Evening star., 1933-10-20
ROOSEVELT TO ACT
IN FARM REVOLT
Has Definite Ideas in Mind,
White House Caller
Declares.
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direct agricultural relief measures were
not sufficiently increasing their pur-
Chasing power at once.
Meanwhile, Senator Nye, Republican,
of North Dakota, told reporters he un-
derstood from reliable sources that
leaders of organized farmers are con-
| templating invasion Of towns n the
Middle West to tear down the N. r. A.
Eagle from stores. He said 'the Blue
Eagle has become red flag" to pow
| erty-Stricken farmers and that revolt
against it was inevitable.
The Blue Eagle has become an in
dication of higher prices for things
farmers must buy, while their products
are still selling far below production
COSTS" he said.
Approves Embargo Theory.
He said he would not argue the con-
stitutionality of Gov. Langer's proc
lamation prohibiting shipments OF
wheat from North Dakota, but he ap-
proved the theory and said cooperation
Of other large wheat States would per-
init control of wheat markets.
The agricultural hare-up in the West
was not the first to reverberate in the
Capital, coupled with demands for in
flation. Only a few weeks ago stanch
Southern Democrats urged imitation to
boost farm prices.
At NJ r. A. headquarters, meanwhile,
labor disputes in coal mines and auto
| mobile plants were receiving close at
tention. Plans for creating perma-
nent council for economic planning
also were studied.
These plans are designed to extend
the partnership" between business
and Government into more direct long
term economic planning.
United Front Sought.
The study is being conducted in
the hope this method would insure
against future depressions, and these
leaders are seeking a united front from
industry in support of the proposal.
The council, instead of being ad-
visory, as has been the function of
most business boards in the past, would
be chosen, one of its advocates said,
with the same care as are Supreme
Court justices" The members would
be compelled to free themselves of
financial connections and devote years
of their lives to keeping tab on pro-
duction and preventing overproduction
and other industrial abuses to which
economists trace business collapses
Among those who have been attempt
ing to assemble sentiment behind the
idea is Charles E. Stuart, a New York
consulting engineer who for years was
conSultant to the Soviet government
In Washington recently, Stuart con-
ferred with some members OF the N
r. As Industrial Advisory Board and 1t
was understood that the board headed
by Walter c. Teagle might be asked
to go en- record in favor of the council
The advancement of the plan COIN
cides with the reorganization of the
Recovery Administration UPON which
Administrator johnson has been work.
ing for weeks. Included in this realign-
ment will be the present N. R. A.
Bureau of Industrial Planning and Re-
search which has been headed by DR..
Alexander Sachs, a New York econo-
mist.
What President Roosevelt's attitude
toward the council was no one at
tempted to interpret. Some, however.
pointed to the executive order issued
Wednesday by johnson barring fur
ther expansion of the cotton textile in
dustry, unless first approved by N. r. A.
as the first step in the administrators
plan to cope with overproduction.
Time Limit Withdrawn.
announced it had been informed by its
representative at the Ford Edgewater,
N j., plant that in yesterdays negotia-
tions between company officials and
employes the men were told that their
demands on collective bargaining and
wages would have to be referred to
Dearborn. Mich, for decision.
The board representative, Gordon
Wagenet, said the company had agreed
- lott m ctriknrc
ting a time limit for their return to
work and had taken the position in
regard to reinstating strikers without
discrimination that it had applications
from O. certain number of strikers who
would be given priority whenever there
was any work for additional help. this
depending on receipt of production
orders from Dearborn.
The Strikers Committee, Wagenet
said, reported dissatisfaction with the
re-emplovment proposals to the N.
r. A. New Jersey Committee and to
Wagenet.
Wagenet reported a disparity be-
tween the claims of the union and
the company on the number of men
on strike. Of 2,023 originally working,
he said, the company claimed 800 were
out while the workers said the number
was 1900
N. R. A. officials disclosed yesterday
that Blue Eagles taken from several
employers might be returned upon their
promise to comply with the wage and
hour provisions of the Presidents re-
employment agreement. The view was
taken that the objective Of providing
jobs to increase purchasing power
would best be served by making the
violators comply.
New Roosevelt Move Seen.
The possibility that President Roose-
welt again would take hand in settling
mines owned b. steel companies ap-
peared yesterday with statement by
Philip Murray, vice president of the
United Mine Workers of America, that
he regarded negotiations between the
union and the operators as ended.
The striking miners demanded COM
plete recognition" of the union. 1t was
understood the union wanted the same
type of labor contracts with the steel
company mines that they had obtained
from commercial operators in the same
area. The steel companies, 1t was said,
refused to meet that wish.
When the President arranged the
negotiations, statement from the
White House said Mr.. Roosevelt would
step in if the union ana the operators
were unable to agree.
The statement said, furthermore. the
President in making final decisions
would be guided by the settlement the
union had concluded with commercial
producers.