Evening star., 1919-04-20
HI CHARLES H. CHASE

HI CHARLES II. CHASE
OF the Reeonstruetian Research d.
vision, Council Of National Defense.
TIME United States Council Of Ma
tional Defense announces its
readiness to place at the COM
mand of the business world the
information contained in the voiumi-
nous collection Of data brought together.
classified. indexed and partly digested
by it's reconstruction research division
1t also offers the services OF this divis-
ion in the procurement Of such further
special information as may be desired
and which may aid in the reorganiza-
ton of industry and the resumption Of
trade. or which may in any other man
ner promote progress in the reconstruc-
tion- 49,. ~
Just what the information here Offer
ed consists of may be indicated best
by reference to some of its sources and
by mention of few subjects under
which the material is subclassified: :
Information Now Available.
Omcial Information-The division has
undertaken to chart all the federal OH
cial bodies that have a point Of contact
with disqualification OF reconstruction.
and to possess first-hand, up-to-date
information as to accomplishment and
plans of each such body or bureau.
Furthermore, through its ''held serv-
ice" branching out into $4,000 state.
county and community organizations,
including some $4,000 women's units.
the division IL enabled to maintain di-
rect contact with every sort OF state and
local reconstruction activity in the land.
A digest is kept of state reconstruction
news.
Foreign Reconstruction division
has access to every important report Of
foreign reconstruction activity proposed
or accomplished that reaches this
country. 1t also has access to the best
information there is on foreign, COM
mercial. Industrial and financial condi-
tons and prospects. A. digest is kept
of foreien reconstruction news.
Domestic Business Background
The division has oficial contact with
all the war administration boards. bu-
reaus. and investigation commissions,
as well AZ with the federal depart
ments, themselves. Thus IT mas ac-
cess to q great deal Of statistical and
other unpublished Information. rang
Il ing ALI the way from domestic price
data and production estimates. wage
data. labor supply reports and the re-
ported results Of experiments in
methods of handling labor problems.
to notes on foreign production. the
foreien labor and emigration situa-
ton. foreign market conditions and
finance. The division mas advices as
to which industries and which Sec
tions Of our country are pickins up
and makfnR,their reconstruction re-
adjustments the more promisingly.
or course. such a range of informa-
tion. covering physical resources and
avaiIafle goods, the money and credit
ont1ook. relative prices and price ten
denotes, foreign prospects and the
! trend Of actual business development
as represented by reports of current
| nroiects and undertakings throughout
the Iynited States-such a survey must
! tend to Yield more reliable impress
sions as to what the future may be
expected to bring than can be derived
from the more restricted basis of
judgment Of the average business
group.
Complete Clipping Bureau.
Public Opinion and General Inform
ation-The division has its own clip
ping bureau. supplemented by the
service of the chief commercial clip
| ping bureaus. Thus 1t is enabled to
] sift practically everything in public
print that has bearing upon any
phase Of reconstruction. All this ma
taryoI ts claaaified indeYed and made
| ready for reference. The industrial
or financial organisation or trade pa
per that chooses to tap this resource
Will no doubt find unexpected stores