New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-12
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1IIENEED ORA NATIONAL BUREAU OF INFORMATION.
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The question Of capital and labor, and the
cc Of Controversy thou -ht, aud discussion. II none
the less so today. H. fact the subject Is now hcin-
Nsor ava lcrtuacty than ever before 10th cpi,AI and
'To has i" been uI-i By ,yorkiugmcn that the Nh.
u0ua and state Legislatures should take such Steps and
adopt odch me"SaIts "a WOMB I'.H 10 i"" tsa-
siatc Ic.slaturc, nave established labor bureaus so
ca led with view 10 facilitating IAN nav c,tl-ou upon
all points bearing upon lar labor question, That t.c
stale OF Affairs may bee made known.
National Investigation To a-sist poo obtaining such in
formation needed has been also iOugy adv ocdtcd
of late upon what seem To Doe just aud Reasonable
stataj.cs OF which Carroll ID. wright I7 tho head Was
stop u the right direction, nut li oo'a not liy cover
an That the situation seems TO require. II The Federal
Governments can go TO tho extent proposed uy tue i-
rcau OF Labor Why not 20 sui mitt'r ANA do nl thtt
is sought FOR, ana cio ttc new rUtMcui, one tIt
Will include commerce and al! industrial pursuits iIto
which labor and capital cuteIl
As we have already said, labor OF The hand s de-
maLdnE investigation mat IT, a,r-tH @teNdLcrs may
be rcmclled ga inc plhr A'hd capita" Ha7 ur'h ask
Ing for department Of commerce and muuufIct-
urcs TIE National Board of IuIrat ITS session
passed inc IO"o"!iS Io''gn hI'''s't "I me vows
OF is urubtr+s " r solved That tc fullest intel ucr
Z. requisite 10 the plt-crvatou OF proper equilibrium
between the great H."-'.'- ga 'H' ''' ~ am td
department OF commerce "nd mahu'attdie- should he
established by Cove nmcn' TO gather Tine necessary III
We have what D, called tno National Weather Bureau.
which culccta It, data lIOm all parts oi tuc United
states daily, and the result arc lc"-lthci throughout
The country. and bal ctIcd 100 every post office, INFORM
ing us what kind OF WrItacrmay De- Icctri during the
next tWeuty-fOur torty-eItut huura This idea was
sharply criticised ana even urucd at tho time 10
promo ed to-day no one will deny ls prdcUClbluty or
question value Why. thrn, IuHy upt the people in
ike manner be Informed through department OF In
dustres collecting MS information from all the great
centres OF trade OF he actual state col business IN every
bT,rb "a nearly - po,sibe whether there is an over.
uroductieu OF TINS or that goods agricultural
product, usuppted demand for others This In
formation would stop capital from ombarking IN bust.
ness where there production and wOdid likewise
lead labor other ara more productive fields. such
/ "A department would also aim To advise the public
whether there were many In the work
shops and enough engaged IN agricultural pursuits.
! Why should not thon, take such action by
Congregational cnactmonts that the true state OF affairs
may DO made known, and Instead OF taking compare
lively useless inventory every ten years AZ expense
VI mong VI d0lars, esta1llsh peImanont dopartmenI