The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-10
EAGLES BILL IS
INTRODUCED BY
LOUIS LUDLOW
Job Sterilization Measure
Placed Before House
by HooSier.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Crea-
ton of a federal industrial COM
mission of five members TO make
surveys, studies and Investigations
OF all problems relating to the
Sterilization of employment in in
dustry. agriculture and commerce"
is provided in bill introduced to-
day by Representative Louis Lud-
low Dem, Ind.
The measure is the same as that
introduced late last session by Lud-
low and Senator John J. Blaine
(Rep., Wis.,. No action was taken
on it last session, although hearings
we're held before the house judiciary
committee.
Under the bill. which was
originated and is sponsored by the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, the
created industrial commission would
have no power, other than to
investigate employment conditions
and recommend to congress such
legislation as will enable employees to
obtain a saving wage and investors
q reasonable dividend"
Would Get $4,000
The commissioners would be APP
painted by the President, with the
consent Of the senate, and would
serve for a term of six years at a
salary OF $4,000 a year.
The purposes and possible effects
OF the proposed legislation we're dis
cussed fully in a statement made
today by Ludlow
The measure" he said, lis pre-
dictated on the idea that there is
no reason or excuse for such cycles
OF depression and unemployment
as the one through which we now
are passing and that there ought
to be enough constructive ability in
congress to set up regulatory ma
chinery that will prevent such ma
tional misfortunes in the future.
Worked Out Carefully
The bill has been worked out
with the greatest thought and care.
1t has back of it the 100000 mem
berS of the Eagles and the 100000
members of the Eagles auxiliary. 1t
was proposed first in the Indiana
state aerie last June by Frank E.
Herring of South Bend.
1t was approved unanimously by
the state organization and when the
grand aerie met at San Francisco
last August, it received an unani-
NOUS Endorsement.
A commission of members of the
order then was created to draft a
bill and my measure is the product
OF that commission. Colonel Con-
rad H. Mann of Kansas City, preSi-
dent of the Kansas City Chamber
OF Commerce and president of the
Missouri Manufacturers Associa-
ton, is the chairman.
THE other members are Frank
f. Herring Otto P. Deluse of Indian
apolis, president of the Indianapolis
Board OF Trade; ex-congresSman
John M. NORM of Pittsburgh and
Senator John j. Blaine of Wis
Consin."
Nothing Radical in Bill
"The order dismisses as nonsense
the statement so often heard that
I'VE must have business depres-
sions,'" continued Ludlow 1T be-
lieves that congress and the Presi-
dent have the brains to work out
a stabilizing plan that will dimin-
ish unemployment and finally re-
duce it to the minimum.
There is nothing radical about
the proposal, which promises to be
beneficial alike to both capital and
labor. 1t has significant and i'm
portant aim.
While 1 had no part in drafting
the bill, l appreciate the honor of
having been chosen to introduce a
measure not only wise and timely,
but characterized by sound common