Show FOREIGN TRADE 3 FOREIN TRADE COUNCIL ADOPTS ADOPT FUTURE PROGRAM Urges Urges Peace Treaty Treaty- and am Private Ownership ip of Vessels of-Vessels Or San Francisco CaL CI ray May ay 15 A t.-A t. A tre trey treaty y of at pence safeguarding every ever fundamental tal principle of tho the government of ot the United States States and prote protecting the rights I of ot American citizens should hould be affe cd ed without delZ delay dolay It was declared by bythe bytho bytho I tho the seventh annual convention Of the j i national foreign trade trad council councI hero her to to to- da day This was ono one of ot tho the principles of or the tuo national program for tor foreign trado trade adopted b by this convention con onton of 2500 2501 leaders of foreign trado In itt th the fourth and closing session of ot the T. T Oth Other r principles In tho the pro program am were cre as follows The United States as ns a 0 creditor nation na- na tion ton should afford to other nation every fair and reasonable reasonable opportunity to sell el their products to us especially 1 of ot raw materials without detriment t Q existing Industries Every proper measure should b be de devised dc- dc re- re to encourage our manufacturers and arid producers to exorcise their full fuU- m- m of at all al their facilities I The government should a of or foreign policy that that can enterprise is entitled to the tho earo I measure of ot protection front from the government govern govern- ment mont of ot the tho country where domiciled I that foreign enterprise domiciled In the tho I Uni United montOur ment mont ee States receive from tram this govern I Our merchant marine should revolt as soon as practicable entirely to pM- pM I vate ownership and operation as contemplated con cob cot cot- by tho the act creating tho the shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping board We urge that legislation I bo pa passed se promptly providing for tor the tho same oi ot 01 government Tonnage on terms uniform to all al buyers having regard re regard re- re gard sard to the current cost cost of building vessels of or similar type arid and ad tonnage In American shipyards Unsold ships ship should be bo chartered at current market rat rates 8 for tor world wand tonnage without re restriction re- re as to trade trado routes routes To ensure equality of ot treatment the American tariff whatever tho the In ing principle prInciple hould provide for tor additional ad ad- duties on imports from nations nations na na- nt- nt lons discriminating by b- tariffs or administration administration ad ad- ministration practice against against the he trade trade of ot iho ho United States Conditions Condition Intolerable Conditions of communication with foreign countries are arc intolerable The he delays In foreign cables and mil mails Is hamper commerce and nd greatly greaty Increase the cost CORt and risk of or doing doinG cable cabin faculties facilities and the sion slon of ot wireless telegraph service atc afo are imperative The state state department should 1 j jc adequate and competent representation I tl In a all lands l Its Is representatives should I wo c ann ami annand nou o and equipped with wih the Iho means for tivy service Tho Tim commercial nt to and tra trade trado o commissioner service ser or lo bureau of at foreign and domestic ai- ai ru- ru merco should bo ho materially d and placed upon a p permanent with Ithan an adequate scale of compe compe- compe tion Uon Y Yi J f- f i The program also recommended p s. s 4 sago sage of ot a a. n lull bill 11 before betor Congress wt which l would provide for tor federal of or American companies In China China der to permit them to compete British rth and other firms scientific ou- ou cation caton preparation for foreign trade c was wis also urged t Owing Owing- to the tho Insufficient number qt ot passenger vessels in tho the trans trans-Pa trans Pacific and South American tra trade trado o. o the pro u adopted said sall measures should bo be t ta p p to relieve tho the situation V In recognition of ot the work of or In te American chamber of or comine ce- ce n Jn Buenos Aires tho the convention n record as urging extension and support of oC such institutions u Tho The convention also urged all al possible ble speed by tho the postoffice dopart nt In extending extending parcel post to all nl coup coup- tries Sound public policy supporting ns private operation of ot railways Is Imperative imperative Imper Imper- atc the program declared |