Evening star., 1933-10-04
j. S.FORE|GN TRADE
ADVANCING URGED.
Chamber of Commerce Group
Asks Program With MIRA.
Domestic Activities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Government program for advanc-
ing foreign trade simultaneously with
N. r. AS domestic activities was urged
today by the Foreign Commerce De-
partment of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce.
Reciprocal trade agreements were
recommended as one means of improv-
ing overseas commerce
These views were signed by James A.
Farrell, chairman of the chambers
Foreign Commerce Committee. and dis
tributed with the approval of the
chambers beard of directors. They
were given out just as President Roosc-
welt and Hugh S. Johnson planned in
New York for the permanent admin
istrative machine to enforce N r.
A. codes.
Overseas Markets Cited.
The chambers statement said N. R.
A. developments must soon bring into
prominence the extent to which major
sections of our national economy are
dependent for prosperity upon the over
seas markets and the advisa ability OF
recognizing in recovery codes the i'm
portance of all proper steps to en-
courage our overseas commerce" 1t
added:
"Concurrently with the activities of
the administration in promoting do
mestic trade recovery. your committee
holds that the Government should also
lay definite plans for simultaneous
advance in our foreign trade through
all appropriate measures not inconsist-
ent with the domestic program.
Your committee believes that the
Government should proceed immedi
ately to identify those nations which.
under present conditions, offer great
opportunity for natural exchange Of
goods with the United States and con-
seQuently for the negotiation of reCip-
rocal trade agreements that would not
be detrimental to our domestic re-
Your committee condemns as i'm
practical and undesirable any approach
to national self-Sufficiency which aims
at voluntary Abandonment of our for
eign commerce. 1t rejects as un
tenable the views of extreme economic
internationalists who would subject our
national economy to the controlling
influence of an international authority
Farrells statement indorsed the prin
ciple of the protective tariff and said
the privileged status of export trade
in relation to antitrust laws should
be recognized in N. r. A. codes and
those of the Farm Administration.
Johnsons Return Awaited.
At N R. A. headquarters the return
of Johnson was awaited for starting
the work of recognizing for the en-
forcement of codes now effective and
numerous others still being drafted.
The sharp issues of recent weeks were
temporarily out of the way, and reor-
ganization of the recovery staff into
four principal divisions under as many
deputy administrators, each in charge
of major grouping of related trades
for industries. was virtually complete,
ready to go, once given President Roose-
veltS stamp of approval
Officials left the troubled situation in
the Pennsylvania coal fields for local
adjustment, hopeful that all striking
union men would be persuaded to ac-
cept the compromise offered by the
steel-controlled captive" mines. and re-
turn to work within the next few days
Coal operators here, meanwhile. we're
necessary by the high-Wage levels in
effect this week, for early promulga-
ton.
Wagner Seeks MediatiOns.
Numerous other labor disputes were
IN the hands of agents sent out by the
National Labor Board, while the chair
man, Senator Wagner of New York,
sought to complete within a week the
set-up of more than a dozen regional
mediation board. to take charge Of fu-
ture troubles in their respective areas.
johnson in New York laid before
President Roosevelt the plan he has
worked out for N.R.A reorganization,
seeking a decision from the Chief Ex-
ecutive particularly on the policy TO be
adopted for enforcement of codes.
This program hinged principally on
self-regulation of industry, through its
own trade associations, with the mini
mum possible Government supervision.
Insistently johnson has rejected ad-
vice to create an elaborate policing or
ganization, holding it would take an
army Of shoppers to force code COM
pliance and that better, voluntary OBJ
'servance was obtainable through self
regulation. Federal administrators,
acting as observers or advisors. would
continue to serve, however, with each
industrial control unit.