The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-22
CITY INDUSTRY
PLEDGES HELP
TO ROOSEVELT
c. OF C. Head Declares All
Business Leaders Will
Aid Recovery Plan.

Aid Recovery Plan.
Declarations Of willingness to CO.
operate in the industrial recovery
program announced Thursday night
b. President Roosevelt we're made
BY officials Of leading Indianapolis
business Friday
we will give fullest cooperation
declared Louis j Bernstein. Cham
Der Of Commerce president. We
propose 10 get into the spirit Of this
thing as the President appeals 70
US. and follow the administration
program
He declared he believed 1t would
be the policy Of Indianapolis bust
ness leaders 70 follow the admin
istrations suggestions as 70 wages
and working hours. "cheerfully and
wholeheartedly
Working on Codes
Borinstein has attended several
trade association meetings where
employers have been working on
codes L have found he said, "a
very favorable reaction at such
meetings. q strong desire 10 CO.
operate with the federal govern
ment
II all business men do whole
heaTtedly what is asked OF them.
it undoubtedly will bring results"
Officials OF Kingan 81 Co. packers.
explained Friday that they had not
yet received official notification re-
garding the plan. but would CO.
operate with the administration.
II IS very hopeful. but its ulti-
mate working out is more or less
problamatical AT least. il promises
the best chance Of bringing about
quick and permanent results" c. H.
King. president OF the com
pany. declared regarding the act
Adjustments Necessary
We VIII have to make adjust
ments IN our own industry. The act
offers some difficulties. but I don't
suppose they are inSurmountable
We Will cooperate fully with the
administration American meat
packers are negotiating now with
regard 10 a code and we are await
ing word as TO details of the plan. y
he said
Unqualified endorsement was
voiced by John J Madden. president
of the John J Madden Manufacture
ing Company, furniture manufac-
turing firm
Although I've read the program
very hurriedly. I'm for il and we ex-
pect 10 get in line as fast as we
can" Madden said Naturally.
there are a lot of details to arrange
in any program so sweeping as this.
but we expect to be on the new basis
before the Sept date that has
been set.
Hits at Cut Throat System
"Cut-throat competition on labor
scales has hurt working conditions
in the furniture industry and the
Presidents order ought to Whip a lot
of concerns in line.
We've already made one wage in
crease and promised another, but if
some furniture manufacturing firms.
particularly in the south, raised
wages 100 per cent they'd still be
behind Madden's and similar con-
Germs whose cOnsciences won't let
them pay starvation wages.
L welcome the presidential de-
cision-we've got to get things roll
ing
Louis Wolfe. Of the H. P. WATSON
Company. stated Friday that so
far as he could determine at the
present time. no change would be
necessary at the WATSON store.
We never have cut wages Wolfe
said. Our wage scale now is above
the minimum set forth in the code.
and we do not feel that it will be
necessary TO make other changes
However. We will abide by the code
of course"
Radical changes in all stores were
anticipated by NJ S. Block of the
William II. Block Company. al
though he feels that the extent OF
these Will not be known until the
code is received.
More Jobs Forecast
He feels that 1t will mean the
employment of more people and the
raising Of wages.
The only statement that 7 can
make at the present time is tina,
the William H Block Company viii
abide by the code that is given It.
Block said
II was reported unohiciaIy that
the National Dry Goods Association
Is working on a code for department
stores.
J 5. Watson. Link Belt Company
vice-preSident. had no details 10 an
nounce concerning plans Of his COM
pany, but said 1T viii cooperate
with the administration
Inquiries directed to several Other
companies brought the response thai
more time would be needed fol
study Of the program before any
announcement OF detailed plan.
could be made.
In the field Of public works. Jane.
Adams. state highway commission
chairman. stated that the COD,
would effect only road maintenance,
workers. He pointed out that Shor
hours and Q minimum wage ALREADY
are II effect on roads built in In.
diana with federal aid The worl
week Is thirty hours. with q min.
imum wage Of IS cents an hour.