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to the new department and consolidated

to the new department and consolidated
with the bureau of statistics. transferred
from the Treasury Department. The latter
bureau will hereafter publish the daily ad-
vance sheets and other consular reports
upon the same general plan as that devel-
Oped by the bureau Of foreign commerce
and carried by it to a point of efficiency
which has elected strong commentator on
the part of the newspaper press and of
business interests both in this country and
in Europe. The members of the staff of
the bureau of foreign commerce who will
go to the Department of Commerce and
Labor are Messrs Michael Scanlan and
Charles H. Miller. clerks: W. T. Wolfe
packer; VIM. Savoy and Andrew J. O'Neill,
labOrers.
Mr. Frederic Emory, chief of the bureau
of foreign commerce. has resigned to ac-
cept the position Of chief of the new pu-
reau OF trade relations in the State Depart
ment provided for by section II Of the De-
partment of Commerce act. and the vacaa-
cy thus created has been filled by the ap-
pointment by Secretary Cortelyou of Mr.
James c. Monaghan. formerly United
States consul at Chemnitz. Germany, as
chief of the division of consular reports in
the bureau of statistics
Mr.. Emory thus relinQuishes the work of
editing and publishing the consular reports
with which he has been identified for the
past nine years, during some sixteen
months OF which from February. 1898, to
May. 1Ss0) he also served by special ap-
pointment as director Of the bureau of the
American republics. AS head of the bureau
OF trade relations. he will have charge of
collecting for and transmitting to the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor the
reports of consular officers which may
be asked for by that department or may
pertain to its work. and in addition. by or
der of the Secretary of State will perform
other duties arising in the conduct of our
foreign intercourse. such the compiling
of information as to commercial and indus
trial conditions IN other countries for the
use of the Department of State, etc.
The bureau of trade relations will have
nothing to do with the publication or DIS
tribution Of consular reportse and applica-
tiOns for the various classes of these re-
ports. including daily. monthly. special.
quarterly and annual. should hereafter be
addressed to the Department of Commerce
and Labor Besides the chief, the bureau
of trade relations will have the services of
tached to the bureau Of foreign commerce.
Assistant Secretary Taylor's Comments
Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treas
ury Department was asked today whether
the transfer of various bureaus from the
Treasury to the new Department of Com
merce and Labor would relieve him of
much labor and responsibility. Mr.. Taylor
replied that the transfer would reduce his
labors considerably. He said that the part
ing with the bureaus which were trans
ferred today and which had been under his
jurisdiction for several years. seemed like
parting with friends. He said that his re-
lations with the heads of the bureaus had
always been Of the most cordial and agree
able character; differences of opinion had
occurred and controversies had arisen, and
he had had frequent occasion to Overrule
recommendations made, but the best of
feeling had always prevailed. Mr. Taylor
said that he felt especially the loss of the
immigration bureau. The work of that bu-
reau had been very large and it's respon-
sibilities great, but that his relations with
Commissioner General Sargent had been so
pleasant and satisfactory that he disliked
to part official company with him. He had
had more to do with him than with any
other bureau officer tor the reason that
more questions had arisen out OF the en-
forcement of the immigration and Chinese