The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-11
PLAN TORE-EMPL0Y
MILLIONS IS PUSHED
BY ADMINISTRATION
Partnership Of Industry, Labor
: and Government Envision-
ed in Measure

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ployment of millions Of men now job
less was envisioned by the admins
tration as it pushed ahead in the
drafting of bill for tying industry
and government together In the
broadcast partnership" since the be-
ginning Of the nation.
The legislation which President
Roosevelt is now directing and which
he hopes to send to congress early
next week at the latest, contains two
major points-one for industry and
one for the government-but each
aimed directly at unemployment. They
are:
A public works program undertaken
by the government at a cost fixed
tentatively at $4,000, 600, 900, part of
which would be expended through
loans from the Reconstruction cor
poration.
Relax Antitrust Laws
Relaxation of the antitrust laws
ments in various industries to i'm
prove price levels, adjust working
hours and maintain wages, In return
for which industry would be COMPEL
ed to show that its proposals would
absorb a specified number of persons
now idle.
Following significant conference
Wednesday at the white house Of high
officials and representatives of labor
and industry, the chief executive set
his own committee to work bringing
the proposals into final shape. After
its first meeting, the committee in
dicated that an agreement might be
reached. Thursday. The group in
cludes Lewis w. Douglas, director of
the budget; Secretary Perkins, assist
ant secretaries Dickinson and Tug
well, and others.
Various proposals for self-regula-
ton by industry have been in the mill
for weeks and it is understood that
the chief executive instructed the
committee to incorporate the best
features of all into one workable pro-
gram.
Senator Wagner Dem., N. ", said
Thursday virtual agreement had been
reached on the public works program
bill to which will be added provisions
for measure Of industrial control.
and that the bill probably would be
presented to the president later in
the day.
Provides For Agreements
He told newspapermen the indus
trial control section provides for VOL
untary agreements by industry on
production, hours Of labor and wages,
and has authority for government
control to force recalcitrant minorities
into line.
The agreements would be approved
by a government agency and anti
trust laws would be set aside to per-
NIT certain industrial combinations.
It was understood that tax Is
contemplated to raise funds for the
So, SOC, 900 900 public works section OF
the bill, but there was no indication
what form the levy would take.
In the tentative form the measure
has taken the Reconstruction Corpor-
alton would act as q fiscal agency in
handling the funds for public works
The president Is given broad powers
over the building programs and this
probably would be delegated to an ad-
ministrator.
The tax legislation will be framed
to raise $500 COX, 900. This amount is
expected to finance the bond issue by
providing for interest payments and a
sinking fund to amortize the bonds.
Representative Byrns, the Demo-
cratic leader. expressed the view the
new measure would "obviate the
necessity for action at this session on
the 3O-hour work week bill"