The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-15


wages.
The public looks for better things
through its producers, and for things
that accompany efficiency. The investi..
cation will not be carried on in trus.-
busting spirit. There is no desire to de-
stroy anything. On the contrary. while
it will be certain and thorough, begin
ming where some inquiries have LETT
on, content with no superficial facts,
II will be directed to the development OF
the industry and will be carried out IN
a spirit of helpfulness.
Possibly few people realize how ef-
ficient machinery the Department OF
Commerce has for making such an inves-
tigation. For example, on the scientinc
side of such an inquiry, the great Blu
reau of Standards is of prime use. In
the present inquiry, the clay products
section of this bureau, located at Pitts
burg, will take an active part, ana
when other industries come under
investigation. weIl-trained scientific men
and good equipment are ready In chem
istry and mechanics and many other
lines to do similar work.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, under whose direct auspices
the present inquiry proceeds, has brought
powers OF inquiry into the cost of pro-
duction, wages, general factory condi-
tons, and the like.
scope Is Broad.
''The Bureau of Corporations also has
broad scope in studying accounting and
ost-keeping methods, with the right of
subpoena. which it has in times past
found some need to exercise. If these
three are not enough, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in our sister Depart
ment of Labor has powers of inquiry on
the labor side which can be made ef-
fective.
The Department of Commerce exists
for the purpose of promoting American
industry in commerce at home and
abroad. 1t intends to do its work as
well as ii can with the force and funds
provided AS the head of that depart
ment I feel that while its scope in aid
ing commerce is broad and has many
phases, one of these phases which is
important is that of turning light upon
inefficiencies wherever, they can be
found
Secretary Redfield told the Autograph
ers that he had spoken thus frankly be-
cause he had received from their asso-
citation a circular referring to the re-
duction of the duty on goods in which
they were interested as producers. This
circular said among other things:
This means workmen thrown out OF
Jobs Ii means that wages must go
down in order to compete. 1t may mean
longer hours than forty-eight hours a
week.
plainly that they were slightly f1abber-
gasted by the tenor of Secretary Red
fields speech. They gasped a few Sec
onds later when he added:
You have been yourselves, you see, as
frank as |. and your statement was made
first. II in the final result the words I
have quoted are put into effect by you
in a substantial degree. il may become
the duty of the Department of Com
merce TO inquire into. your business
methods If such should be the case
the spirit in which the work will be I'M
dertaken will be a kindly and consider
ate one. The truth will be sought, and
sought thoroughly, but it will be sought
only with the wish to help, and not at
all with a purpose of injury"
Retiring President H"norcd.
Speeches were also made by Frank A.
Stecher, founder Of the association; c.
o. Bassett OF Clevela nd; s. Parkes Cad
man, of Brooklyn. and ]. Adam Bede.
former member of Congress from Michi-
gan. A silver table service was present
ed to the retiring president. Walter
Clothier. by c. o. Bassett on behalf of
the associat ion.
-. resolution was passed last night by
the association protesting against the
utterly inadequate rates of duty upon
photographic imports as proposed by the
Underwood bill. The protest is based
primarily upon the fact that, il this bill is
enacted into law. the flood-gates against
foreign products of popular art would
be opened and the achievement of Ameri-
can designers and art printers greatly
damaged.
officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed at meeting yesterday afternoon.
W. r. Powers, of New York. was elect
ed president: Max Schmidt, of San Fran
cisco, vice president, and Horace Reed,
Of Buffalo, treasurer. A tariff committee.
consisting of G. r. Meyercord, Horace
Reed. and Robert NJ. Donaldson, was
elected
Following is list of the guests present
at the banquet last night:
Present at Banquet.
Arthur ]. Audett, J. w. Babson. c. o.
Bassett. Adam ]. Bede. F. NJ. Belden,
A Bowie J. L. Brooks, Warren c.
Browne J. c. Brush, G. II. Buck. S.
Parks Cadman, Harrison X. Gamer. o.
G. Carter. Alexander r. Carqueville, f.
c. Carpenter, James Carruthers, w. III.
Clarke, f. a. Clauss, Samuel l.. Clement,
Walter Clothier. F. A. Cole. Charles B.
Collins. George B. Compton. Charles Con-
raids Maurice Cooney. George II. Cough
lin. George NJ. Courts, Louis T. David
son, H.. c. Davis. VI. n. DaN son. W. s.
Delp, G. NJ. Dennison. jr.; Fred Deutsch.
Joseph Deutsch. Clarence W. Dickinson.
William NJ Donaldson, Thomas b. Dunn,
John Eckert. Thomas Edgar. Charles I.
Ferguson, w. II. Fleming. w. S. Forbes.
NJ. B. Fox. Charles w. Frazier. F.. ID.
Gibbs, John J. Gleason. Charles Goes,
ir.: r. w. Hall, Thomas w. Hall, Her
bert c. Harris, NJ. \. Harwick, w. d.
Henderson. Mr.. Hengstler. Otto Hilden-
c. F. Hummel, J. r. Kapp, William
Karle, William J. c. Karle, III. C. Kess-
Ter, jr.; ]. l.. Ketterlinus. Thomas Kip.
c. f. Kohlberger, 5. j. Kubel,
Walter Lang. John 3. Lawrence,
A c. Mace, Frank II. Mathison,
Bernard Meiner, IL. J. Meyering. G. r.
Meyercord, G. +. Moehle, Gustav Mon
asch, A. H. Motley. Arthur r. Morgan,
Frank Murray, Sinclair b. Mace A. Neu-
bauer, Thomas a. OBrien, John On
make, William Gilman, p. D. Oviath,
Edwin A. Parker, William X. Payne, H.
Pietzsch, w. L. Pond, W. f. Powers,
Benjamin Prince, J. W. Raeder, H. b.
Ragsdaie, William G. Redfield. Horace
Reed, Thomas J. Reese, F. Retz James
B. Reynolds, Edward Rode, f. 6. Rog-
ers, r. L. Sale, r. w. SCHNEIDER, Harry
D. Schmid, George Schmitt, F. A.
Schneider, Walter Scott, Guy Sears.