Speech #510197599

Within the last two weeks there has been issued from the Treasury Department the annual report of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics on the foreign commerce of the United States. which embraces a full report of our foreign commerce with all the countries south of our country. There was issued last year from the Treasury Department a book containing about 600 pages. entitled "Commerce of the United States and other Foreign Countries with Mexico. Central America. the West Indies. and South America." There was issued lastyear a quarterly report of the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department relative to imports. exports. immigration. and navigation of the United States. The gentleman who is now at the head of the commercial bureau has within the last year issued and had printed at public expense the book which I hold in my hand. entitled "Trade and Transportation between the United States and Spanish America." Mr. Chairman. with the Bureau of Statistics in the Treasury Dopartment issuing quarterly reports. and a bureau of statistics in the State Department issuing reports. and with our consuls in every part of the world sending reports here which are printed and sent out for general distribution. there is no need for this new bureau.