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Show CHICAGO MEN TO VISITPRES1DENT Committee of Business Leaders Lead-ers to Represent City in White House Conferences. TO EXPLAIN NEEDS Information Desired by Wilson Wil-son Regarding "Big Business" Busi-ness" to Be Freely Given. Chicago, July 4. The committee of Chicago business men selected yes-terday yes-terday to represent this city in the conferences to be held by President Wilson with business men of the country, will leave for Washington Tuesday. It was announced today. The committee Is headed by Joseph H. Defrees of the Chicago Association of Commerce which named the delegation. dele-gation. Mr. Defrees is a former president of the Chicago Bar association. associa-tion. The other delegates are members mem-bers of some of the largest firms distributing dis-tributing merchandise In this trade territory. "We represent big business,' " said one member of the committee, "and who has a better right to explain the needs of business?" "The president has asked for the views of business and it Is our duty to give bim the desired information," said Mr. Defrees. nn - |