The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-05
PROGRAM FOR
NRA 'CHISELERS'
is SENT HERE
1000 Cases of Blue Eagle
Complaints Will Be
Probed Carefully.


with violators of the NRA was re-
ceived today from Washington by
Francis Wells, Indiana representa-
tive of the United States depart
ment of commerce, as he announced
total of approximately 1000 COM
plants of alleged violation OF NRA
for this district.
Declaring that deliberate, willful
"chiseling" will not be tolerated"
Thomas S. Hammond, executive di-
rector of the bue eagle division of
the national NRA. said in his dis
patch to Wells, that the country now
is entering the second phase of the
Presidents Unemployment cam
paign with between 80 and go per
cent of all employers in the country
under the eagle"
Few Are Delibate
There are few delibate 'chisel-
erS,'" said Hammond in his dis
patch. I'VE are sure that most of
the complaints which have come to
us will be ironed out if the en-
ployer is talked to and shown how
he can comply, without running him
self
1T is not the plan of the Presi-
dent to put anybody out of bust
ness, if complying with the agree
ment will have that result. Theer
will be adequate relief for every one.
1--WE must proceed carefully and
slowly and give the employer, the
employe and the consumer every
chance to comply with the Presi-
dents unemployment agreement. We
have held up action for petitions for
exceptions and complaints of non
compliance until such time as a
more definite picture of understand
ing has been developed in the field.
Wants Mediation Board
1.-THE government feels that this
time has come and it now is
planned that local mediation boards
be set up in each community in
which there is a local committee, if
such a local mediation board has
not already been set up.
IF, after a thorough investigation
of the facts by local authorities, a.
clear cut case of wilful violation of
the Presidents agreement is re-
ported to Washington and no salts
factory settlement may be obtained
by further mediation-the federal
government will act"
Wells declared that he will adopt
the violation" program as set forth
in the dispatch from Hammond as
the future policy to be followed in
the NRA program for Indianapolis
and the state.
Set for Wednesday
Returning from Washington to-
day Charles w. Chase, general of
the local recovery army, postponed
the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the local recovery board
until Wednesday morning at which
time, Chase said, the matter of
naming a committee to hear VIOLA
tons will be taken up.
Wells declared that Indianapolis
appeared to be leading the nation
in signed employer agreements with
a total of $1,000 to date, based on
percentage of potential signers.
Wells also received word from
Washington that national NRA
officers were considering the plan
of the indianapolis joint recovery
board to put inside salespeople on a
commission basis under the provi-
sion of the blanket code to receive
minimum wages of $1450 week.
The message said that "the retail
code when adopted probably will
contain a provision for inside sales
people along the suggested lines"
Thursday Is Deadline
Thursday has been set tentatively
as the deadline for the drive to
enlist business firms and consumers
in the NRA program. More than
10 600 housewives and other con-
sumers have signed cards pledging
themselves not to deal with any
business firms which have not
enlisted under the blue eagle, &C
cording to j. E. Fischer, colonel
in charge of mobilization.
Lack of printed cards and other
necessary materials have handi-
capped the workers in many in
stances, Fischer revealed, while
others, out of work themselves, have
not even had car fare to bring their
returns downtown to local recovery
headquarters.
May Sign Cards
Stores in certain localities where
consumers, who have been missed
in the drive due to vacations and
other reasons when the MIRA work.
ers called, will be designated today
as places where consumers may sign
cards.
At a joint meeting of the Indian
apolis Restaurant Association and
the Indiana State Restaurant Asso-
citation in Rottlers Cafeteria, n02
Prospect street, at $50 tonight, the
fair practice code and other prob
lens of the restaurateurS will be
discussed.