Foreign News: Rome Congress

At Rome the Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce assembled, "moved and recommended," adjourned.

Before the session was over two generalissimos of industry met in secret conclave. One was Judge Elbert H. Gary, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Steel Corporation; the other was Herr Hugo Stinnes.

What did steel say to coal? Nobody knows. But it is thought that the subject of their discussion was reparations. It is known that Herr Stinnes favors a world conference to be called by the International Chamber of Commerce, and has...

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