Speech #570004494

Now this bill aimsand that is its purposeto establish an executive department. the duty of which shall be to foster. promote. and develop commercial manufacturing. fishery. shipping. and all other great industries of this country. We find on looking through the several departments of this Government that there are some bureaus. divisions. and branches of the service scattered around in a heterogenous manner that are in part devoted to some of the work involved in this bill. but they are scattered around in such a manner that they can not work in unison or in harmony or to a common purpose and end. It is intended by this bill to equip the proposed department with all those bureaus and branches of the public service that relate to these subjectsthat relate to the commercial interests of the country. that relate to the manufacturing interests of the country. that relate to the shipping interests of the country. that relate to the labor and immigration interests of the country. and that relate to the fishing industry of the country. Now. it has been said that the effect of this bill will be to withdraw a great many bureaus from other departments and to overload the proposed department and to make it the great department of Government. Mr.