The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-22
THOUSANDS AT
BUTLER BOWL
HEAR NRA ACE
Roosevelt Brain Trust
Speaker Summarizes
Work to Date.

A brisk young officer OF the NRA
VINO wears instead Of an eagle on
his shoulder" the Blue Eagle OF the
national recovery army IN his coat
lapel was IN indianapolis Monday.
A. l.. Rata Of Washington, one
Of the so-called brain trust" OF the
Roosevelt administration. and re-
earded as an ace" speaker Of the
NRA, summarized the work of the
NRA 20 date for the crowd of $4,000
al Butler bowl. celebrating Indiana
Recovery day Monday night.
A graduate Of Harvard, a former
member OF the faculty Of George
town university. RATA, a 28-year-
old economist drafted by the ad-
ministration. typihes the men with
whom the President has surrounded
himself
He explains economic riddles in
terms that "A child can understand.
His answers 10 questions dealing
with policies or motives are direct.
He asks newspaper men 10 with
hold confidence. but resorts TO no
subterfuges
Compared 10 Card Game
AT the Claypool the young econo-
mist, seated in an armchair. dis
cussed the New Deal ark-haired
and bespectacled, ne showed the
strain Of a two weeks speaking tour
TO all sections Of the country as chief
co-ordinator Of the NRA.
The new deal" he ruminated. III
answer 10 a question, let me give
you an analogy. Let us consider
the new deal as a card game. In
the game are four players. namely,
the government, the employer, the
worker and the public as a whole.
The government is the dealer. The
trump card, the Blue Eagle, is dealt
TO the public as a whole There the
analogy stops, because it's the sort
of card game where every one must
play together"
Cites Recovery Purpose
Like a new Messiah, the young
economist searched for more para
bles.
Denying use of the term "ap-
piled Socialism" TO the New Deal.
Rata said
The national industrial recovery
act is made up of three main points.
First. the substitution of CO.
operative economic system for I'M
fettered. cut-throat individualiSm in
business. II aims to set up indus
trial democracy in keeping with the
Democratic traditions.
Tests Human Nature
Second, the NRA aims TO bring
order out of chaos and substitute
a cooperative form for the anarchy
existing in business relationships, to
produce material well-being which
the resources of the nation can
provide.
Third. the plan will demonstrate
the possibility of tremendous ad-
venture in human nature, as the
era marks the first time that social
control has been tried in the his
tory OF the world without the ele-
ment of dictatorship
on the question of enforcement,
Rata said chat the general feeling
in Washington now is that EN-
plOyers who fail to live up to the
terms of the Presidents covenant
will be deprived of the Blue Eagle,
although the method of enforce
ment still is incomplete.
Old Song Abandoned
1T is the policy of this admins
tration to abandon the old song OF
prosperity is right around the cor
ner' and TO maintain a policy of
absolute frankness with the people
If things are not going well. the adj
ministration will be the first TO an
nounce it; If things are good, we
will spread the glad tidings.
In this connection, must say
that success of the NRA has sur
passed even the fondest dreams OF
the administration TO date"
Rafas dark face grew serious
His voice took on an apocryphal
note.
ITS got TO succeed" he said
earnestly. there's just no alterna-
tive"