| Show I MANY NATIONS TAKE El b PA PART T IN PARIS It e CONGRESS en ill P it PI fri seven Thirty y Countries Send Their Their Representatives to Commerce Conference Confer Confer- ence PARIS PARIS June Juno 3 Many Many thousands thousand of ot millions of ot dollars en engaged In Industry land and commerce In the tho leading nations of the ins the world are ore represented presented at al the sixth International i congress lR of ot chambers of ot commerce commerce and commercial and industrial associations which was called together J hero ra today Its business sessions arc are to last Jut from rom June S to June 10 and during durin that period are down for tor discussion many q questions of or prime Interest and paramount importance to the tho trade trudo and commercial relations of ot tho entire globe The widespread range of ot tho activities of ot the congress Is shown in the tiro fact tact that delegates from no fewer than thirty nations answered the tho roll ron call while 9 associations Including 91 Sl in tho United States representing representing- nearly eVe every even state find Rad territory in the union are Affiliated to the congre Many Nations Take Part The Tho countries from rom which delegates tes were ere announced are arc Argentina Australia Austria the Bahamas Belgium Bermuda Brazil Brasil British India tho the British Isles Bulgaria Canada Chile China Cuba Denmark Ecuador France Germany German Greece Greece Hungary Italy Japan Luxem Luxem- burg burs Mexico the Netherlands New cw Zealand Zea Zea- land Norway Peru Portugal Rumania Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland S1 erland Turkey Turkey Turkey Tur Tur- key the United States Slates and Uruguay Among Among- American members of or tho the per ncr permanent manent committee are Edward A. A Fileno Boston Joston Mass Bernard Bernan J J. J president of or the tho American Chamber of oC Commerce of ot tho United States John H H. Fahey Fahe Brookline Mas Mass and George corgo S. S Atwood secretary of American Association Asso Asso- of ot Q Commerce and Trade Berlin Canada Is aJ also o strongly represented with delegates from Montreal Monckton i Ot Ot- Ot- Ot tawa raws St. St Catherines Catherine's St. St John Sherbrooke and Toronto The subjects on the agenda and on which filch reports are to b bo be made and I oar to be presented to o the congress In- In n i S Fixed Easter Calendar Reform tiUn- tiUn Un- Un ir Competition proposed Competition proposed international action Customs Statistics Penny Penn Postage Post- Post age agre Unification of ot Laws Concerning Checks ecke Postal Transfers and Clearing Unification of or Laws Concerning Arbitration 4 tion Proc Procedure for Regulating Litigation Between Citizens of Different Nations Nations r Unification of rat Laws Relating to rc house Certificates With the View of oC Fa Fa- Fa Extending and Better Detter Guaranteeing Guaranteeing Guaran Guaran- teeing Credit in Merchandise Gold Reserves Reserves Re Re- serves to Prevent Pre Financial Panics Advancement Advancement Advancement Ad Ad- of or Time in Summer Twenty Twenty- Four Hour Day Customs Stamps Stamp for tor tort Af Affixing Affixing t Af- fixing to Postal Assignments Projected Uniform Typo Trpo of or Bill Dill of I ading as Far as asRe Re Regards ards General General- Conditions for Subsidized Subsidized or 01 Regular Lines s. s in Order to Avoid Contradictions Surprises cs or Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Un Un- certain Tics Tic and a Study Stud of or A Assurance Policies In International Trade in Order to Improve Their Drafting For Tor Commercial Disputes Charles L. L chairman of the committee on arbitration of the tho chamber of oC commerce commeree of oC th the state of ot New Now York submitted a plan for International commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial arbitration and Dr Roberto Pozzi of or Milan Italy moved a resolution approving of the reference to arbitrators arbitrators arbitrators tors of controversies contro between citizens of different countries and that tho the various legislatures should clothe clotho foreign arbitrators with powers to fulfill fulOn their functions and should hould provide for them the protection of the law and give e Ivo Uvo force to tho the judgments pronounced by them I Unfair competition was a subject to which tho the attention of the tho congress was called in a 1 report by Max Leclerc of or tho chamber of or commerce of Parts Paris Ho lie laid on tho the table an sin exhaustive c report on le legislation on the subject in various coun- coun trIes Mr Leclerc w was as followed b by Eu Eugen cn Lendal of ot Hungary Hun who moved tho the following following- resolution Tho The congress calls on the various le legislatures leg leg- to deal with the publication of oC fraudulent advertisements the tho wrongful use of exhibition awards s. s false falbo statements of origin and misleading names quantities quantities quantities ties and prices priceR of ot goods The They are also called caned ori on to stamp out Illicit selling oft off sales and the system of giving premiums to customers the publication of oC trade secrets and tho the bribing of ot employees ces Another subject that created great reat In- In tc ct was a proposal for or the unification of laws relating to customs warehouse Certificates with tho the view of ot facilitating extend extending In arid and better guaranteeing credit crediton on mer This was laid before the congress by br Henry A. A Rau Hau of ot tho the Belgian chamber 0 of commerce In Paris Part Uniformity of bills of ot lading was also appealed for tor in a report by Henry A A. A. A lau Rau of or tho the Belgian chamber of commerce In n Paris Raymond namond Poincare president of ot tho the French republic is to preside over o IV ban n banquet ban ban- In honor of tho the delegates on Juno I 1 13 at the Bourse do de Commerce of Paris A le lengthy h pro program mm has Ia been drawn for tor forthe tho the entertainment of the foreign visitors |
