The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
RACE TO BE FIRST
IN BACKING RECOVERY PROGRAM
Blue Eagles Will Start
Screaming for Revival
Week From Tuesday.
INDUSTRY IS SET TO GO
President Roosevelt and His
Staff Are Confident That
Plan Will Work.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times special Writer

WASHINGTON. July o.
The blue eagles of recovery
will start screaming from
store windows, factory smoke
stacks, delivery wagons and
homes a week from Tuesday.
Employers Will not formally re-
ceive their message from President
Roosevelt and their copies of his
purchasing power agreement until
Thursday
But most Of the business men in
the country have spent the last TWO
days studying newspaper reprints
OF the agreement and figuring in
creased production costs, neverthe-
less
In thousands Of cases they will be
ready not only 70 sign the higher
wage. shorter-hour agreement who
it is delivered TO them. but to put
it into effect
This will enable them to present
certificates OF compliance to their
local postofiiceS on the morning of
Aug l. when the program swings
into action. and Immediately receive
the insignia which. for five months.
is to be the only password to which
the buying public will respond.
Race to Cooperate
In every community hundreds OF
firms, apparently viii face 10 be first
to give evidence of patriotic CO.
operation in the nationwide attack
on depression
Business men we're not the only
ones to pore over the first prints
of the Presidents agreement. STEM
ographerS. clerks. street car con-
ductorS. millmen and miners read
it with equal eagerness to learn
just what it promises in the way
Of increased wages. shorter work
hours, and relief from the burden
Of carrying unemployed dependents.
The President. Recovery Admin
istrator Hugh Johnson and the staff
of workers who have labored for
two weeks whipping the agreement
into shape and preparing the ma
chinery by which il is to be put into
effect radiated confidence today
that the plan will work
Industry to Fall i'm Line
Their confidence is based on two
things:
/. An apparent readiness on the
part OF industry TO fall IN with the
recovery plan.
?. A belief that the buying public.
on whom success or failure ulti-
mately depends, can be .clied upon
to take full advantage Of the oppor-
tunity given II TO save itself from
future suffering.
Even before details OF he plan
had been announced. Administrator
Johnson was receiving Geographic
pledges from large business organ
lzations promising cooperation.
1t VIII be impossible lor every
business concert in the country TO
present proof Of compliance with
the new wage and hour scales on
Aug !, but the consuming public,
will be asked to start
looking For the blue recovery eagle
on that day. Stores which in
crease wage scales and cut working
hours at once thus will enjoy a tenn
porary trade advantage
Customers to Display Eagle
The blue eagle-wings outspread,
one claw clutching a cogwheel. the
other bolts Of lightning be dis
played by consumers as well as en-
ployers Families which agree TO
purchase all goods from blue eagle
stores will be given cards 70 put in
their windows.
Meanwhile the public relations di-
vision Of the recovery administra-
ton worked at top speed today get
ting ready to kindle in every corner
Of the country the fame Of en-
thusiasm which is 10 furnish the
motive power of the emergency
drive.
Speakers handbooks will be ready
the early part Of next week. and at
onse the work Of preparing volun-
teer speakers TO blanket the country
as four minute men did during the
war will begin.
Chambers Of commerce in every
city already have been asked to en-
roll speakers.
By the end Of the week the task
OF impressing every person in the
country with the part assigned 10
him in the concerted move TO bring
back good times will be under wav.