Show washington snapshots by jaines preston curiosity killed tile the cat but government ern ment apparently thrives oa on it governments tendency is a i familar matter to farmers and business businessmen tuen alio spent a substantial part of their timo time answering questions but this year tho the public la Is going to become conscious of these matteis too for tile tho census taker will soon bu be ring ing again the au 10 census will bu be tile the most e ever undertaken by iby any government it la Is going to seek it lot of that if they tire aiu sensibly inter pic ted van can be very on the other liand hand tho the 00 ques tlona dolls tile the american housewife will anwer this tinie there them will bo be found some soine to which pretty good anavera already exist un oil it a aale then thello the liver ago gu citizen Is about to td experience 11 phenomenon that tho the man who la 18 trying to run a business keep up tip production mid and employment and earn a small profit runs into just about c wery ilay day of tho the work lug week 11 in ili tile the past flo five years duplica cioll of tile thu quest questions yues tlona lons asked aked by gov go eminent commissions agencies ailts lilts proved a tore point to many 11 company that la Is trying to got get its work done tho the curiosity of government lias meant that employed emp loyes have abad to he be delegated to tho the noti non productive work of answering it lias hs daneaut that the orderly process of work ork deave itald to jo bo be 1111 check lips lila on oil it ilive been made and it ailts lilts Ille meant alit that business busl neba must keep voluminous records that have no earthly use 1180 since they have satis fled tile alie curiosity of the particular government agency or commission lit in question of course loit iho there Is 19 a valuable und and necessary function to bo be performed by government lit in finding 9 out answers to pertinent questions ques tlona about s about agriculture agil culture and about var lotis other othe r sections of ill alie american economy onomy tc hut tit the observer 0 b s 0 i v e r observing ing multiplicity and duplication and frequently juat list plain cl chaos ilos calet ant I 1 help le I 1 I 1 asking one olle hort question loii on oil hl hla 0 own 11 hook how lucli of ill till tits this curiosity Is feces nud and how bow much nothing more tilt alian a 11 loui of inking questions liln of the all same wonderment allay linel cited XI ted in the of president allm avelt lust last year when lie ho di de claired that it lio was concerned coin enild over tin the large number of statistical vitic ii federal agen agencies cles tire lire front from and industry und tind order fd ed tilt nn investigation or of cour couff cou if ae tile meant inore ques alons 4 but unto time the results were worth it hero are some of thu the filets facts eliut came to light individuals and business buyl nesa con cerus lit in tho alio united states inalle made about reports and re rc turns turna to questionnaires sent out by administrative agencies of tho the federal government about 21 milron million returns of nil all kinds were filed fur for funny making an average of approximately three returns for eitele farm farin in ili the country A total of returns were filed blied by industrial coninis commercial belal and fin fill anebal ioa a yearly aver ago of about 20 for each enter pl ise and tho the average industrial contained bout about 05 questions these figures aro are only for the federal deral government if state city demands on oil the time of the individual trying to earn a living were included the totals would run much higher all in all tho the figureid figure ii lend weight to recent criticisms of government curiosity uttered not by business men inen or farmers but by members of congress not so long ago age one senator remar remarked kea concerning it a ii lilii about to be projected ejected 1 I jim am against this pr program I 1 thought that every possible method of hampering industry had been used business Busl nesa already Is making reports of many kinds to tile government go eminent an and I 1 dont see how there will bo be tiny any time for carrying on oil business if monthly anthly lil reports on inventories are to be made tit in addition to tile the other reports required tills this la Is it forceful illustration of f why we tire are prevented from having recovery despite conditions long warranting it was an ex pres slon from it a prominent of the alouse ile he added allow can call business recover if it Is 18 required require a to tale take tal e such huch I 1 a t long time thue answering questionnaires for people p who dont know what to du do with tile alie I 1 information 11 forina t toll when they them get it so perhaps tile jiniv is arriving when even tome sonie groups lit in government art are getting tired of the dam agy age jill and 1 I delay that ran call result when agencies cies and ana cot ill like the characters tn lit 14 alice in wonderland 11 constantly get cuil c r auser ond fluid cur louser |