THE NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 
of the Department of Commerce service, shall forthwith be trans- 
ferred to the jurisdiction of that Department. 
The Chamber believes that the prompt consummation of this 
plan will give a decided impetus to the revival of business, both 
domestic and foreign, at a time when such revival is proving a slow 
and arduous process; and that the service thus made available to 
American business will contribute substantially to reducing the 
suddenness and intensity of future business depressions through 
establishing a more accurate and reliable basis of available facts 
bearing upon the entire business situation, both domestic and 
foreign. (Resolution, Ninth Annual Meeting, 1921.) 
GOVERNMENTAL INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS 
It is the established policy of this government not to interfere 
with the utmost freedom of action by the individual so long as he 
does not impinge upon the rights of others. The predominant posi- 
tion of this country in industry today is largely due to this attitude 
of our government. 
Consistent with this policy, the government should not permit 
any of its bureaus to so operate as to harass and annoy business by 
frivolous and curious inquiry into the private affairs of business 
men. On the other hand, business men will make no objection to 
the fullest investigation by the government of anything which the 
proper government official may have good reason to suspect is a 
violation of the law of the land. 
The Chamber urges upon its members the heartiest cooperation 
with all departments of the federal government to the end that 
much useful and valuable information may be availed of and a 
spirit of mutual helpfulness between the government and business 
men may prevail. (Resolution, Thirteenth Annual Meeting, 1925.) 
COMMERCIAL, STATISTICS 
Whereas, The approach of the 1920 decennial census calls for 
materials entering into the production of many basic industries, 
together with the absence of reliable figures relating to the market- 
ing and consumption of same, is responsible to no small degree for 
unsatisfactory conditions which at times prevail; and 
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