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Show mm & tie is pup if Lester D. Freed to Aid ' Arranging International! j Conference. 1 ' ' Desire to Give Euro Needed Business Assist-Lj ance, Is Object. ' Lester IX Fieed, president uf llio I Lako Commercial club, has been name j member of the general committee tu r:uig"o the details of an intermit io traUe conference; to be held in Atiai tit City, N. J.. Hie week of September ( J according: to information which read U the Commercial club yesterday from .1 ' Chamber of Commerce of the Uui fl Slates. II Tho national chamber is sponsor tho conference and h;is invited and ceived acceptances from England, Vvm Belgium and Italy to send missions I tli is country, Besides Mr.- Krecd, general committee includes suen men Homer L.. Ferguson of Newport Ne V a., president of the national ehaml Harry A. Wheeier of Chicago, viee ri I dent; Thomas H. J.amont of New Y of J. P. Morgan & Co., and 1)0 ward Filene of iiliam Filene &, buns eu B pany. I Members to See Plants. In addition to arranging the entiil ence, tho committee members will a trip which the members of the fere missions will ttike to a number ol u mercial and industrial centers. The object of the international trf conference, as outlined by the CluunJl ' of Commerce, is to give the allied eo tries mentioned the opportunity, throi their accredited missions, to oullineJ" American busin ess men what enn I be done to bring about at the earl,;.,-time earl,;.,-time possible and with the least sti- on their present resources I heir full habilitation. . ' .1, American business hns said fninklj1 the countries mentioned, deehue im i bers of the conference, that Ame; I wants to make it possible for the b ness men of those conn tries to procUf ! credit accommodations here that will : init them sufficient time to pay for : , materials or goods obtained here a-5i these purchases have been turned money again. Final Gain Considered. ?'e It is the view of those responsible -the plan that the allied countries n-jA ; not be drained of their gold in the i ment of their imports. "While this m i seem like a safe and sane method of Tying; on an international trade at outset with countries wi:h low .... sources, the Chamber of Conimi'""' believes the future is of greatest im tance and ultimate advantage must considered rather than the gains at moment. Therefore, outlined in the plans of" international conference is the desin:;:: give Europe the kind of business asi, ance it stands most in need of anc -refrain from action which would teni;.. prevent it from resuming its own ' duction. |