The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-14
FACTS FOR CAPITAL AND LABOR.
= The Urgent Need of a National Bureau OF
Information.

y The Urgent Need of q National Bureau OF
Information.
N. d. sperry. in New Haven Young Republican.
The question of capital and labor, and the is
sues growing out of the same. have long been
the subject of controversy. thought and discus
sion. 1t is none the less so to day. In fact, the
subject is now being forced upon the attention OF
the public with greater vigor and pertinency
than ever before Both capital and labor de-
mand some action.
1t has long been urged by workingmen that
national and State legislatures should take such
steps. and adopt such measures, as would lead
to a full investigation OF the questions growing
out of the relations of capital and labor In re-
spouse to this demand several State legislatures
have established labor bureaus, so called, with a
view to facilitating full Investigations upon all
points bearing upon the labor question, that the
true state of affairs may be made known.
National investigation TO assist in obtaining
such information is needed has been also
strongly advocated of late upon what seem to be
just aud reasonable grounds. The creation of
the National Bureau of Labor Statistics OF
which Carroll ID. Wright is the head was step
in the right direction, but it does not fully
cover all that the situation seems to require. II
the federal government can 60 to the extent pro-
posed by the Bureau of Labor. why not go still
further and do all that is sought for, and create
new department. one that will include com
merce and all industrial pursuits into which la
= Dor and capital enter}
AS we have already said labor on the one
hand Is demanding investigation that its alleged
grievances may be remedied. On the other hand.
capital has been asking for a new department of
commerce and manufactures. The National
Board of Trade at its recent session passed the
following resolution expressive of the views of
its members:
Resolved That the fullest intelligence is requisite
10 the preservation of proper equilibrium between
che great industries of the country and that depart
ment of commerce ard manufactures should be es
ablished by government to gather the necessary in
Scrmation.
We have what is called the National Weather
Bureau, which collects its data from all parts of
the United States daily, and the results are tele
graphed throughout the country, and bulletined
IN every postofice, informing us what kind OF
weather may be expected during the next TWEEN
ty-fodr or forty eight hours This idea was
sharply criticised, and even ridiculed at the
timSit was proposed; to-day no one will deny
It's practicabity or question its value. Why.
then, may not the people in like manner be- in.
formed, through department of ndustries col
lectiug its Information from all the great cen.
tefs OF trade, Of the actual state of business in
every branch, As nearly as possible, whether
there IL an oyerproduction in this or that line
of goods or agricultural products, or an unsun-
piled demand for othersl This information wouid
atop capital from embarking in business where
there rs overproduetion. and would likewise
. lead labor into other and more productive fields
such department would also aim TO advise the