legs being agriculture and labor. No one of these factors should at- tempt to benefit itself to the preju- dice of the others or of the public. No organization of any one of them should try to usuip the functions of Congress as representative of the ‘whole people. The ideal of those- who lald the foundation of the chamber was not to create a third house. to overawe the government, to resort to political reprisals, but to place before Congress and the executive for their deéision, after welghing the other in- terests involved, the opinions and de sires of American business. This ideal has led to the slogan that What is not for the public good is not for the good for business, and this recognizes the obvious fact that business alone cannot be the final judge of what is for the public good. ‘As the fourth and last, I would enter on the list breadth of vislon, constructive though for the future as contrasted with the negative policy of opposition to change. No one thing is more vital to the con- tinued life and usefulness of a bu ness organization, and yet to ac- h it means to overcome the and inherent conservatism of business, which views cha with foreboding. An_organization camnot endure solely as an institution of op: position and at the same time wield influence with the government which renews itself every two and four years with the new thought and aspirations of the people. Too many business men and industrial mana- gers are progressive In action as well as in thought to. continue to support and maintain an organiza~ tion standing for the mere continu- ance of things as they are. Change is the order of life in all directions and business cannot expedt to be exempt alone from the order. “The experience of ten years of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States proves beyond perad- venture .of a doubt that American business men, while naturally con- servative, have the vision and the courage and confldence to follow constructive leadership into the land of things that may be. There has always been, there always will be, however, a strong element backing ‘water, failing to keep in stroke, re. tarding the progress of the boat. ‘The continued realization that prog- reds s ential, that in all life you either go forward or go back, ‘that there is no such thing as standing still and maintaining conditions as they are, will mean that “he chamber will go forward in strength and in- fluence as it has in the past. “Such a course of working for the future will necessarily. involve the making of some mistakes. All condi- tions, cannot be foreseen even by.the wisest of heads in council, but, far better, to make ‘such mistakes and answer for them frankly than, . in fear of them, to surrender busine: eadership and leave the framing 35 future laws or precedents to be de- termined and fixed by those who, however well intentioned, are un- familtar with conditions fundamental to the business success upon whieh the prosperity of all other elements and, the country 'as a whole rests. “Where there is no_vision 'the people perish. \ Arthur Balfour Speaks. Resumption of trade in Europe on a normal basis by the end ‘of the foar was the hope held out to Amer ican b vice president, Association-of Biitiah Sheffield,’ England. ' The speaker reviewed the trade conditions subsequent to the war from all angles and dwelt par- ticularly on the point that taxation must be reduced if.national: insol ‘warded. 48 men by Arthur Balfout, | i War debts and- reparation: . He gald that the Britian people are determined pay all their debts at the earliest oment.. R ‘He frankly told the business men how imperative it is that “you and ¢, the great Anglo-Saxon people of the world,. should not only, stand to- Bether, but work together with the 3reatest possible harmony. for the re- construction of Euro It is not alohe ‘the reconstruction of Europe Which, whether we like it or not, hds been placed upon Anglo-Saxon shoulders, but the whole peace of the world depends on us, and {s our nat- ural heritage, and we must assume the burden and face our responsibill- ties together. Without complete co- nent Savingh Greatly Needed. “W¢ cannot, under any considera- tion,” he sald, “continue to spend in g present lavish way ‘on administra- n or public services, and it is the prime duty of all <bose engaged in industry and commerce: tg not only suggest to-the adminjstraters of their country the methods, by which sav- ings-can be made, but ‘to tmperatively insist on ‘those savings and see that they are .actually put into’operation. . “While most people are in‘ agree- g .2hould be spent on &ducation, the prime necessity in every country is to’ téed-and clothe the young generation which is grow- ing up, and to look after their health wd then educate them, and in this ‘ay alone can the industrial and commercial productive capacity of. a country be maintained. “In normal times you and I as pru- dent men of business, would have kept on reserve substantial amounts to meet the fall which we knew was dnevitable in the value of our stocks. These reserves have been absorbed by taxation, but the worst feature of the situation "is that whereas the value of these stocks has now dis- appeared, the lability to taxation ggainst the values on which they Wwere based still remains, and what was intended to be a tax on income has now become a tax on capital, with disastrous results to many wel- established and well' managed con- cerns in all the European countries. “One of the most disastrous fea- tures about this situation is the fact that many of the smaller concerns seem fated to disappear, and they were, after all, a most excellent train- ing ground for industrial and com- mercial men. Will Pay All Debts. “The external debt owing by the Unfted Kingdom was in- curred by the United Kingdom in financing France and Ifaly during the war. There is an absolute de- termination of the British people to pay the whole amounts they owe at the earliest possible mo- ment, but I will not hide from you the fact that this is going to strain the resources and the courage of the British people to the very utmost. There Is only one way in which the world’s debts and the reparation money can be paid, and that is by vast and continuous efforts on the part of the people of the country who have to pay, and a great incrcase in productive capacity per head of popu- lation. “It is highly deterimental to the world as a whole that the standard of living by coercion of this kind in any one or more countries should be reduced to so low a poimt that it would result in such countries pro- ducing goods through low rates of wages at a cost which would funda- mentally injure the export trade and the well-being of other countries. “There has been too great an ef- fort to throw off the anxieties and the strain of the war by excessive recreation and gayety, and this has been detrimental to the productive work which should result from the individual. “‘One of the great difficulties in the way of free trading today Is the ques- tion of exchange. ‘Ways to Improve Exchange. “There is no royal road to sudden improvement in exchange; it depends in the first, instance entirely upon pro- ductive and honest work. In the sec- ond instance on the faith and integrity of each individual nation. No confer- ences of any kind will adjust the ex- changes of the world! e strong conviction that the less politi- clans and governments haye to do with attempts to adjust the exchange the sooner we are likely to reach a safe and steady basis on which we can trade. tinet and hopeful signs in.Europe, particularly in Great Britain, of return to gradual prosperity. All the highly placed trade unionists in Eng- land have come to realize that the policy of advising their members to do the least possible amount of work for the maximum wage which they could squeeze out of the public is funda- mentally wrong, as it has resulted in driving trade away from the country. The other great advance toward real production of goods at a price at which they can be sold is the fact that the trades unionist has now realized that to use his funds for political purposes and what is kncwn as dicect action, namely, & combination of unions to menace the'life of the community, has proven to be & total economic failure. “There has been a considerable fall in the wholesale prices throughout Europe. Unfortunately, retall prices have not fallen as rapidly in comparison with the wholesale figures. Unemployment Still Serious. “Unemployment is still very general throughout Europe. Perhaps the greatest sufferer of all is England, owing to the fact that we manufac- tured on such a large scale during the war that the adjustment between our trade and that of other countries must still take some time. There are still over two million people unemployed in Great Britain. The consequences of unemployment and the economic conditions created by the war have caused in every European country panic legislation by the governments concerned, which very frequently taken the form of high tariffs. Some of these tariffs are now in operation, with .disastrous results. not cured the unemployment question at all; in fact, they have rather ac- centuated it, and public opinion is now swinging around gradually ta the removal of all possible barriers, ir®. the’ realigation that in this way alone can the ordinary channels of trade be successfully’ opened and steady employment found for the peo- the various countries have got to know ' one_ another personally. They have also held out some hope for re- adjustment from time to time, which has carried the people of the various countries along through ' difficult periods. The actual results from such conferences have, on the whole, been disappointing, the only conference' which has really accoruplished some- thing tangible being the Washington conference, which was s0.admirably handled by your Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes. - o “It has been comparatively easy for the United States to adjust its view- point’ to the actual conditions which exist as a result of the war, and England also has been willing to recognize facts and to face awkward currency which ‘would be accéptable by the allies.” But beyond even these considerations, - the 80,000,000 people still contained in the German emp! before the war were large consumers of various goods, and tropical and n;ml . uct: laml 'un;‘:u they are again in a position to chase their quota of these things the trade of Great Britain and the United Btates with India, Africa.and Australia must be restricted, because these countries have not been able to sell their products to= eextral Europe, 4 Russia’s Fsflure Complete. “The attempt to run Russia on com- munistic or bolshevik ideal has proved a vast and complete ure. been _spent in propaganda by the bolsheviks throughout -Europe to spread their ideals or to force the other countries to come to their ald as a return for the withdrawal of propaganda. ~ All° this has failed. They have admitted that they m: return to a purely monetary basis on the capitalistic system. They have not admitted this in full and it would be difficult for their leaders to do so and remain in power, but little by little they are being squeezed by economic facts between the hammer and the anvil, and when they recent- ly, through .the Deutsche Bank of Berlin and through Swiss banks, en- deavored to obtain deposits of any currencies to be placed to their credit In the various countrfes’' and offered 36 per-cent interest plus the profits of the bank and commission to in- termediaries, it surely became evi- dent that they found capital was ointed hour for necessary. Long before the ap the .Jueeting—11 - 'o’clock—the " déle- gustes on' whose shoulders rests the problem to be solved to start com-: merce moving, increase production and wipe unemployment, began to as- semble. The big convention hall was pro- fusely decorated in the American col- ors, long streamers hanging down from the ceiling. In the cen- ter of the hall the rostrum for the -officers was erected and over it was suspended seven loud-speaking in- struments to carry the voices of the officers and the speakers to the far- thest corners ofthe big hall. President Defrees formally called the convention to order at 11 o'clock, following which Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of the Church of the Cove- nant, pronounced the invocation The rules governing the present convention were read and approved, after which the resolutions and cre- dentials committees were appointed. These committees formally organized following the morning session and will hold sessions during the.entire conference. Resolutions Commiftee. The resolutions. committee, which will pass on all resolutions introduced on the floor at the ‘present meeting, follows: Silas H. Strawn_of Chicago, ehairman, aund representing District No. 6; John H. Fahey, Boston, District No, 1; Alba B. Johnson, Philadelphia, District No. 2; Alexander W. Smith, Atlanta, Ga, with J. R. A. Hobi Richmohd, Va., District No. 3; Judge Edwin B.’ Parker, Houston, Tex., Dis- triet No. 4: George D. Markham ‘of St. Louis, with Louls: T. Golding of St Joseph, Mo, District No. 5; Paul Doty, St. Paul, Minn., District No. 7; Ward Bannister, Denver, Col., District No. §, and Robert W. Bullard of Los Angeies. District No. 9, and the following mem. bers at large: Harold G. Moulton of Chicago and Fred 1. Kent of New York Col. George A. Post, president Hud- son River Bridge and Terminai o poration, New York, briefly reported for the national council, and the re- port was formally approved by the convention. The report of the board of \Jirectors was received and ap- , a8 was also thq [reoagurer. e report of the utside the big hall, sittin, aTo the doorway, more" than a Jose ot the children crusaders who have been here for several weeks vainly trying to see President Harding in’ the in: terest of smecuring amnesty for po- litical prisoners, picketed with thelr banners, one of -which read: “No profiteer went to priso: Prevention of Fires Discussed at Meeting of Insurance Group Insurance problems, including fire prevention, were discussed this sfter. :::n l‘l le}: n(l:eetlnt of the insurance up in the Crystal r - M'v‘vufif’h l;y 'oom of the Eb. g errill of Chicago spoke on “Getting the Most Out of Conn.larvl- tion Work,"” citing property loss of $500,000,000 from fire during the past year. Efforts ‘of the underwriters' laboratories to diminish fire and ac- cident loss were described. Thomas B. Donaldson, insurance commissioner of Pennsyivania, told the group that the American public as a whole 1o cordial or intelli- gent viewpoint toward insurance. So far as insurance and the public are concerned, he said, the pub?lo will be impressed when insurance men k bn.oadlid-nat‘n like b.l.xdpaopm He urg ertiping be us - ared a to more ad ‘;!d.\icltion vidual ine ent, paying dividends, was_ advocated bofore. the members by,.f. nd service as an indi. E. Kavanagh of New York. MacColl of Pawtucket, R. I., spoke on: “What May the American Business Man Expect From Insur- ance?” Following the addresses there was & general discussion by the group members. James S. Kemper of Chi- cago presided. The group will meet .gxl:lnk tomorrow “afternoon at 2: o’clook. 5 Measures to-Control Business Depressions Urged by Economist business oycles in order to control depressions, ¢rises and booms was suggested by Wesley C.: Mitohell; economist, the Scribner Compan: New York, before the fabricated pro. duction group, meeting. this afterngon 0 in the rose room of the Washington Hotel. Return of prosperity, he as- serted, will not lessen the need for trom developing that may bring disas- ter in the subsequent crisis and de- pression. . " Fy Sees Business Revival. Present indications, he sald, are that the United States is in the earlier stages of a revival of business activ- ity, and, unless checked by some pow- erful counteracting agency not in sight, tEnt experience justifies the belief that this rem{val will’'gradually consequences of such recognition. Inf France the problem has been more difficult. This is the second time that Germany hal devastited France, and they feel that the menace still exists, It 48 wery human to feel that the full- ately 13 run it will be found out that this vengeance must be left to higher hands-than ours, and-will most cer- | tainly and inevitably follow. Belglum's Great Strides. “Belgiim of all the European coun- tries has, perhaps, made the greatest ptrides -toward recovery. ~Her coal output 18 mear tc pre-war, and she is steadily building up her fndustries. deliberate policy, of debasing| their-currency. which has: be: sistently followed by .the while 1t has had’ na to;chaos an “Attempts have. beéen made ‘countriesto shut out %rng goods. This, -in my opinion, entire ., In the first instance, as do. export | fhe’ mation by somis “cost. e |could aid in im and turn into & ed prosperity. the government tation of business losses by -collect i R ipm; ces, em| en! e like, he added that they are of little avall unless they are by business men. An inquiry now is being made for the business cycle committee of the Presiden confersnce on_unemploy- ment, he said, and this report will be ready by autumn and should be of great interest to all business men. He pointed out, however, that as each business has its different problems, it should study the conditions peculiar to its particular industry. Homer L. Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbullding and Dry Dock Company, presided at this meet- ing, of which E. W. McCullough, man- ager of the fabricated production de- partment of the chamber, was secre- gather period ‘While he momentu: of full-fle said tl Other Topies Touched Upon. Willlam Butterworth, president of Deere & Co., Moline, IlL, spoke on “The General Situation” as a part of the main subject being considered by this group, ‘“Lowering Costs and Stabilizing Productio; . A. Durgin, division of simplified practices, Department of Commerce, spoke on *“Simplifying Va- riety and Standardization,” and Arthur Lasarus, chlef, accounting division, fabricated m iction department, on “Uniform Cost ¥ethods as Production Alds to Industry.” Retail Prices to Drop for Next Four Years, Business Men Are Told Prediction that the average retall price of all goods, wares and mer- chandise “will be lower every day for four years than it was on the first day of this year" was made by Frank- lyn Hobbs of Chicago before the do- mestic distribution group at the Raleigh Hotel this afternoon. “You will not accept the forecast and govern your business according- 1 Hobbs declared. “Nor do I blame you for refusing to accept the flat statement without full evidence of its correctness. I have stated it as a fact, a forecasting of conditions, and in four years you will know it t be correct. “You are distributors of merchan- dise and most of you feel that retail prices in your line are already too low. Possibly they are, but they will be lower on the average, which means they will be lower on the majority of things. “The two years just ahead of us will try the mettle of every man | within the range of my voice. The two years following that will provide some slight reward for the earnest and patient ones. The four years, taken as a whole, might not be con- idered lean years. As compared with | t i E life of Victor Records you should have Opera pre-war years they are Illlx to give & good account of themselv: 8 ssful, operation of business for the next/few years calls for good Judgment and hard work; it will ne- cessitate an understanding of bus- iness condition! it suggests more frequent consultations between bank- ers and their depositors, and more particularly, their borrowers. A closer connection between bankers and bus- insss men, such as has et;l:at:l.u:bnu; rope for & century, mus ou! lr‘l’pthll coun! if we are to build on solid ground. Merchant Ship Men Talk Uniform Rules for Bills of Lading Charles S. Hafght discussed The Hague rules of uniform bills of lading at the opening session of the mer- chant marine group of the Chamber of Commerce at the City Club this afternoon. N. Sumner Myrick of the marine bureau presided. Other speakers were F H. Price of New York, Charles E. «Herrick of Chicago and C. B. Heinemann of Chicago. Mr. Haight deciared that no one can deny that for the past thirty or forty years the conditions with ref- erence ‘to ocean bills of lading have been wholly unsatisfactory. Outlin- ing the proposed rules, Mr. Haight said that a friendly spirit ‘between shippers and carriers and betwéen the mnations as well can be created through them, “if the interested par- ties in the United' States will declare themselves, definitely and emphat- ically, in favor of international co- operation and the adoption of The Hague rule 'he question is, hé said, are we in thé United States going to join with the rest of the world and, in co-oper- ation with them, seek to better ship- ping conditions everywhere, or are we to stand-aloof? “There is no ‘entangling alliance’ about this question, and no one can escape on that excuse,” the speaker declared. “This movement has been s0 directed that no government is in- volved.” |Finance Committee Takes Up Problems of American Banks Representative Sidney Anderson, chairman of the joint congressional committee on agricultural inquiry, this afternoon opened the annual meeting of the finance group 'of the Chamber of Commerce in the lounge at the Washington Hotel. John W. Staley, president of the Peoples State Bank, Detroit, presided. Representative Anderson outlined the agricultural credit situation, Senator Carter Glass spoke of the business man and the federal reserve, ‘W. T. Abbott of Chicago discussed the progress of the national budget sys- tem, and R. G. Rhett, former presi dent of the chamber, spoke on “Re- gxndln‘ of the United States War ebt.” “It would seem that before new credit © machinery is created the fullest possible use of existing ma. chinery should be developed and tha any new machinery created should be fully co-oréinate with the existing machinery,” Mr. Anderson said. “The foundat.on of the present banking machinery of the United States consists of some 33,000 na- tional banks, state banks, trust and savings banks. Of these banks, ap- proximately 9,700 are members of the federal Teserve system. 'he non- member banks, representing 67 per cent of the total number and 33 per cent in banking power of the banks of the United States, do not have di- rect access to the reservoir repre. sented by the federal reserve banks in times of credit stringency. “The first step which should be taken to more fully meet the normal and extraordinary requirements of farmers is to make eligible to the federal reserve system the large number of state banks now ineligible and to induce these banks as well as the state banks now eligible to be- come members of the federal reserve system.” —_— BODY BROUGHT HERE. M. K. Carstens, Drowned at Bene- dict, to Be Buried in Arlington. PRINCE SETS SAL FORBRITSHSHORE Wales Departs From Manila on Last Lap of Trip to the Orient. By the Associated Press. MANILA, P. I, May 15.—The Prince of Wales departed homeward today aboard the cruiser Renown after a three-day visit in the Philippines. Nothing more strenuous than & set of tennis at Malacanan Palace was on his program for today. but only the advice of his physician kept him from adding to his list of activities a polo game this afternoon. The prince still is wearing bandages over his right eye, blackened Satur- day by the impact of a polo ball. The morning was spent quiet aboard the Renown and at noon the prince was guest at a luncheon given given in his honor at Cavite by Capt. William M. Crose, com ‘The body of Nicholas K. Carstens, | mandant of the naval station. 334 13th street northeast, who was drowned Sunday while on a fishing trip at Benedict, Md., was brought to Washington this morning by em- ployes of Frank Geier's undertaking establishment. The funeral, arrange- ments for which have not been made, will take place from Mr. Carstens’ late home. He will be buried with military honors in Arlington cemeter: —_— FIRE TEST AT CAPITOL. Standards Show Water Pressure for Structure. 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