Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-08

I recommend the transfer OF control
over the lighthouses to a suitable civil
ian bureau. This is in accordance with
the judgment OF competent persons
who are familiar with the workings Of
the present system. / am confident
that reorganization can be effected
which shall avoid the recurrence Of
friction between members, instances of
which have been officially brought to
my attention, and that by such reor-
ganization greater efficiency and
substantial reduction In the expense
of operation can be brought about.
Consolidation Of Bureaus.
I request congressional authority to
enable the secretary Of commerce and
labor to unite the bureaus of manu-
features and statistics. This was rec
commended by a competent committee
appointed In the previous administra-
ton for the purpose of suggesting
changes in the interest of economy
and efficiency and is requested by the
secretary.
The White Slave Trade.
/ greatly regret to have to say that
the Investigations made in the bureau
Of immigration and other sources Of
information lead to the view that
there is urgent necessity for addition
al legislation and greater executive
activity to suppress the recruiting Of
the ranks OF prostitutes from the
streams Of immigration into this coun-
ter name, has been called 1.-THE white
slave trade" believe it to be con-
stitutionalfto forbid under penalty the
transportation of persons for purposes
of prostitution across national and
state lines. and by appropriating a
fund of $4,000 to be used by the Sec
rotary Of commerce and labor for the
employment Of special inspectors it
will be possible to bring those re-
sponsible for this trade to indictment
and conviction under a federal law.
Bureau Of Health.
For a very considerable period a
movement has been gathering strength.
especially among the members Of the
medical profession, in favor of a con-
centration Of the instruments Of the
national government which have to do
with the promotion of public health.
In the nature of things the medical
department of the army and the med
ical department Of the navy must be
kept separate. But there seems to be
no reason why all the other bureaus
and Offices in the general government
which have to do with the public
health or subjects akin thereto should
not be united in bureau to be called
the "bureau Of public health" This
would necessitate the transfer Of the
marine hospital service to such bu-
reau. am aware that there is a wide
field in respect to the public health
committed to the states in which the
federal government cannot exercise ju-
risdiction, but we have seen in the
agricultural department. the expansion
into widest usefulness Of department
giving attention to agriculture when
that subject is plainly one over which
the states properly exercise direct ju-
risdiction. The opportunities offered
for useful research and the spread Of
useful Information in regard to the
cultivation Of the soil and the breeding
Of stock and the solution of many OF
the intricate problems In progressive
agriculture have demonstrated the
wisdom Of tablishing that departs
ment. Similar reasons Of equal force
can be given for the establishment of
bureau Of health that shall not only
exercise the police jurisdiction Of the
federal gpvernm emit respecting quaran-
tine, butSwhich shall also. afford an op-
portunity for Investigation and re-
search by competent experts into ques-
lions Of health affecting the whole
country or important sections thereof.
questions which In the absence Of fed
eraI governmental work are not likely
to be promptly solved. 3d.. -, -. Z. 4.