White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-07-20
THE INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT

The National Industrial Recovery Act has and
will continue to create wide difference Of opin-
ion to it's ACCESSIBILITY. An untried venture, ut
terly different In it's conception from anything yet
seen in our economic history, it has aroused much
varying comment
The pessimistic viewpoint is largely taken by
the business men and leaders OF industry who feel
that the administration has set up an absolute
dictatorship which robs them of personal liberty,
and who depore the passing of 'individualism in
business" The latter phrase is a noble one some
what perverted, covering it does not only the
pioneer industrialists whose efforts built up the
country, but also the business ''pirates'' whose
commercial ethics are more strangulant than hon
orable. These men of business feel that the main
purpose of this act will be to force them to support
labor at a maximum wage with minimum num-
Der of working hours Ga nghtmarsh thought for
any employer), leaving a bare living for capital
on the profits left in the business if any there be-
On the other hand the employee, whether at
work or out OF work, and the business who
realize that their industries are incapable of reg
ulating themselves, are looking forward with
much interest to the time when the codes are OPP
erative. They aware of the self destructive
methods now in practise and realize the necessity
for alternating conditions.
The government is not legislating business into
supporting labor in ease and comfort, regardless
OF the effort and interest shown by labor, nor is
the government by means of the suspension of
the antitrust laws and the granting to trade
groups OF certain privileges respecting prices,
moving from industry all incentive to operate in
as efficient as possible. It is not removing
the initiative to work out for itself the best an
swers to each problem that may come up in any
industry. Nor is it replacing competition with
huge trusts to the entire nation and throttle
individual effort. Nor is the government i'm any
sense guaranteeing profit to any industry
The codes are being drawn up individually by
representatives of each important industry i'm
alignment with the ideas set forth by the federal
government. Surely fair deal all around may be
expected.
Before assuming the presidency, President
Roosevelt, in his book, Choking Forward said
The country needs, and unless | mistake it's tenn
per, the country demands bold persistent expert
mentation. 1t is common sense to take method
and try it, if it fails admit it frankly and try an
other But above ALL try something. The millions
who are in want will not stand by silently forever
while things to satisfy their needs within easy
reach.'
Any plan to return America to the happier
times of economic stability must take into ac-
count the millions of unemployed workers. Many
would prefer to see this come about by the natural
operation of economic laws but since this has been
proven impractical planned economic scheme
must be employed. 1t such plan creates some
injustice, it must be remembered that when these
millions of unemployed again given work the
fundamental need has been achieved tn national
balance, necessary to Individual effort been re-
stored
The Recovery Act is admittedly drastic mea-
sure-blt it provides for a much needed house
cleaning in trade affairs as we'll as increased en-
ploymnt for both skilled and rnskilled laborers
TO accomplish such results a strong medicine is
needed.