Evening star., 1933-06-26
Aides Are Declared at Odds
Over Authority to Put
Act in Effect.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TAKES UP CONTROVERSIES
Industrial Leaders in Farley Asked
to Map Out Better Distribu-
ton Methods.

While President RooseveIt's Cabinet
Advisory Committee for Industrial Con-
troll was In session today to iron out
controversies ranging within industrial
and labor circles over price fixing and
collective bargaining. reports were per-
sistent at the Commerce Department
Building that friction had developed
among administration aides over au-
thority to administer the national re-
coyery act.
While no official denial was forth
coming on these reports, As business
leaders were in session with Secretary
OF Commerce Roper to aid the Com
merce Department to effect a long-range
industrial planning system to block
future national Embellishments.
In the meantime, the industrial con-
troll section of the recovery administra-
tion went ahead with plans to hold it's
first public hearing on the trade cove
nant of fair competition submitted by
the cotton textile industry tomorrow at
10 am.
Plan Asked of Leaders.
Industrial leaders were told at the
long-range planning conference the
Commerce Department contends one of
the underlying causes of the present
economic depression was the practice
by industry of concentrating on pro-
duction problems, while ignoring the
equally important phases of distribu-
tion and consumption.
The leaders were asked to map out
some plan for improving distribution
methods to correct this lack of balance.
The department further contends that
reduction of distribution waste would
contribute largely to increased consump-
tion of industrial and agricultural en-
terprises.
In reliable quarters 1t was reported
friction had developed after President
Roosevelt named the Cabinet Advisory
Committee to supervise and approve all
recommendations and plans of Brig.
Gen. Hugh 8. johnson, administrator
of the industrial control section, and
Col. Donald H. Sawyer, administrator
for the public works section.
The Cabinet Committee has been di-
vided into two sections, with Secretary
Roper chairman of the industrial con-
troll group and Secretary Ickes chair
man of the Public Works Board. As
Cudiruldu Oh tlleSe Two DOaIQS, ROPER
and Ickes have stated publicly that
they are responsible for the admins
tration of the recovery act.
johnson Reported Displeased.
Inasmuch as he had stated publicly
prior to the launching of the recovery
organization that he expected to be ad-
miniStrator of both sections of the act,
johnson Is reported to be displeased
with the cabinet supervision.
Under the contemplated organization
of the administration, Johnson's posi-
tion would have made him virtually
"czar" over industry and public works.
He went ahead, according to reliable
reports, and selected Col. George r.
Spalding, Army engineer, to be his
administrator for public works. Spald-
ing came to washington from his head
quarters at ST. Louis and took up Offices
in the Commerce Building alongside
those assigned to Johnson.
However, at the last minute, Presi-
dent Roosevelt named Sawyer, chair
man Of the Federal Employment Stabili-
zation Board, to take charge of the
public works section, and placed the
responsibility of administering this
organization in the hands of Secretary
Ickes and his committee.
Johnson, of course, was named ad-
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