Evening star., 1933-06-16
BIG ROAD PROGRAM
will Be LAUNCHED
Vast Project to Inaugurate
Construction Provided in
Recovery Act.
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ttration was b,,stling with activity In
preparation to launching its full pro-
gram, President William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, announced that the federation
would call upon workers of the Nation
to organize and unite "in order to Sc
and social benefits" provided for in the
recovery act.
This act" Green asserted, "spe-
cifically stipulates that the workers Of
the Nation are accorded a legal right
to organize, to engage in collective
bargaining and to be represented In
conferences with employers by repre-
sentatives Of their own choosing.
Demands Increased Wages.
"The industrial recovery act will be
Of benefit to the Nation just IN proper
tion as 1t benefits labor. n under Its
operation wages are increased and
hours of work reduced so that purchaS-
ing power will be raised to a hlgher
level. unemployment will be reduced
and economic conditions will improve.
"Employers cannot be prosperous
merely through the establishment OF
trade organizations and through the
elimination of unfair trade practices.
THIS will mean nothing to the indus
trial life of the Nation unless the eco
nornic status of labor is improved,
wages increased, buying power enlarged
and the length of the working day re-
duced so that the slack OF unemploy-
ment may be taken"
In conclusion the labor chieftan
urged workers to strive earnestly and
siflcerely to make the measure o COM
plete success"
Meantime. while awaiting White
House action to make his administra..
tion official, johnson today completed
an organization which he said was
ready to swing into action. Delegations
from all sections Of the country are
here awaiting the official opening OF
headquarters Of both the industrial and
public works sections.
Industries are being represented by
trade association delegations ready to
submit their trade practice agreements,
while representatives Of cities seeking
aid for public works are increasing
rapidly.
e.. Hearings Start at Once.
It was understood that public hear
ings viii be started at once upon appli-
cations here and that regional super
visors would be named to consider pro-
posed construction projects.
As heretofore announced, johnson
has selected Col. George A. Spalding, d.
vision engineer Of the Army on the
upper Mississippi, with headquarters at
st. Louis, as administrator Of the public
works section.
It was said he had selected as lieu
atiye sections, the following:
7, Allan Naw YOrk NOnl1l1tfnN
engineer and former steel manufac-
turer, who Is expected to be CO.
ordinator for the steel industry.
Dudley Gates, . Chicago insurance
salesman and for years an associate
Of johnson.
Earl D.. Howard Of Evanston. H.,
former professor and lecturer at Har-
ward and Stanford Universities, an au-
thority upon labor conditions In the
clothing industry, who probably will be
co-ordinator Of this division.
Xdward r. McGrady, legislative rep
fesentatiye Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
Nelson Slater, q Massachusetts, cot
ton textile manufacturer and an or
gani1er Of the Wool Institute
Dr. Leo Wolman, labor expert from
Columbia University.
K. NJ Simpson and w. W. Pickard
also are to be members Of the in
dustrial section, but officials declined
10 identify them other than to admit
they were on the staff.
Working as deputy public works ad-
ministrator issCol. H. M Waite, former
city manager Of Dayton and nationally
known engineer recently connected
with the building Of the Cincinnati
terminal.
Others In Division.
Others in this division are: z. w.
Clark Of Altoona, Pa, who was an
ntngham Of the Army Engineers Corps:
p. B. Fleming, former graduate man
ager OF athletics at West Point. as
executive oficer, and @. H. Wells, also
q wen known engineer and associate
Of Waite.
In addition, johnson has established
Q research section under DR.. Alex Sachs
an internationally known economist
formerly associated with the firm of
- Coy. Lehman Of New York. Working
with Sachs, who was one of the
Roosevelt advisers during the cam
paign, viii be s. M. Du Brl of the
General Motors research divtaon and
Victor Won Szelinsh OF the Lehman
Corporation.
IN most industries, It was authorita-
lively indicated. price-fixing and SINH
lar tnterferences with competition will
pe discouraged, II not forbidden, al
though In the field of raw materials, in
ciuding major farm products, the sta
bilizing Of prices at higher level is a
necessary part Of the program for eco
nomic recovery.
Associations Formed. =.
Meanwhile. hitherto disorganized or
party dtsorganized industries have been
throwing together trade associations
Representatives of Central Goals Asso-
ciates. q new organization representing
producers of 100000 tons of btu
minous coal each year in Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia and
Eastern Kentucky, were In conference
with johnson late yesterday.
Three Independent oil producers as
sociattons sent President Roosevelt an
open letter today making six recon-
mendations for plan OF control Of the
petroleum industry:
/. Subdivision Of the oil industry into
four sections-production transporta-
ton. refining. marketing
2. Separate trade agreements for each
subdivision.
Q. barring hily Ouc ilIu lIoiu Pal tiIi
patiug In the presentations of codes for
more than one Of the subdivisions.
4. Fixation by the Interstate Com
merce Commission Of reasonable pipe
line Transmission rates.
5. Elimination Of pipeline monop-
oaies through regulation Of holding com
panies.
8. An embargo on foreign oil.
The letter vas signed by executives
OF the Independent Petroleum Associa-
ton opposed to Monopoly the Inde-
pendent Petroleum Association OF Texas
and the Independent Petroleum Associ-
alton Of California