Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-01

To revive the building trades. clean
ing up "maliwnant" conditions where
they exist by forcing a readjustmenl
OF costs. 1t In advised that to this end
State Governors summon Representa-.
tive committees to determine facts
ard organize community action In OBJ
tanning adjustment, including remova
OF freight discrimination. and clean.
ua campaigns against combinations
practices.
Manufacturing for stock and I'm,
mediate extension and repairs o
plants.
Follow Forecast Closely.
These recommendations. IL will be
noticed. follow closely the lines fore
cast by newspapers during the week
Ii will also be noted that no mention
is made of relief measures for miners
railroad workers and sesmen. In tn,
case of mines and shipping. 1t is ex.
planned that the committee could find
no recommendation for immediate re-
lief. In the case of the railroads. the
committee TO avoid controversial
topics in the main conference is re-
sponsible.
The report of the Transportation
Committee and the rough draft of the
Steering Committees report contained
a recommendation that the bill for re-
funding the railroad debt be passed
This was objected to as controversial
so on the ground that IL is a matter OF
permanent rather than emergency re.
lief the report was deleted.
Recommendations OF Manufacturers.
The recommendations OF the Manu-.
facturers' Committee. included in the
program, were as follows:
Manufacturers can contribute to re.
lieve the present acute unemployment
situation by,
"(A) Part-time work, through re.
duced time or rotation OF jobs.
"tB) As far as possible. manufac-
turing for stock.
"(C) Taking advantage OF the pres,
ent opportunity to do as much plan
construction, repairs and cleaning or
az is possible, with the consequence
transfer of many employees 20 Other
than their regular work.
I'D Reduction of the number or
hours of labor per day.
"(E) The reduction OF the work
week to lower number OF days dur.
ing the present period OF industria
depression.
"(F) That employees and employers
cooperate In putting these recon-
mendations into effect.
"A large number OF employees hav,
Already, in whole or in part, inaugural
ed the recommendations herein Sc
(, tn. and for this they are to be com
mended, and II is earnestly urged up
on those employers who have not don,
so TO put same into use. whereve
practicable. at the earliest possibl'
opportunity.
"(G) Specific methods for soluNo,
OF our economic problems will be ef
fective only in so far as they are ap
piled in spirit OF patriotic patienc
on the part OF all our people.
During the period of drastic eco
nomic reimbursement. through whicl
we are now passing, the continued ef
forts OF any one to profit beyond tn
requirements of safe business practic
OF economic consistency should be con
demned. One OF the important oh
stacles to a resumption of norms
business activity will be removed .
prices reach replacement values 1
terms OF efhcient producing and dis
tributins cost plus reasonable profit.
we therefore strongly urge a
manufacturers and wholesalers wh
may not yet have adopted this polio
TO do so. but il is essential to the sue
cess OF these measures when put int
effect that retail prices shall prompt
AID fairly reflect the price adjustmer
OF the producer. manufacturer, an
! the wholesaler.
When these principles have bee
recognized and the recommendation
complied with. we are confident the
the public VIII increase their pur
chases. thereby increasing the opera
tions OF the mills, factories and trans
portation companies, and consequent
reducing the number of unemployed >
To Start Price, Cutting Campaign.
The committee on emergency mes
sures by manufacturers is considerin
steps to bring about the price-cuttin
movement advocated in its recommer
dations. these to be taken betwee
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