Tells U.S. Chamber of Commerce lack of confidence to blame for business slowdown. Washington, D.C., May 2. Drafted to speak when illness prevented Secretary of Commerce Hopkins, S. Clay Williams, Chairman of the Board, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., today told the 27th annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce that lack of confidence was to blame for the slowdown of industry. He also warned that the time is fast approaching when this country must get on a 'going' basis. George H. Davis, President of the Chamber, is also shown in the picture