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spreading for them business information, business intelligence, such 

 as is necessary to inform the business man as to what the conditions 

 are prevailing throughout the country at this time, and as to what 

 is necessary to be done in order that business may be stabilized. 

 You are certainly aware that there is a disposition at the present 

 time toward radicalism — not mere radicalism which is inoffensive, 

 but a radicalism which is threatening to the business institutions of 

 our country. I am enjoined to be very conservative in what I say 

 along these lines, because we do not wish to store up or make any 

 impression with reference to the overturning of things in such a 

 way as to entirely destroy our institutions, and yet, friends, it is 

 possible. Therefore, it is necessary to thwart any tendency of this 

 kind, and it remains for the wise, sound, stable business men of 

 this country to get together and to take such a stand that it will be 

 impossible for such a turn of events to be brought about. The 

 chamber of commerce cannot use radical methods ; the only instru- 

 ment that it has in hand for stabilizing business is the information 

 which it is able to disseminate through its natural channels to the 

 business men of the country. It sends out its bulletins from week 

 to week of different character, a study of the procedure of con- 

 gress, a study of the markets, and all of that information, but that 

 information is not such as is necessary to stabilize business. What 

 is necessary now, gentlement, is to quiet the minds of men so that 

 they may not be disturbed in their thought, and the only way to 

 do that is to educate the public as to what the conditions are and 

 what is necessary to be done by the business men in order to do 

 this. Therefore, the national chamber of commerce has proposed 

 to put into the hands of the business men of this country the Na- 

 tion's Business, which is the monthly publication and journal of 

 the national chamber. Prior to a few months ago it was not the 

 policy of the national chamber to put the Nation's Business into 

 the hands of the general public. When the national chamber was 

 organized the publications were designed and allowed to go only into 

 the hands of the national members, but it was found that the Na- 

 tic«i's Business was so effective, proved so useful in imparting to 

 men business intelligence and in creating right ideas along business 

 procedure that it was requested, upon the part of the members of 

 the National Chamber, that the policy be changed and that it would 

 allow the Nation's Business to go into the hands of every business 

 man that he may be duly informed on all matters of business condi- 

 tions and all business opportunity and all business policy, and also 



