The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-13
City May Hold
Big NRA Parade
At Future Date
Reaction to Demonstrations in New York and Hartford
May Guide This City's Response

waterbury's reaction to New
York's great demonstration this
afternoon and to Hartford's con-
templated civic parade In the In
terest of the success OF the Ma
tional Recovery Act will determine
whether or not q parade VIII be
held here.
Responding to President Roose-
velt's appeal for cooperation al
New York Is turning out this aft.
ernoon. A general suspension OF
business will permit nearly q quar-
ter Of O million men and women TO
parade down historic Fifth avenue.
On September 10th Hartford will
turn out to give public manifeeta-
ton OF It's interest and Its loyalty.
Several local organizations have
expressed their Willingness to par
nde, II the local committee sane
tons the idea. Inquiry ct the of-
fee of the NRA committee today
resulted In O statement that until
more public interest 10 shown no
attempts will be made4to hold O
denomination here. WA
K. An important announcement on
labor difficulties was made today
through the local NRA headquar-
ters, The official notice transmitted
from washington 10 as follows:
The national labor board has
been created by the president as
IN agency for the arbitration ana
cancellation OF industrial disputes.
During the present critical period.
the government and employers ana
workers are making gigantic ef-
forts to restore prosperity. Tho
keystone, Of their program - good
will and united effort and the de-
sire to open and keep. open as
many factories as possible. Nothing
could BIO more antagonistic to this
program than to resort to conflicts
which breed hatreds and keep rae
tories closed either by precipitatins
strikes and lockouts or by delaying
In some other way the completion
of the presidents codes for re-
building industry.
Therefore I want to mako o spe'
cial appeal ut this time to employ
ers and employees. ! ask them 20
forget all feuds, to discard the out
worn notion that gains result from
narrowing conflicts, to put aside
tho idea that the success OF one
group depends upon defeating the
other, and to back the prosidentf
program by submitting their dis.
putes to the national labor board
Employers and employees are equal
~ represented on the board, whlcn
has the keenest desire ana every
facility for promoting q new re-
Cline Of harmony and general well
fare.
AZ the same time, I want to ap.
peal to employers and employees TO
take the proper preliminary. action
before coming to the board. EN-.
ployers must not take unfair al
vantage OF the governments mo
strike policy" by refusing the just
demands OF workers or by non,,re.
cognition Of the right to organize,
O right uneqpivocably granted py
the Recovery Act. Workers are
free to choose anyone. they desire
70 represent them. Both sides must
mako every effort to present their
grievances to each other, 70 listen
patiently and to proceed IN the
shirt OF mutual accommodation. II
agreement is,impossible, tho proper
local agencies for conciliation
should BIO invoked. Should these
fail. resort should BIO had to the ma.
tionai labor board. Strikes ana
discharge should DO the last resort
not the first. a..
When the emergency 10 over, the
national labor board will still be Or