The Washington times., 1933-08-31
NRA FORESEES
HUGE JOB Of
POLICING
Compelling Obedience to
PaCts Next Task; Green
Warns of Strikes
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
The job of bringing American
industry under codes Of fair COM
petition will be completed by No
vember /, under plans being de-
Veloped by NRA officials today.
With most Of the key industries
already in the gold. executives of
the recovery administration be-
lieve the task of proclaiming
codes for smaller industries may
be accomplished within go days.
The completion of codes is re-
garded by most recovery officials
as only the beginning of the big
gest job of the administration
that of policing industry.
Staff Cut Looms
Believing that transition
period has arrived, recovery Off
Gals are now considering plans
to merge the work of deputies
handling codes into administra-
tion. A decrease in the number of
employees is expected in the next
two weeks.
An elaborate shortcut plan to
blanket the nation with perma-
nent codes is being worked out
under the direction of Recovery
Administrator Hugh S. Johnson.
The work will be carried on at
high speed in the belief that in
dustries complying with the high
er wage and hours provisions of
codes will be injured if there is
delay in bringing all in.
DeadIine at Hand
The nationwide drive now
under way for the Presidents Re-
employment Agreement-or temp
orary codes-ends Labor Day.
Under the Presidents order, a
deadline is established on Sep
tember l for the submission of
codes.
Industries which have not filed
codes by tonight will be subject
to summary orders FOR tk hold
ing of hearings preparatory to
proclaiming codes.
Although original estimates
called for 1000 to 5000 codes to !
blanket industry, officials now
estimate that all industry can be
placed under 300 codes.
II Codes In One
This is being accomplished by
the consolidation of kindred
industries into one code. One
deputy yesterday rolled II sub
mitted codes into one.
With 18 codes approved, "a
in process of completion, and 80
get for hearing, about 400 others
are pending. The deputy admin
istrator who started last on hear
ings has organized his division
to complete all of his work by
November l.
AS the code problem grows
less, Administrator Johnson turned
to questions of administration.
High-ranking labor officials in
the recovery administration have
appealed to johnson to remain
as the administrator during the
difficult period that is to come.
Strike, Labor's Weapon
A problem of administration
has been brought virtually to
Johnson's door that may disclose
his future policy.
The National Labor Board is at
tempting to settle a dispute in the
Westinghouse plant at East !
Springfield, Mass, where workers
claimed to have organized into a
union and are being refused |
recognition. The Westinghouse
Company signed the electrical
code.
President William Green, of the |
American Federation of Labor
said there were two courses open
to labor. An appeal can be made
to the courts, or workers can
strike, and Green said the latter
course would be chosen.
Appeals will be made to John
son, however, to use the power of !
the recovery administration to en-,
force the code in this case.
Green said reports of the Fed
GRAFTON, now being compiled, show
that 100000 people have been
returned to work since March l.,
leaving 100000 idle.