The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-03-16
TAFT URGES
ALL TO HELP
In Taking of Census in Order
That Completed Statistics May
Show Faithful Record of Pop
ulation and National Wealth.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March IA
President Taft in n proclamation is
sued today urges everybody through
promptly. completely and accurately
all inquiries addressed to them by
the enumerators or other employees
who will be engaged in the taking of
the thirteenth decennial census. which
work will begin one month from to-
day. The proclamation follows:
Whereas, by Act of Congress. APP
proved July .. 1909. the Thirteenth
decennial census of the United States
is to be taken. beginning on the ff-
teenth day of April, nineteen hun
dren and ten.
Whereas. a correct enumeration of
the population every ten years is re-
CURED by the constitution of the
United States for the purpose of de-
termining the representation of the
several states in the House of Repre-
sentatives; and
Whereas, it is of the utmost i'm
portance to the interests of all the
people of the United States that this
census should be a complete and ac.
curate report of the population and
resources of the country:
Now, therefore, I, William How
ard Taft, presidents of the United
States of America, do hereby declare
and make known that. under the Act
aforesaid, it is the duty of every per-
son to answer all questions on the
census schedules applying to him and
the family to which he belongs, and
to the farm occupied by him or his
family, and that any adult refusing
to do so is subject to penalty.
"rhe sole purpose of the census Is
TO secure general statistical Informal
ton regarding the population and re-
sources of the country. and replies
are required from individuals only in
order to permit the compilation of
such general statistics. The census
has nothing to do with taxation, with
army or jury service, with the COM
pulsion of school attendance, with the
regulation of immigration, or with
the enforcement 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 dis
closures Will be made regarding any
individual person or his affairs. For
the due protection of the rights and
interests of the persons furnishing in
formation, every employee of the CEN
sus bureau is prohibited under heavy
penalty from disclosing any informal
ton which may thus come to his
knowledge.
II therefore earnestly urge upon
all persons to answer promptly, COM
pletely and accurately all inquiries
addressed to them by the enumera-
tors or other employees of the census
bureau, and thereby to contribute
their share toward making this great
and necessary public undertaking a
success.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto 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 Tilted
States of America the .ond hundred
and thirty-fourtn.
"By the President w. H. TAFT"
z. c. KNOX,
Secretary of State.
The proclaim alton is for the pur-
pose of removing fears from the
of some people who are of the
opinion that information which they
give concerning themselves to the
census taker may be used in some
way to the detriment of their per-
sonal or business interests. Against
any such abuse, however, the govern
ment has thrown the strongest safe
guards.