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and more efficient is essential to the preservation of our democratic
institutions. This good work does not make headlines, but it is
important just the same.
You members of the Council, who have rendered a public service
at your own expense, know of the good you have done. During the ten
years of its life the Council has helped with problems of providing
statistical information to help prosecute a war, with problems of
reconversion to peace, and more recently on mobilization for defense.
During that time the Government has had to touch - sometimes far more
than just touch - the affairs of every business and industry, and the
lives of every one of us.
The coordination of all the statistical activities of the Govern-
ment is not easy. To make these statistics more meaningful and useful,
while at the same time cutting down the burden on the public and the
cost to the Government, has been a problem which has challenged many
minds over many generations.
The records show many futile attempts at such coordination, and
also at striking a balance between the needs of the Government for
information, and the burden on the public of providing that information.
The Federal Reports Act of 1942 which I supported as a member of
the Senate (it was sponsored by Senator Murray of Montana and by
Representative Patman of Texas in the House) provided the necessary
statutory authority to do the job. It has continued to receive my
support as President, and I am confident it will be supported
enthusiastically during the next administration.
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