The New York herald., 1921-03-11
HOOVER OUTLINES
FIRST MOVE FOR
REORGANIZATION
Plans to Bring His Depart
saent Into Close Touch
With Industry.
SERVICE BEFORE ALL
Some Bureaus to BE Com
bined and Possibly Three
New Ones Created.
SERVICE BEFORE ALL
COOPERATION REAL NEED
Secretary Shows Way 10 Enl-
ploy Idle Labor-Help for
Home and Foreign Trade.
Special Despatch 70 TIE NEW YoeK tEsAip
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C.. March 10.


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. g., March 10.
The first move of the Harding Ad-
ministration for general reorganiza-
tion of the executive government in
Washington was outlined BY Secretary
OF Commerce Hoover to-day.
The plan, While related to adjust
ments to be made ia other branches
Of the Government. affects particularly
the Department Of Commerce. Secre-
tary Hoover has taken hold with the
vigorous grasp that marked his war
work and has launched . programme
that will increase greatly tho activity
Of the department and bring it into
intimate touch with the business and
adustry or the nation.
The programme is a link in the GER
cral plan which will bring consollda-
tons of bureaus and officers in some
directions. expansion and division Of
others, and tine possible creation OF
Two and possibly three new depart
ments, one Of them a Department "a
new Secretary believes the Depart
ment of Commerce should In reality
20 a department of commerce, indus
Try and transportation, and that all
factors related under these broad head
ings should be brought together. lie
believes domestic trade should be foS-
tered a. the farming industry is fos-
tered. and that foreign trade should
be organized TO meet the trenchant
plans of other countries for trade su-
premacy.
a Move for Economy.
"The Department Or Commerce should
re in the widest sensc department Of
service to the commerce and industry
" the country said Mr.. Hoover. 1t
is not a department for the regulation
ot trade and industry. In order 10 do
service to the greatest advantage wish
10 establish wider and better organ
lied cooperation with the trade and
commercial associations, and in short
lime will present some plans to this
our foreign commerce more closely re-
lated to our industries.
This sort OF enlarged activity is
within the original purpose Of the De-
partment and requires neither lesisla-
ton nor burdea apon taxpayers This
IS no time TO ask for appropriations TO
undertake new work. II is the time to
search for economy and reorganization,
the reduction of less essentials and the
elimination OF duplication.
Outside Of voluntary measures. the
only immediate extension. Of service lies
in securing greater internal efficiency, in
which / am certain ali the bureaus join.
The future of the Department in its
abilities to meet tile needs OF our in
dustries and trade must await the
borough reorganization Of the whole
executive machinery, now being vigor-
ously undertaken by Congress. The need
Of it both In economy and TO secure
more definite purpose In Government de-
partments does not need demonstration.
Need for Cooperation.
The great economic difficulties that
We inherit from the war are obvious
enough, and they emphasize the neces-
sity OF better governmental machirerr
o assist In their solution. The fiaai
remedy must rest on the initiative OF
cur own peopie-the rate Of recovery
can be expedited 5y greater cooperation
.n the community and with the com
inunity by the Government ana this
department and tho whole Government
wiga 10 assist wherever they can to
Emulate and assist this cooperation.
In the long run We may a. wcli
ealixe that We must face q lower
standard Of living in Europe many
Years ahead The production costs OF
uer people will be lower III consequence
han even before the wsr. " we meet
this competition ana still maintain our
t-sSh standards OF living we will have
. work harder; We will nave TO elm
mate waste; We will need to still fur
ther improve our processes, our labor
relationship and business methods.
III we would SO improve our national
efficiency and our foreign trade vie
must consider our transportaton--rail-
way. water and nlarine--ss one system
directed to serve the nation es a whole.
lie development or certain trndo routes
through our mercantile mariao a. tho
zeal extension of our inland tran.porta-
lion: tho Improvement Cf .rtat water
ways. the opening * the great iakcs
II oCeangva.s vessels. The development
4 great electriGcation os our power
necessities ard The handling = OR la-
Dor readjustnent b. moderate men OF
roth sides. nre all problems that have
4 fundamental bcarinS Oh the recovef.
IN commerce and our ability 10 compete.
"If we're outlining one or tho most
essential directions Tor expansion Of gov
ernmental activity. il would De In the
constructive study and ventilation OF
ths whole gamut of these possible I'M
provements and elimination Uc our great
wastes in labor. In material. III power
and a host Of other directions.
'In somc ~ these directions ! believe
his department car secure some results
Iy cooperation We shall he abie %
nlpsove some of our Business practices.
10 extend TIC standards is manufactured
products which would make great say
lugs 10 ouq consumers ard promote our
loreign commerce. These are not In silv
event. however possible Of accomplish
nent b, regulation. fhey must be ac-
complished first by proof Of necessity
and then b. cooperation OF tie trades
hich must have part in their deter
nination and development
a