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C f 1 W WASHINGTON May 10 AP AP- AP Repudiation of all those who In Indulge Indulge indulge in- in In commercial and political corruption was called caned for in a resolution resolution reso reso- lution adopted With without ut discussion today by the Chamber of C Commerce of the United States Declaring the organizations organization's confidence In tire the general Integrity and sound Ideals of modern business business business busi busi- ness brought into high relief by re recent recent recent re- re cent disclosures of individual Violation violation vio vio- lation of established business practices tices the resolution set forth that the the moral turpitude de of of public servants is even greater than that of those whom they de debauch de- de bauch VOICES STAND I The rhe chamber emphasizes its principle of business conduct conduct the resolution read which provides providE'S that corporate forms do not absolve from fromor or alter the moral obligations of in- in It maintains that stockholders stock stock- hold holders rs of corporations corp owe it it to themselves to the government and to the profession of business publiclY publicly pub pub- to repudiate those who misrepresent resent them Such stockholders cannot cannot can can- not accept the profits flowing from corruption and escape the moral stigma which inheres in such prof pro its Neither can they permit those who Wio act for them to pro profit it personally personally personally person person- ally through corrupt corporate transactions or shield others who do Assailing certain government investigations in investigations investigations in- in William E. E Humphrey chairman of the fe federal trade commission commission commission com com- mission declared that this is the day of reckless accusation of ot unmeasured unmeasured unmeasured un un- un- un measured denunciation of muckraking muckraking muck muck- rakin raking and slinging mud injunction COUNTRY CURSED He laid the condition he de described to o the fact that a presidential election election elec elec- tion is approaching declaring that the country at present is cursed with a plague of self-seeking self patriots patriots patri patri- who are completely obsessed with the delusion that the road to the White House runs through the sewer The chairman declared that when requested to make an investigation by congress or or the tho president he be believed be- be eved it the duty of the commission to make it without fear of prejudice without regard to political effects The commission at present is Investigating in investigating investigating In- In public utility financing ordered by the senate Referring to his charge chare that reckless reckless reck reck- less accusations were being made because this is a a. a presidential election election election elec elec- tion year ear Humphrey y declared This is the day wren the self- self appointed the thou than re reformer reformer re- re former for pay the fanatic and the crack crack- crack brained brained the publicity lover and the professional patriot are crowding for the spotlight CALM CALM IMPOSSIBLE If you were to listen to the clamor today today y you might believe belleve that hat politics is a vast putrid cesspool and that the purity of those enga engaged u uin In it is measured by the scandals that they can hold Up to the public gaze In such state of public hyst hysteria hysteria hys hys- t teria calm and just judgment is Impossible The innocent are as likely to suffer as the guilty and the guilty are as likely to go free as the Innocent But fortunately this condition is but a temporary epidemic It will wm largely pass with the election Some of the criticism has been in connection with investigations OPPOSED TO PROBES ram Cam utterly to any investigation in investigation investigation in- in Initiated by the federal trade commission that Is not based I upon alleged violation of lawOne lawOne lawOne law One o of the highest and most sacred rights of every honest business business business busi busi- ness is the right to be let alone It is as much the duty of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral trade commission to protect the citizen in his constitutional right of privacy as it Is to prosecute him for his unlawful acts I believe it is is wrong and utterly unjustifiable on the part of the federal trade I trade commission co to put an any American citizen that Is not accused of violating vio vio- I lating the law to the annoyance the expense the discredit the Injury and the injustice of an investigation the federal trade commission has sufficient to todo do to co control the crooked without prosecuting the honest Chairman Humphrey declared that the commission will not be used to advance the personal or political political political cal fortunes of any man or party WASHINGTON May 10 AP AP- AP The tenth tenth- anniversary of the air airmail airmail mail mall was celebrated here today ala at al ata ata a luncheon attended by most of the 2000 delegates to the sixteenth AnI annual annual an An- nual meeting of the United States chamber of commerce and by several several sev sev- I I eral of the country's most prominent aviators After going definitely on record I as favoring corporate tax reduction and opposing the Haugen McNary-Haugen bill as a panacea for agricultural troubles es the meeting moved toward a close today with a discussion n o of general industrial problems The v annual banquet wl will l be held tonight when addresses will be made mad by Secretary Hoover r Alberto Pirelli Pirelli lIl of MUan P president 8 of the International A chamber of commerce and Owen D D. Young of the board of the General Electric company HUMPHREY SPEAKS Describing the revised operation Chairman of rh the e feder federal l trade commission Humphrey told today's general a session ln in a PrePared address address ad- ad dress that at Whatever i changes po political por po- po fortune tUne may in the future bring oring r in m the personnel of th the com com com- mission the system of condemning before trial Pr lr finding guilty with with- without without out evidence will never again be beslon used by y the 6 federal trade commis- commis to- to sion slon The tremendous imp impetus that has resulted operation from conso consolidation and co cooperation co- co between competing lines and between Ameri American an and En producers produce in the automobile industry was wass de des described In another anc speech prepared for I delivery by Alfred Alfred Al Al- fred Reeves general manager of the SS National Auto Automo Automobile M. M lIe chamber of commerce Free exchange of patents between manufacturers and reduction of the American tariff to further worldwide worldwide world world wide promotion of motor vehicle use were among amonS th the evid evidences Reeves c cited ted of collaboration be between between be- be tween veen automobile producers which I have resulted in lowered costs broadened markets and ultimate benefit to the public Citing in his prepa prepared ad address the fight for the consume consumers consumer's dollar within the textile industry between the he cotton wool silk and rayon producers producers producers pro pro- O. O H. H Cheney vice president of the American Exchange Irving Trust company warned against t the dangers of the new competition competition between industries industries' and between the different factors in th chain of production pro and distribution The Tho greatest danger which American prosperity faces today he said baid is that the new comp compe tl- tl lon tion will get out of hand will wIlI take on warped and destructive forms torms will become an economic poison poison instead instead in- in stead tead of an economic stimulant Describing high efficiency high buying power and high standard of basis of 0 American living Ivin- Ivin as the prosperity he said that although competition is probably the tho m most Important favorable Influence on these hese factors today just as asto to a vital degree it has ha's given us our prosperity prosperity pros- pros so also may may It take It away American Ameri an air mail mall pilots Will be carrying mail mall miles mile a a. day miles mUes of ot Air ir routes over some by y the end of th the current year Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master General New declared today In an address prepared for delivery before th the aviation luncheon of the w Since May May- 15 1 1918 he said when the first mail mall plane flew over the recently reopened route from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to Washington a network of two twenty routes routes' has been developed developed developed devel devel- reaching three sixty-three of the country's most important cities At the pre present ent time he added air mall mail pilots are flying every day daya a total a-total total distance of miles and carrying on an average of of mall mail daily Five new routes already contracted con- con for and two ones nes now low under advisement probably will willbe wille be e opened during the year making th the total mileage he a said I |