Show TRADE AN international HARIN from the C S monitor among the many international J organizations which are making for a better understanding u between nations nation the international chamber of commerce ranks high As AB its name suggests it is in no sense political its purpose is to advance the interests of commerce and industry in all nations yet natt orally rally it is quite impossible for it to pursue its endeavors to this end without entrenching ing upon the politics of international relations in an article published in the current number of foreign affairs senator capper of kansas in discussing the increasing interest of the middle west in questions of foreign rela relations eions makes it perfectly clear that the only onla interest the farmer and small bu business si man in his section takes in foreign affairs is economic that is to say the farmer fanner is interested in the e extent tent of the foreign market for his products and the degree of competition which he must meet from foreigners in his own market the small business man is interested in the maintenance of the prosperity of the farmer who is his chief c customer u time was when neither saw any necessity of considering foreign relations or foreign conditions as a factor in his problem today both do and for that reason the senator declares that all phases but particularly the economic phase of americas relations with foreign governments and peoples are be becoming corning of marked interest to the pe people 0 ale of the agricultural states tate jn t the he same way the international chamber of commerce which concerns itself little with the niceties of diplomacy or N with ith the innumerable rumors of war does necessarily invade the domain of politics when it attempts to solver solve the problem confronting it this year for example the chief question to come before the chamber at stockholm is that of the elimination of trade barriers in other words the vexed veel question of tariffs owen D young chairman of the american delegation of prominent business men sailing from new york last week to attend the congress enumerated among the questions coming under this heading the free movement of raw materials impo import rt and export restrictions discriminatory treatment of foreign nations companies and capital obstacles to transportation por tation international combinations and complicated and wa wasteful customs procedures business issues all of these are arc to be discussed by business men nevertheless elemos in the end the they have to be determined by political action in their discussion tb the e governments of the nations involved will come into contact just as in the meet ing i ng of the international chamber the le business denof men of the nations involved will rill join in amicable a discussion it is another point of harmonious contact between peoples beyond doubt this conference will be of the utmost importance alike to the business and the political interests of the united states it is recognized by the united states government which lias has sent twenty members member of the foreign service from posts in washington and in foreign capitals to be present qt at the Stock stockholm holn congress longres eon gres foreign governments will take a like intelligent interest and give to the gathering their fullest countenance this meeting of the envoys of big business may be less picturesque and be invested with less of the pomp and circumstance of power than the conference of ambassadors ambassador at geneva genev a but in its intelligent influence for good we believe it need yield precedence to no other international gathering |