Evening star., 1925-11-30
URGES ONE HOME
FOR ALL BUREAUS.
Hoover Asks Adequate Gov
ernment- Owned Building for
Commerce Department.

feneWlng reCOmmenda tIOnS OF pre-
Vious reports urging immediate action
toward securing an adequate Govern
inent-owned building to house the De
hartmeut of Commerce. SeCretary
Hoover declared i'll his annual report
.odaE that scattering OF bureaus
tends 70 impair the efficiency of the
work ana is costly and iuconvenient
70 the public
Ia the interest Of sound economy
ana good administration. all functions.
exclusive at tn" Bureau of standards.
should j." housed in one Government
owned hulldIuG, large enough 70 pro
VIDE for present activities and allow
Tor future eNpauSiuu-' Mr. Hoover
said
\ large part Of the report was given
over to progress made in his country
during the past tive wears in the
elimination Of industrial waste. which,
The Commerce Secretary said. has
brought about "One OF the most aston.
lshinG transformations in economic
history" MIR. IIooVer's comments on
reduction If waste III industry We're
supported lE statements from chiefs
~ tn" bureaus of The department and
special Investigators
Relief to Amcrcans .Sbroad
Legislation To relieve Americans
mcrce from payment OF Federal in
come taxes is urged by Mr.. Hoover.
while he also asked for reduction of
passport and visa fees. revision of the
navigation laws. expansion of the
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. through legislation, ana trans
fer OF certain functions now in the
Treasury Department to the Depart
ment OF Commerce.
Mr. Hoover sgfF4rl- a6 Sl
travel expense allowance for Govern
ment employees as too evidently made
quate to require argument. asserting
that the staff Of the Bureau OF For
eign and Domestic Commerce main
tainS its value TO the business com
munitN largely through a mobile. aC.
tive service. the first prerequisite OF
which Is q Considera BILE amount Of
individual travel, especially in yari-
Gus trade markets. For years this
mas meant .. severe financial penalty
on every member of the staff and
some corrective Of such gross inJus-
tice Is imperatively necessary"
Turning 10 waste elimination Mr.
Hoover said: What the country as
a whole has accomplished during the
past five wears in increased national
efficiency in these directions is impos-
Slole or measurement. Nor does the
Department OF Commerce lav claim
to credit for the great progress that
has been made save as we may have
helped to organize q definite public
movement. That movement is the
result Of a realization by every group
business men, industrial leaders, en-
Gineers and workers-of the funda-
mental Importance of this business
Of waste eliminatiou
In addition To elimiration of waste
we have had the benefit of notable
advances III science, Improvement in
methods OF management and prohibit
ton. Thanks 10 elimination ot waste
and these other contributing factors.
we can as a Nation show one of the
most astonishing transformations in
economic history.
Waste Elimination Discussed.
Discussing fundamental purposes
of the campaign for waste elimina-
ton, Mr.. Hoover said THE philosophy
that underlines it has but one pur-
pose, that is. TO maintain American
standards OF living for both workers
and farmers and 10 place production
on more stable footing. The high
standards OF living enjUyed by the
American people are the result of
steadily mounting per capita produc-
ttEitE. There Is only one way to
further advance these standards, and
that is by improved methods and
processes. by the elimination OF waste
IN materials and motion in our produC-
Ion and distribution system.
Just 5 20 years ago we Under
took NdfioT -yri6e CONSERVATION, oP C,,-