Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-30
Humanity in Government
By James J. Davis. Secretary of Labor
 Monthly abor Review.

By James J. Davis. Secretary of Labor
 Monthly abor Review.
 The bureau of labor statistics issues the Monthly Labor Review which is full filling the purpose of an authoritative medium of all information relating to labor. The broad range of material pub lished in the review and the exact and Hp-to-date statistics presented have made it indispensable to those who seek au- theFitative information in all labor lines. Many important short articles on labor subjects are printed in the review and the results of Investigations made by the Bureau appear in short reports on each phase of the subject as it Is completed. Month by month developments in the whole field of labor are recorded, and do- mestie and foreign labor information is made promptly available. Reports of the various state Labor Bureaus and other agencies dealing with labor and digests and reviews of important new legislation, court decisions and administrative orders effecting labor are published promptly. Statistics of immigration, and summaries of the work of the various bureaus of the Department of Labor are presented, ana important trade Agreements and the pro ceedings of important labor conferences in the United States and abroad are sum marked.
 In addition to the Monthly Labor Re- view the bureau of labor statistics pub fishes in individual bulletins the results of the special investigations undertaken by the Bureau
 The bureau has accomplished much in the direction of obtaining cooperation among the iaber bureau and similar agencies in the various state governments. It has likewise made progress toward the standardizing and harmenizing of state laws and administrative practise which affect the wage earner.
 These widespread activities of the bu- reau of labor statistics and the pains taking performance of the duties of that bureau furnish the Department of Labor with that fundamental basis of fact which is vital to the carrying out of the purposes of humanity at which the De- parfnent aims The information in the hands of the Bureau of Labor Statistics helps to provide the groundwork for the administrative policies and practice of the Department
 Such statistics, however, can only be of value when kept alive-and when they can be secured to meet emergencies as | they arise Unfortunately the funds available will not permit of extensive in- l vestigation into every case where statis- I tics procured quickly would be of value Adequate information concerning specific 1 industries at a stated time would go a i long way in settling disturbances when l they arise To a limited extent the Bu- reau of Labor Statistics has rendered service of this special nature. but when. 1 ever 1t does so it must omit some other 1 things which the American public has l come to expect from them
 l To keep their figures alive and present | them in an understanding manner fol 1 whoever is interested in the Issue in | voived is the aim of this bureau.
 These figures do not take in account scores of, Threatened disputes that would have involved thousands of workers, tha- have been quietly and effectively ayertet through the advice and assistance of thu Secretary of Labor and the conciliatioI 1 officials. Nor do they take into considera tion the assistance rendered committees l of employers and employees in working out agreements that mean continued peace in scores of industrial plants. The Department of Labor has no pan 1 acea for the establishment of peace il 1 industry. It has no formula for the in stitution of g millennium among the work
 CTS. But am firmly convinced that tn intelligent and proper extension of tn principle of cancellation and mediation as practised tR the department, will re
 duce to IaAAimum those disastrous in
 terruptions ll industry which bring mis
 cry to Wag, kearners' loss to employer
 and danger, End discomfort to the rrD | lie gsnera1