The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-03-15
URGE ACCURACY
IN CENSUS MAKING
President Taft Issues Proclamation
Requesting the People to Accur-
ately Answer All Questions.

Washington, March 15.-President
Taft in proclamation issued Monday
urges everybody throughout the Unit
ed States ito answer promptly, COM
pletely and accurately all inquiries
pletely and accurately all inquiries
addressed TO them by the enumerat-
ors or other employees" who will be en-
gagged in the taking of the thirteenth
decennial census, which work will be-
gin one month from today. The pro-
clamation follows:
Whereas, by the Act of Congress,
approved July 2, 1909, the Thirteenth
decennial census of the United States
| is to be taken, beginning on the fif-
teenth of April, nineteen hundred and
ten; and
Whereas, correct enumeration of
the population every ten years is re-
'quired by the constitution of the Uni
ted States for the purpose of determin-
ing the representation of the several
States in the House that this census
should be a complete and accurate
report of the population and resources
of the country;
Nov, therefore, l, William Howard
Taft, President of the United States of
America, do hereby declare and make
known that, under the Act aforesaid,
it is the duty of every person to ans
wer all questions on the census schdu-
les applying to him and the family to
which he belongs, and to the farm oc-
cupied by him or his family and that
any adult refusing to do so is subject
to penalty.
"The sole purpose of the census is
to secure general statistical informa-
tion regarding the population and re-
sources of the country, and replies are
required from individuals only in order
to permit the compilation of such gem
eral statistics The census has moth
ing to do with taxation, with army or
jury service, with the compulsion Of
school attendance, with the regulation
of immigration, or with the enforce
ment of any national, State, or local
law or ordinance, nor can any person
be harmed in any way by furnishing
the information required. There need
be no fear that any disclosure will be
made regarding any individual person
or his affairs. For the due protection
of the rights and interests of the per-
sons furnishing information, every e.
ployee of the Census Bureau is prob.
bited. under heavy penalty, from dis
closing any information which may
thus come to his knowledge.
q therefore earnestly urge upon all
persons to answer promptly, complete
ly, and accurately all inquiries address
sed to them by the enumerators or
other employees Of the Census Bureau
and thereby to contribute their share
toward making this great and necess-
airy public undertaking success.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington
this fifteenth day of March, A. D..
one thousand nine hundred and ten
and of the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and
By the President, Vim. H. TAFT.
(Seal) P. C. KNOX,
Secretary of State"
The proclamation is for the purpose
of removing fears from the minds of
some people who are of the opinion
that information which, they give
themselves to the census
taker may be used in some way to the
detriment Of their personal or business
interests. Against any such abuse.
however, the government has thrown
The strongest safeguards.