Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-11
SERVICE is POLICY
OF HERB HOOVER AS
COMMERCE H { A D
Future of Department to Await
Reorganization of Legis-
lative Machinery.
WILL OBTAIN GREATER
INTERNAL EFFICIENCY
To Make Effort to Push For
cign Trade Closely Related
to Our Industries.
MUST + y c Il COMPETITION
Advocates Combination Of CONNER.
clai Interests for business
Outside the Country.
MUST + y c Il COMPETITION
Advocates Combination Of CONNER.
clai Interests for business
Outside the Country.
lBy Associated Press


WASHINGTON. March lo.--Thc fu-
ture OF tn: Department OF Commerce
on It's abilities TO meet the need. o,
trade and industry mus, awai, tho
thorough reorganization OF III.
whole legislative machinery" now be-
ing undcstakcn by the jo!nt congress
sional REORGANIZATION committee
Secretary Hoover said today.
The declaration was made in Mr.
i!oovcr's first statement as a Cabine,
member, in which he announced tn.
polly of his department 10 be one OF
service and not OF regulation OF
trade and industry" outside o: vol
untary measures, he said the only
Immediate extension OF service would
be in the obtaining OF greater inter
nal efficiency
In order TO do service to tho
greatest advantage" Mr Hoover said
y wish to establish wider and be;
trade and commercial organizations
and Will in short time present some
plans TO this end. | want 10 see our
efforts To push our foreign commerce
more closely related to our indus
tries"
Such enlarged activity, he de.
ciared. was within the original pur-
pose OF hi" department and would re-
auirc neither additional Legislation
nor appropriation. Further burden.
on, the Taxpayer for the undcrts King
OF new work were discouraged by
NJ. Hoover on the ground OF econ
ony need OF reorganization and re-
duction cf less essentials
Touching on the necessity Cor NOR.
enicien, governmental machinery. bu,
no, making public amy OF his plans
for governmental reorganization. Mr..
Hoover said the necessity had been
emphasized by war-creatcd economic
difficulties.
Must Fnce Competition.
The United states. he contended
must face FOR many years competition
resulting from q lower standard of
living ia Europe, which Will mean
production costs there lower even
than before the war. To meet this
competition and maintain it's high
standard o. living. he declared the
country must work harder, eliminate
waste. improve its processes. ifs
labor relationships and business
methods
II we would so Improve our ma
tional efficacy and our foreign trades,
he said. we must consider our trans
por,a,ion. both railways. water and
marine, as one system directed to
serve the nation us whole.
The development Of certain trade
routes through our mercantile marine
as the real extension Of our inland
transportation; the Improvement OF
great waterways: the opening Of the
Great Lakes TO occan-going vessels
the development OF great electriilca-
tion OF our power necessities, and the
handling OF our labor readjustmeut
by moderate men on both sides are
all problems that pave fundamental
bearing on the recovery in commerce
and our ability to compete.
With the cooperation OF the differ
cni trades and industries. Mr.. Hoover
declared his department could aid the
department OF some business prac-