Evening star., 1933-09-02
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New Disagreement Not Ex-
pected to Bring Intervention
by N. R. A. Chiefs.
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to be the case, would never have ven
tured an opinion on the Suo)ect.
The vertical union discussed In the
statements takes in all classes OF work
ers in one type of factory as against
the existing dominant "horizontal
union embracing the same craft IN per-
haps a dozen industries.
100000 Given Jobs.
In it's monthly survey of business the
American Federation said that since
the speculative rise OF business wa
checked in July figures are beginning
to reveal a solid foundation for busines:
advance 1t added that from Marcf
to July 2,O33,OO0 persons returned te
work, resulting in the latter month II
per cent increase in department
store sales over July, 1882.
Still going forward at N. R. A. head
quarters today were negotiations from
which administrators hoped to evolve
for presidential signature next Weeh
a code covering the entire retail traoe
field.
johnson. meanwhile, was silent upon
the attitude of Henry Ford.
For the first time he cancelled his
semi-weekly conference with neWspa-
per men Yesterday and at his hotel it
was said he had no comment to make
on reports of intended action by the
motor magnate Robert w. Lea, the
deputy administrator assigned to the
auto charter. said no proposals OF any
kind or indication Of decision had
come to the N. R. A. from Ford.
Income Gain Shown.
In its survey of conditions the La
Dor Federation said:
incomes of wage and salaried work.
ers were higher by $287 600, 600 In July
than in March. On yearly basis
this amounts to a gain Of $3.444 ,OOO,-
600. Farmers income this year is eSti-
mated at $4,000 100000 above last
year.
Thus even before it is fully under
way, the recovery program has already
poured new purchasing power into the
market at the rate of over $4,000 ,000,-
600 year. This alone would be enough
to raise retail sales II per cent.
1.-The effect of this new purchasing
power is already being felt. Department
store sales in July were per cent
above July last year-the first rise
above the previous year since the de-
preston. Early August reports show
department store trade holding its
gains"
Wage Rates Improved.
The survey added that in July, for the
first time since the bank crisis, wage
rates per hour had turned upward and
hours per week had been shortened.
johnson, in replying to the statement
of Gates, his resigned administrator. for
the first time went publicly on record
as believing the present form OF union
organization is obsolete"
Gates had said he believed that in
stead of craft unions, such as brick
layers or iron workers organizations
spread through various industries, the
proper form was uniOnizing of each
industry under a code, with wage
brackets for the more Skillful crafts
Gates said differences over labor policy
led to his departure from N. r. A.
MIR. Gates statement covers only
one Of cur several disagreements,"
johnson said in a statement written at
home. Il am sorry that he chose to
closes theme which many of us here
entertain-that. with an industry Or
ganized vertically, the logical labor
organization is vertical also with over
head control in labor, as responsible
to government as 1t IS in industry and
that craft organization IS obsolete.
Sees Change as Difficult.
"Tfe difficulty in passing from theory
to practice is that the law says Of
labor organizations that they shall be
of workers own choosing and, take
that to mean of no theoretical ad-
ministrative choosing
Il early determined that 1t was the
function of N. r. A. as prescribed by
the statute to maintain an attitude Of
perfect neutrality, to lend itself to no
theory, but to execute the law. MIR.
Gates, quite recently wrote me that he
thought existing trade unionism obso-,
lete and that he had set himself to
stop it at every turn Obviously that
is an attitude in violation of the
statute which we were both sworn to
enforce.
II rely on the logic of circumstances
to demonstrate this law and an essen
tial principle on which it bases, but I
do not conceive this or any other stat
utory mandate as subject for the
propa CATION Of personal prediction.
The only issue between Mr.. Gates and
myself is the issue of statutory inter
pretation and faithfulness to a decided
policy of the President"
Gates Makes New Reply.
Later, Gates issued the following
statement in reply to johnson, making
two for each:
Two months ago told Gen. johnson
and Secretary Perkins as well that If
it was the decided policy Of the admin
istration to compel the unionization of
industry throughout America there was,
OF course, no argument; but If unioni-
Zation of all industry was to result by
inadvertence. said believed 1t would
be failure Of statecraft
In the letter to which Gen. johnson
refers in his statement today, I said
to him:
IN. R. A. should administer section
z in the light of the declaration of pol
Icy IN section l Of the act. namely, so
that 1t shall in fact induce and main-
agement, under adequate Government
and supervision" The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor seeks to force
unionization throughout industry and
persists in misrepresenting the N. I. r.
A., both here and in the field, to achieve
that end Forced unionization will not
lead to united action" but to strikes,
violence and maybe civil war. Their
program ought to be stopped and have
done my best at every turn to stop it.
What have opposed is forced un-
namely, by intimidation, vio-
lence, or Misrepresentation Of the law.
Men are being falsely told that they
must join a union and in many cases
are being threatened or attacked If
they do not.
Sees Methods Start Here.
"The source Of these methods Is here
in Washington and have long urged
upon Gen. johnson the Importance Of
dealing with it. to the end that the
major purpose of the N. I. r. A., which