The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-14
COOPERATION IS
BIG FEATURE OF
HOOVER'S POLICY
lndorses Edge Act As
Direct Remedy for
Strengthening
Markets

The future of the department OF
commerce in it's abilities to meet the
needs of trade and industry must
await the thorough reorganization
of the whole executive machinery"
now being undertaken by a joint
congressional reorganization COM
miltee, Secretary Hoover said today
The declaration was made in q
statement by Mr.. Hoover, in which
he announced the policy of his de-
partment to be one of service and
not Of regulation of trade and in
dustry.' Outside of voluntary meas
ures, he said that the only immediate
extension of service would be in the
obtaining of greater internal ef-
fiency.
I'm order to do service to the
greatest advantage he said 81 wish
to establish a wider and better or
ganized cooperation with the trade
and commercial organizations, and
will present some plans to this end.
l want to see our efforts to push our
foreign commerce more closely re-
lated to our industries
Such enlarged activity, he declared
was within the original purpose of
his department. Further burdens on
the taxpayer for the undertaking of
new work were discouraged by Mr..
Hoover on the ground of economy,
need of reorganization and "reduc-
tiOn of less essentials"
Touching on the necessity for more
efficient government machinery, Mr..
Hoover said that the necessity had
been emphasized by war-created
economic difficulties.
The United States, he contended,
must face for many years competi-
tiOn resulting from lower standard
of living in Europe, which will mean
lower production costs there. 70 meet
this competition and maintain its
high standard Of living he will elmiin-
ate waste, improve its processes, it's
labor relationships and business
''If we would so improve our ma
tional efficiency and our foreign
trade" he said, I'VE must consider
our transportation, both railway,
water and marine as one system
directed to serve the nation. The
of certain trade routes
thru our mercantile marine as the
real extension of our inland trans
the improvement of great
waterways; the opening of the great
lakes to ocean-going vessels; the de-
velopment of great electrification of
our power necessities, and the
of our labor readjustment
by moderate men on both sides, are
all problems that have fundamental
bearing on the recovery in commerce
and our ability to compete"
With the cooperation of the trades
and industries, Mr.. Hoover declared,
his department could aid the i'm
prOvement of some business practices
and extend standardization of manu-
featured products in the interest Of
saving to consumers and promotion
Of foreign commerce. Spontaneous
cooperation he urged to "obviate
an infinite amount of misery" in
overcoming the economic difficulties
arising out of the war. Government
departments, he argued, could at
least try to inspire the cooperation
needed to solve problems of unem-
ployment, shortage of homes, lack
Of railway equipment and transporta-
ton needs.
With the farmers and manufacture
ers overstocked with food and goods
he said the country was not facing
but breaking down
of credit links thru failure of the
foreign markets. AS remedy, he
indorsed the foreign trade financing
created under the Edge
act.
Combination of commercial inter.
ests for business outside the country
we're advocated by Mr.. Hoover thru
the contingency arising from the
tendency Of European nations ito
definitely mobilize their export trade
for militant commercial invasion"
Unless foreign combinations are COM
bated, they may dominate this coun-
try's supply of various commodities.
1a said