A WORLD CONGRESS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10657, 12 June 1912, Page 4

A WORLD CONGRESS.

The presence in "New Zealand of the Right Hon. Sir James Bryee reminds an Auckland contemporary that ouir distinguished visitor was recently appointed a me.mlber of the Honorary American. Camimititee of the Intern aitional Congress of Chambers of Commerce, and his presence jhere anay serve as an exouse ior drawing attention to (the coming session of this Congress, which is to ibe held in Boston next September. This function is being arranged on a very large scale, and great importance is evidently attached to it, not only fey .commercial Tne n, and economists, hut by politicdans and statesmen thro-aghout the United States. President Tatt is chairman of the American Committee, (Which, we *re told, includes no* only the leading business mien, of fAmerica, hut the diplomatic representatives ct inany otter nations. _ The programme for the -session is [being drawn up i J on influent-mi committee headed by Profesisoir Taussig, one of ,tlie mcst fcaninent economists of the day, antl the course of procedure is to be finally fixed at a meeting of the committee to be held 'at Brussels during this month. The extent of the. preparations may (be gathered 'from the fact that three large appropriation® Hilive been applied! for—so,o'oo dollars from the United States 'Government, 25 000 dollars from the State of Maesaphiusetts', and 25,000 dollars from' the city of .Boston. A function 'which rwill absorb at' least £20,000 certainly promises to be imposing en-

ough to isat'islfy the most exacting requirements; and it is t-o be hoped 'that arrangements can bo made to 'secure the representation of our own Cii'amnb oirs of iOonmioiree ait a gathering which will 1 (provide unparalleled ■and 'unprecedented opportunities for itlto disouesion of commercial, financial nnd lecoircoiMc princip' l es and trade fwoibloms with ft,lie lending represoiitaitivers of commerce and- industry from every country in the iwor'ld.