Evening star., 1933-12-30
ROOSEVELT PLANS
.TW0N.RA. CHANGES
Will Ask Congress to Set Up
Board to Protect
Small Firms.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today contem-
plated two changes in his National Re-
covery Administration, one of which
would constitute the first alienation in
the N. R. AS original legislative foun-
dation
Congress will be requested by the
Chief Executive to clarity the Language
of the act to answer criticism that in
dustrial codes have weakened the prin-
cipleS Of the antitrust laws.
Mr.. Roosevelt intends also to create
an inner organization somewhat similar
to the National Labor Board, designed
to protect small businesses from their
more powerful competitors under N. r
AS codes.
Speaking to newspaper men yesterday
after a conference with Administrator
Hugh S. johnson and Senators Borah
Republican, OF Idaho, and Nye. Repub-
ican, of North Dakota, Mr.. Roosevelt
said many small merchants had ex-
pressed the fear they would be driven
out of business because of detriments
under codes as compared to large bust
neSSeS.
Would Hear Appeals.
The board Of appeals for small mer.
chants would allow each case to be
heard and also would provide an ad-
ministration answer to some criticism:
already heard on Capitol Hill. Bott
Nye and Borah were among those sug,
gesting such board
The President made 1t clear to news
men, also. that he favored whatever
action might be necessary to insure
retention of the principles of the anti.
trust laws under the N. R. A.
Carrying out the terms laid down By
President Roosevelt for a labor agree
ment at steel company coal mines. the
National Labor Board yesterday sum-
moned dozen Pennsylvania coal com.
psnies to hearing on January 4. al
which the board will determine the
matters in controversy"
No Agreement Reported.
The companies in question, all con-
| trolled by steel companies. were re-
| ported by Phillip Murray, vice president
| Of the United Mine Workers, to have
failed TO reach an agreement with the
representatives of the workers chosen
at recent elections held under the La
| Dor Board
simultaneously with this summons
| the board settled tie vote at the Eden
born mine Of the H. c. Prick Coke Co
by declaring elected two representa-
! tives of the United Mine Workers anc
three spokesmen for the Independent
Brotherhood
The companies informed of the hear
| ing were:
! H c. Frick Coke Co., Inland Collierie
| Co, Indianola; Consumers Mining Co
! Marmarville; Republic Iron g. Steel Co
Russellton: National Mining Co.. an
Vesta Coal Co. Pittsburgh: Alleghen
{ Ccal e. Coke Co. Breckenridge; Sharon
Limestone Co., Mercer; Pickands Mathe
Co.. Mether; Shannon Coal Co, ant
Weirton Steel Co. Pittsburgh, ant
Crucible Fuel Co, Rice Landing.
Will Hear Protests.
Meanwhile. President Roosevelt defin
itely put aside any plans for signing th'
major pending recovery codes until mex
week at the earliest. and arranged 70
hearing before him of protests agains
that for the construction industry.
American Federation Of Labor Spokes
men next week will put before tn,
Chief Executive in person their obiec
sections The newspaper code and Lht
one for printing also will stay unsigned
till after the first Of the year.
Seven more Blue Eagles were or
dered removed for violations, including
| three that constituted a precedent a:
their owners were accused of violatin,
| permanent code The latter weru
Clayton Dollar Cleaners and SpotleS
Dollar Cleaners, Inc, both Of New York
! and -Four Star Cleaners, Harrisburg, Pa
They were charged with 'fagran
open defiance of the recently approved
minimum retail prices" established
under the cleaning code.
The other four deprived OF eagle!
! for Unemployment agreement viola
tions were Sells Shoe Repairing Of Bal.
timore, Beck's Dairy. Sioux City. Iowa
Glover Manufacturing Co, Norwalk
Conn, and Village Tavern, Green
wich, Conn.
All these were charged with wag
and hour violations