The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-22

than It's administrative side. one on
some public attention. but rather little
Is known OF them in detail, and stu
less IL known OF the plans which the
asppds are provided. AT this present
moment the inquiry into the pottery
industry which is very impoitan
vestigation. Is almost at a standstili
for lack of funds. Assuming. however.
that congress Will be aind. Jet me say
what We purpose to do In the way OF
direct promotion OF American trade
abroad.
II assume you are aware Of the great
man afactures during the last year.
Our exports OF crude toodstuns are put
is per cent of the total. and the ma,
bSr t Rs'e ero Cd Of p our manufactures
in which work you OF Detroit have had
"a large share.
$50 many men have believed the gos-
pei OF inability that 1t must be a rude
shock to them to discover that while
they have nursed the theory that we
could not meet the foreigner on ms
doing so. To sell our manufacture
abroad to the extent of over nfteen
hundred millions In value In one year
tinues TO expand at the appro ximnte
rate OF half a million dollars daily.
and when in this total the largest ttera
features. which is not only. as l Lave
said. the biggest item. but that which
is growing fastest. then the statement
fe mlcn th moIe thsa the gov
eminent should assist in every pracca
ticable way toward bringing the goIo
OF the nations into the pursey OF mss ons
to this end have been very trivial mere
tofore a bare 100000 has been the
total annual fund for the promotiSn
whole, been well used Yet. IL this
sum. which Is much less than many
single establishment pays for It's al.
volume or our foreign commerce. which
is In total In excess OF four thousand
millions annually. it's insignincance
h he'a.,re i spp p
Nor has our oreaniza ton In the for.
eign field been what 1t should be we
have had consols, and ,t the ,I H1nsv
We have had. In modest way; com
mercial agents, some 10 in all. VINO
have taken single subjects nu an - viii
Commerce ee msns , %iii Be- fed fat from the Ia
bors Of 10 men; however able ana earn,
be- Germany maintains in this covn-
try permanently force under regular
pay OF from zoo to $50 men, and ! am
TEMPORARY pay are included. Germany
has as high as 1000 or more OF her
commercial servants in the United
I'VE purpose. then. to have the be-
ginnings OF a new organization abroad
by putting into II important cities
and st. Petersburg in Europe, Tokyo
and Pekin In eastern Asia Melbourne
In Australia: Lima. Santiago, Rio; ana
Busnos Aires In south "rrsdt Ame aa our
embassies. but under the supervision
OF the department OF commerce and re;
pertpsS ; Srse, 70 to 5000 wso shS
TO the responsibility OF their post, ard
he furnished with moderate fund Tor
travelling purposes. ana a cierk. Inc
that general study OF the industries
and commerce Of the nation to which
they are accredited which the consul
1--WE purpose to retain also (and, II
funds are provided to enlarge) the
force OF commercial agents; so THAT
zation is comprehensive a threefold
"Another development of this same
work Il that hat ws p pan Of the ss sns
each Of four great cities-New York.
S ssn os ii New any York SeT !. o s
ready begun: for the others we have
not as yet sufficient money. The clerk
In charge In each Of these cities would
to facts in the foreign field.
Another and perhaps more impor-
tant step is TO arrange that the com
their foreign trips. shall go from city
to city, visiting boards OF commerce
like your own, and telling what they
have seen and found In the foreign
Another very different and new
form Of activity IL contemplated by
partmert This bureau has done some
admire BILE work In the past but its re-
sources and possibilities have not been
utilized as fully as In my Judgment
I'VE feel that the work Of the bu:
reau OF corporations. with Its broad
powers OF ng H,S pc enH
ticular Investigations into this or that
industry or subiect-important. indeed
vital. as some OF these have IN the r past
economic laws even more potent than
statute laws. which may be. and "
possible should be. brought to light
which has received the approval Of
the president, Is the question whether
the trust form Of organization Is
law OF maximum production at mini
mum cost, beyond which point to force
production. under any given circum-
Are there not factors in management
and methods which perhaps have been
overlooked in the formation OF these
great organizations? Leaving out OF
account those with whom the law has
dealt. many of them have not been
distinguished by their. financial sue
cess. Some Of them have ceased to
exist Perhaps those that have
achieved wealth by purely industrial
processes are the few rather than the
many. 1t has been said. and truly, that
large capital il necessary and large
production essentil to low cost: that
the possession of great masses or