Evening star., 1933-10-05
HITLER DENOUNCED
At LABOR SESSION
Briton Says Move Against
Liberty Is Engulflng
Europe.
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Perkins statement to the convention
Yesterday that I'VE cannot stop with
the present minimum wages and maxi
mum hours of labor as indicating that
the administration will at least be
friendly toward attempts to change
recovery codes.
In fact. the powerful Resolutions
Committee, which has control OF most
of the important problems submitted
to the convention, took such encour-
agement from Miss Perkins speech
that it went into an executive session
almost Immediately to discuss the
proposition.
Final Decision Lacking.
Lasting until nearly midnight, the
meeting ended without final decision.
but committee members said they
would uphold the federation's Execu-
tive Council in its position that recov-
cry depends upon much greater reduc-
tions in work hours and very much
higher standards for minimum wages"
Elementary reasoning supports our
position" said Charles P. Howard, pres
ident of the International Typograph-
ical Union and member of the Reso-
lutions Committee. only 100000
new jobs have been created since
N. R. A. That isn't enough"
Convention officials expected to hear
Hugh S. Johnson, industrial admins
traitor, and Senator Robert F. Wagner.
chairman of the National Labor Board,
before acting on the resolution request
ing a general code revision. They
hoped Johnson would concede there
must be changes and predicted fatty
that Senator Wagner would.
Supports Green's Demands.
In her address yesterday. Secretary
Perkins gave her direct support to the
demands of President Green of the
federation for shorter working hours
and higher minimum wages than are
now being incorporated in N. R. A
codes.
The cabinet member, whose appoint
ment the federation'S high command
had opposed only a few months ago
voiced vigorous demand for strength
ening the voice of organized labor.
I'VE must go on with unified pu--
pose to an ever-improving standard of
living and assurance OF economic Sc
curity for all our people and sufficient
leisure to enable us to enjoy the bless
ings which our resources and our
equipment can make available to all
of u.s." Miss Perkins said as the 500
delegates cheered.
Asserting "the voluntary organiZa-
ton Of labor for mutual help, strength
and experience will prove under able
leadership to be blessing" Miss Per-
kins disclosed for the first time that
division of labor service and labor
standards was to be established in the
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proval of President Roosevelt.
The Department of Labor stands
ready to carry it's responsibilities in
enlarging the opportunities for labor to
enjoy a fair share of the hoped for
national well-being," she said. Not
only must it make employers aware of
the necessity for providing fully and
equitably for the wage earners, but it
must be ready to provide information.
service and help to labor in its own
program of solving problems and i'm
proving conditions for workers"
These things can be achieved" the
cabinet official added, IF industry rec
Cgnizes that workers must receive in
creased wages and shorter hours CT
work in fair proportion as profits in
crease"
Worker, employer and consumer, she
IL.
ing in a drive against the forces which
have brought want, despair and misery
into so many homes in the last few
years. Such a concerted attack, if it
continues with patience and intelli-
gence, can hardly fail of its objective"
Purchasing Power Bulk.
Miss Perkins pointed out wage earn
ers and farmers made up the bulk of
the Nations purchasing power, esti-
mating two-thirds of the goods dis
posed of in America were bought by
those whose incomes are less than
$4,000 year.
1.-The possibilities are almost limitless
for further expansion of this market" I"
she said, IF the total amount going to
wages in this group is steadily in
creased; employment management and
investors will make their income from
increased volume"
Citing the steady increase in en-
ployment for five months, Miss Perkins
said: There is reasonable hope that
there will be further quickening of
the industrial pace between now and
next March under the stimulus of the