Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-10
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es OF the government service may
work together for the benefit Of the
American farmer. II 10 highly i'm
portant that the active measures TAX.
IN BY the agricultural department %
Increase the productivity Of our farms
be supplemented in every pos
sible way by efforts to provide a prof..
table market for their produce.
Division o. Foreign Tariffs.
In addition to the measures that
have been taken for the reorganiza-
tion and Improvement OF existing
branches OF the statistical service. II
Il propos Vi to establish an Office for
the collection and distribution OF for
eigntariff information. this being one
OF the direction In which the depart
ment's work can apparently be ex.
tended with great advantage. The
estimates propose an appropriation Of
81, 22O for 4 division OK foreign tariffs.
Nations are inclined to regulate
their commercial intercourse by
means Of q double system Of tariffs.
permitting preferences through com.
mercial treaties. The current agita-
tion Ia Great Britain for q departure
from traditional policy In order to In
crease commerce between the mem
beers Of the British empire may have
marked effects upon American trade
ana incidentally upon American labor.
The industrial and economic facts
must be closely, in~telligently. and I'M
remittingly watched, A few compe-
tent employees. acting directly under
the head of the department, will suf-
fice for this purpose. From the small
expenditure proposed excellent results
may BIO obtained. There Is at present
no government Office In the United
States engaged systematically In the
work Of collecting information regard,
Ing foreign tariffs and making that In.
formation available 10 our exporters.
The department has received frequent
inquiries for such Information and
has been impressed with the import
ance Of providing an agency to sup.
ply Y.
Publications.
An effort Is being made TO ecu o
prompter issue OF the departments
publications without impairlng their
accuracy. The value Of government
documents depends essentially on their
presentation Of current conditions
rather than the reproduction Of facts
and figures with which an energetic
country IL already acquainted. Bulle
tins containing the rulings regula
tions, and notices of the department
and also statistical and other lnf0r
nation OF immediate interest to thu
public. will be issued with the leasI
possible delay.
Among the more comprehensiv,
publications now In course of prepare
tion, and soon to be issued, is a histor!
OF the department, including a comp'l
alton OF the laws with the adnlinistri
tion OF which. directly or indireeii,
Il Is charged, The bureau Of corpora
tions Is also preparing seyerai pupll
cations that will undoubtedly &c sery
iceable TO congress and to tn 1se con
cerned In the special work Of tn
bureau.
Relations Of Labor and Capital.
The department Is empowered s,
acquire and diffuse among the pee
pie Of the United States useiui miai
nation on subjects %conneetel wit
labor, in the most general anl CON
~prchensise sense oi the word. aspuc.s
III regarding It's relation 10 capita
I such as hours Of labor AMI earning
! OF laboring men and women. IN
means In general OF promoting lhei
material. social, intellectual, and mol
ii condition. The elements Of costs. i
approximate cosl, Of produces. N
comparative cost OF living, and III
kind Of living. the articles CONTROLS
by the trusts or other combinations .
! capital, business operations. o. iabo
. and the effect such trusts III oths
! Combinations nave on productions an
prices, the cause and facts relatin
9 10 all controversies aud disputes b,
tween employers and employees.
The department has no execuny
2 functions relative IL the settlement /
) labor disputes. II can moi Interior
2 on behalf Of either employer or en-
. ployee in controversies arising b,
tween them.
Whatever euabIts either party /
Y secure necessary Information fall
) within the authority Of law, That Al
y thority does warran, the departmor
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