Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1910 — GREAT BUSINESS CONGRESS [ARTICLE]

GREAT BUSINESS CONGRESS

Sessions of the International Meeting of Chambers of Commerce Begin in London. London, June 13.—The International Congress of Chambers of Commerce, one of the most important commercial assemblies in the world, began its sessions here today, ana for a fortnight men of business from many lands will discuss big commercial topics. Delegates from some 200 organizations are present. The program provides for the discussion and consideration of seven topics, all of them of great Interest to Europeans, and most of them to Americans, because of their trade relations with the countries across the sea. These topics are: 1. Establishment of a fixed date for the annual Easter festival and the unification and simplification of the Gregorian calendar. 2. Direct representation of commerce and industry at official conferences and International economic congresses. 3. Development of postal relations and of the European postal union. 4. Unification of the system of interchange of bank checks. 5. International agreement by which, any judgment of a court of arbitration award shall be accepted in later proceedings in - another country without question or revision. 6. Indorsement of the action of the Madrid convention on trademarks (marks of origin). 7. Methods of custom house valuations for statistical purposes. Both Spain and the United States have asked for the next meeting of the congress, which will be held in 1912.