Evening journal., 1918-08-29
nEsEAncn oun.ps ron INDUSTRIAL U. s. A.

INDUSTRIAL research guilds associations
l mcnded by the Canadian Research Council which Is
engaged In the study Of problems connected with Cana
dian postwar industries These guilds should be formed
from firms IN a particular line Of industry. steel
leather goods example, for the purpose OF periodically
surveying the conditions pertaining 10 the Industry
keeping the industry posted current matters Of in
teres Of processes etc. and each firm included
tho guild should Its share Of the expenses
With respect TO the advantages TO TO any firm
joining such a guild II is argued that the great
benefit Will 20 Immediately available the results
Of all research work undertaken by The guild well
the suggested advantages Of the right 10 recommend
specific problems for research periodical service OF
information to technical questions, the right
10 use patented secret processes which may result
from the researches undertaken by at the expense Of
the guild etc. In fact the plan calls FOR pretty piece
Of Industrial cooperation without robbing tho units
composing the guild Of their initiative but at The
time distributing the heavy expense OF maintaining
such research bureaus among considerable number OF
members The cost Of upkeep OF these bureaus for IN
dusrial research great that few firms in the
United States the home Of great corporations af
ford IT,
II has been suggested by 'somo OF wise business
men that Canada Is about to set an example which is
well worthy of emulation here. Industrial research
guilds in the United States would for thing prove
Of great adyon:ase in adjusting tariff rates to
insure fair measure Of protection to all the members
OF particular guild.
One Of the most dinneut problems with which our
congressional committees have had TO contend in laying
proper OF duty has been to levy give
equal advantage where costs of production may differ
II the cutlery industry for instance, maintained bureau
OF research this bureau could gather and present TO the
committee data of such nature that fair average rate
could be provided which would meet with the approval
Of majority Of the members Of the guild IL is not
improbable that the research could point way
TO Standardization OF production costs which
might be based
With the many industries Of the country combined
each in It's separate research guild tariff law might be
drafted which would be fairly satisfactory the entire
industrial community and which would therefore become
less permanent IN It's character thus obviang
the periodical upsettng Of business which when
disguntled Industrial elements succeed i'm forcing a
vision Of schedules side with the free
pei a change OF policy.
It is believed by many that these industrial research
guilds would function far better than the Federal Tariff
Commission the bu-eau of foreign trade adj
yisers and numerous other governmental institutions
ostenslby organized to expand our commerce These
bureaus they exist today have given repeated evidences
of their partisan nature Their their con
tnuance in office to a President who has patience
with anyone who opposes his views. and in commerce
his expressed will is for removal Of all economic
rers. hence they may he expected to cut the facts to
ut the presidential scheme
Again, specializing bureaus deal with the com
plextes Of their respective industries far efficiently
than could single tariff board with all the industries
Of the country Moreover the administration has an
nounced that II will not consider commercial questions
until after the while American men demand
that consideration be given to postwar problems
and they working TO that end And finally the
adoption by industrlas the Canadian plan would
from interference political paponlzing, control Of
fast expanding bureaucracy