The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-11
HOOVER ANNOUNCES FUTURE POLICY OF COMMERCE BUREAU
Plans to Render Service h. stead of Attempting Regu- Iation of Trade and
 Industry
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 washingto March 10.-The future of the department of commerce in its abilities to meet the needs of trade and industry must await the thorough reorganization of the whole executive machinery" now being undertaken by the joint congressional. reorganization committee, Secretary Hooyep- said to> day.
 The declaration was made in MT. Hoovers first statement as a cabinet member in which he announced the policy ofNhis department to be one os service and not of regulation of trade and industry" Outside of voluntary measures, he said, the only imm ediate extension of service would be in the obtaining or greatr internal efficiency.
 Tn order to. do service to the great est advantage" MT. Hoover said, 'l wish to establish wider and better organized, cooperation with the trade and commercial organizations, and will in a short time present some plans to this end. 1 want to see our efforts to push our foreign commerce moro closely related to our industries"
 NO FURTHER BURDENS
 Such enlarged activity, he declared, was within the original purpose of his department, and would require neither additional legislation nor appropria. ticn Further burdens on the taxpay. CTS for the undertaking of new work were discouraged by Mir. Hoover, on the ground of economy, need of reor- ganization and reduction of less es- sentials."
 Touching on the necessity for more efficient governments machinery, but not making public any of his plans for governmental reorganization, MT. Hoover said the necessity had been emphasized by war-created economy difficulties
 The United States must face for many years competition resulting from a lower standard of living in Europe, which will mean production costs there lower even than before the war. To meet this competition and maintain it's high standard of living. he de- clared. the country must work harder, eliminate waste, improve it's processes, it's labor relationships and business methods.
 TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM
 If we should so improve our nation al efficiency and our foreign trades . he said we must consider our trans portation. both railways. water and marine as one system, directed to serve the nation as whole. The develop ment of certain trade routes through our mercantile marine as the real ex- tension of inland transportation, the improvement of great waterways: the opening of the Great Lakes to ocean going vessels; the development of great eiectrification Of our power ne- cessities and the handling of our la- Dor readju strnent Nby moderate men. on both sides are all problems that have fundamental bearing on the recovery in commerce and our ability to com pete"
 With the cooperation of the differ. ent trades and industries, MT. Hoover declared his department could aid the improvement of some business prac- tices an1 extend the standardization of manufactured products in the interest of saving to consumers and promotion of foreign commerce. Spontaneous CO., operation he urged to "obviate and In finite amount of misery" in overcom ing the economic difficulties arising out of the war. Government depart ments, he urges could at least try to inspire the co operation needed to solve the pressing problems of unem ployment. shortage of homes. lack of railway equipment and the needs of commerce.
 NO OvERPROpUCTION l With the farmers and manufacturers overlooked with food and goods, MT.
 (ContfAued on Psxe, Tvve)