U.S. Chamber of Commerce Passes Resolutions Washington, May The United States Chamber of Commerce yesterday elected a new president, passed resolutions giving defence production the right of way in industry and condemned business conditions in China. r. Albert W. Hawkes, President of Congoleum-Naim, Inc., was elected president of the chamber, which pledged itself to seek a moratorium in disputes between labour and industry in order that the defence programme would not be impeded.
Delegates also unanimously passed a resolution to give arms production the "right of way all down the line", Eighteen resolutions in all were adopted.
Mr. Mariner S. Ecoles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, counselled the business leaders 10 curtail instalment buying and also purchases of such items as automobiles, refrigerators and houses, in order to aid the arms output and hold down inflation.
The resolutions c mended a declaration w ed support of American Chambers of Commer abroad. In the face of emergencies, the chambers abroad were prore ternational goodwill and a in behalf of American interests, said the committee.
Conditions have been particularly di ult in China e American business men have been beset with many problems," the committee said.
The committee recommended that appropriate departments of the chamber give immediate attention to specie problems as they arise—United Press.
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"I am not afraid of the word convoy," Senator Guffey said. "We ought to convoy ships. I realize that the President said that convoying meats shooting, and shooting is close to war, but 1 hope he feels the risk is justified for convoying ships at least to mid-Atlantic."
Senator Guffey seid that convoys would not constitute an act of ageres sion.
"N any shooting started, they would have to start it" Senator Guffey said, "and whatever action we took world Be defensive."—United Press:
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