Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-28

not entirely by scholastic examination
is treated at length by Secretary Nagel,
who believes scholastic examination may
! be proper when an applicant enters the
government service. The conditions
within the service, however, &c thinks,
call for all entirely Iliicr ut test for
promotion.
"Emplb yccs work u,lu r. nc direct !on
and observation Of Cf IS %: bureaus,
and divisions. and their capacity, eff
cheney and rcsourceiulness are judged
by them.' says the secretary. In the
final analysis. their rights to advance
mcnt should be wholly determined by
the opinions of these supervising OH
cials. provided such opinion are well
informed. judicious and conscientiously
reached
Secretary Nagcl puts himself on rec
ord in favor of some sort OF superan-
mation or retirement for clerks. He
believes compulsory retirement for age
or disability would be all economical
measure for the government, and ex-
presses the opinion that if salaries of
clerks are to remain as they are. the
government can afford to provide a
straight pension without contribution
from employees.
The work of the bureau of corpora
tions has been highly important during
the year, and probably this month a
comprehensive report on its investlga-
tion of the lumber industry will be
completed. The bureau now has under
way investigations of the International
Harvester company, the steel and to-
bacco industries, concentration of wa
ter and power ownership. and corporate
taxation.
Secretary Nagcl believes the value OF
corporation publicity has been proved.
There should be- he says, IAN &C
tive and permanent system of publicity
under the federal government by which,
all important industrial corporations ell
gagged in interstate commerce shall re-
port to one federal agency the essen
tial facts of their business. Federal
action of this sort is necessary be-
cause no state system can comprehen-
sively cover the subj ect Thus, with
a central agency of business inforna-
ton in continuous operation, the coun>
try would have reliable information on
the management of our commercial
forces, public opinion would be afford !
ed basis of intelligent action, unjust
prejudice would be removed, and bust |
ness interests would have source of
information on corporate facts cover
ing the entire country. There would
be a permanent and recognized point of
contact between the government and
the managers of corporations. The re-
latons of corporate action to public in
tcrest could be considered. cooperation
could be increased, and uniformity of
corporate accounting could be secured"
In reviewing the work of the bureau
OF fisheries, Secretary Nagcl proposed
a protected zone for all ur-bearing ami
mails and would have it located on the
.Alcutian islands. Fox and other fur
bearing animals have been generally
slaughtered there, the bureau of fish
cries has found, and many of the ami
mails have been poisoned by aliens who
wanted their Skins The secretary rec
ommends that some part of the islands
be made a reservation and that wire
less station be installed at Dutch Har-
Dor, or Unalaska. and also on the 'Pri
bilof Islands. Revenue cutters would
be able to operate to greater advantage
against pelagic scalers if they had wire
less equipment. the secretary says.
Other portions of the report review
at length the years work in the bureau
OF census, bureau of labor, bureau of
manufacturers. bureau of statistics, BIZ
reau of standards, light house service
and coast and geodetc survey
Secretary Nagel recommends laws
which will permit closer inspection of
steamships and stricter regulation of
their operation, which would be condu-
Give to the greater safety of passengers.
She Knew.
Farmer Hanks (muSingly)-They say |