The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-12

1t was explained that control of
industrial production would bring
about a spread of employment, and
prevent various factories from
working twenty -four-hour day
shifts to fill contract requirements
while others remained idle
At the same time is was made
clear that President Roosevelt does
not favor the Black thirty-hour
work week bill in its present form,
believing some integral changes
should be made. Secretary Perkins
appeared before a house labor COM
mittee later to state that she hopes
the Black bill, with notifications,
would be passed at this session of
congress.
Studies Three Plans
Roughly it was said that the adj
ministration favored the following
three proposals in regard to employ
ment regulation:
/. Spreading employment among
a larger number of people.
2. Preventing any one individual
from working too many hours.
3. Determination as to whether
the government should try to
spread work and prevent concentra-
ton in one or two units of a given
industry.
Mr.. Roosevelt, it was learned to-
day, will be ready in plenty of time
to deal with those persons who do
not heed his executive order to re-
turn their boarded gold to the
treasury in exchange for currency.
With May l as the deadline, it
was said that his plans for coping
with the situation in detail would
be ready long before that time.
Prepares for Economic Farley
Mr.. Roosevelt is prepared to sit
around the fireplace with both
Prime Minister Macdonald and
Former Premier Herriot of France,
discussing world problems, if they
are here at the same time, the
White House said.
The state department has invited
every country having diplomatic
mission in Washington to exchange
views with the United States on
problems to arise at the world
economic conference.
The invitation was through a
third person note" as the state de-
partment called it.
Accompanying this note was a
personal note from Secretary Hull.
explaining that because of lack of
time it was impossible to invite
more than eleven countries, to whom
invitations already have been issued,
to send personal representatives. to
talk with President Roosevelt.
Raps at Tariff Barriers
The other countries will be ex-
pected to converse with the state
department through their regular
ENJOYS here.
Mr.. Roosevelt in an address at the
Pan-American Union today called
for the immediate breaking down of
unnecessary and artificial barriers
and restrictions, which now hamper
the healthy flow of trade between
the peoples of the American repub-
lies"
He explained that it was f1tally
important that every nation Of the
western hemisphere, individually,
take such action without further
delay.
The Presidents address was made
before the special session Of the gov
erning board of the union on the oc-
casion of the celebration of Pan
American day.
Major General Johnson Hagood,
who recently startled his military
colleagues by advocating drastic
economies in the army, today pre-
sented $4,000 900 plan Of savings
to the house military affairs COM
mittee.
Wants War Reorganization
He freely predicted the collapse
Of the war department at the out
break of the next hostilities.
NOI even an arcnangeI, HagOO0
said, could run the present COM
plicated system of United States
land defense"
His plan contemplates construc-
ton of navy equal at least to
the best navy in the world
In addition, he said, harbor de-
Tense should be restored to pre-war
standards; the national guard ad-
vanced to the first line of defense;
the regular army used to instruct
the civilian companies. The key to
national defense, he added, was the
r. 0. T. G.
Reorganization plans for the de-
partment of commerce, designed to
cut the departments yearly expendi-
lures from $4,000, 900 to $4,000. 900,