Evening star., 1933-08-08
Mr.. A. TO SEEK AID
0F ALL LLEMPL0yERS
AND BUYERS HERE
CHy-Wide Campaign to Carry
Out Plans for Industrial
Recovery.
BOARD TO BE NAMED
BY SECRETARY ROPER
Woman to Be "Lieutenant Gen
eral," Assisting Thomas
P. Littlepage.

N R. A. will be brought home to every
employer and consumer in the Capital
as the newly organized army OF rehabll-
tation, modified from the ranks OF the
citv's trade and civic groups, swings into
action.
The city-wide campaign to carry the
story of President Roosevelt S re-employ-
ment and recovery plan to every Wash
ingtonian will get under way tomorrow
at a meeting of the Advisory Committee
of the District Emergency Re-employ-
ment Campaign. scheduled for 10 am.
in the Board of Trade offices
Added impetus vii be given the drive
with the naming of Recovery Board
for the District, not included when
these boards were named for all the
States a week ago. This board Will
be appointed late today or tomorrow
by Secretary of Commerce Roper,
chairman of the Special Industrial Re
covery Board.
Will Seek Aid of All.
It will consist of seven or nine
members-depending on whether
State board or a geographical dis
trict board is selected-to be drawn
from the ranks of Washington's indus
trial. commercial, labor and civic
leaders.
The duties of the board will be to
"get every patriotic American citizen
employer and consumer to cooperate
in the program
Thomas P. Iittlepage. general in
command of the national recovery army
here. explained that no definite date
for the closing of the campaign has
been set, but in all probabil the work
will occupy about five or six weeks.
While many cities of the country are
I, Na%; A
ministration that they have enrolled
100 per cent in the Presidents pro-
gram, Washington today had signed up
only 4.O55 of its 5000 to 10000 en-
ployers.
Organized along military lines to war
on depression and unemployment. the
campaign army will ferret out laggard
employers and attempt to line them up
tn support of the President, at the same
time enlistng support from buyers for
those business concerns which are CO.
operating with the President.
Woman 10 Be Aide.
A woman will be second in command
of the volunteer workers, having the
designation of lieutenant general" She
will be chosen at the meeting tomorrow.
The three departments OF the drive
are headed by Claude w. Owen, presi-
dent OF the Board of Trade, colonel"
of the Publicity Committee; James G.
Yaden, president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, colonel OF the
Volunteer National Recovery Sales
Army. and James E. Collif1ower. presi-
dent of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, colonel of the Ed
ucational Committee.
The "man-poWer" department will be
under Col. Yaden. charged With the re-
sponsibility of block-to-block canvass
ing to check up on compliance with the
Presidents emergency Unemployment
agreement, making survey OF the un-
employed. codifying them as to the
adaptability by experience to trades and
industries and acting as liaison oflcer
in the assimilation of the unemployed
in expanding industry. This group also
will check up on the proper use OF in
sigma by dealers and consumers.
Broadcasting Planned.
The cooperation of radio stations.
newspapers, advertising concerns and
theaters will be sought by the Publicity
Committee Spot announcements are
expected TO be made over the radio
stations, advertisements inserted in
newspapers, posters placed on billboards
and publicity placed on screens in
theaters.
Speakers will be delegated to appear
before service clubs, citizens asSocia-
tions, trade and other groups, to ex-
plain the meaning and purpose OF the
drive An information bureau to which
all queries may be referred also Is
planned.
I'VE must get our people back to
work" said Mr. Littlepage. land the
present drive can do it. We hear words
of nraiSe and announcement on every
hand from those who have studied the
plans and realize that they are prac-
ticable and economically sound.
Urges Early Action.
'"This is the situation: In order to
build up the Nations buying power 70
keep pace with the increasing cOmmod-
ity prices. there must be wholesale re-
employment-no sometime in the fu-
lure, but right now.
"President Roosevelt, acting under the
industrial recovery act has lntruSted 10
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson the task OF WORK
ing out acceptable industrial codeS,
which work has been progressing salts
factorily. In order to speed up and get
men back to work. thus raising the mass
buying power to keep pace with lncreas-
ing commodity prices, the President mas
inaugurated the blanket code. which
substantially asks all concerns employ
ing two or more parsons to join IN
covenant to maintain wages at least at
a certain minimum level and restrict
working hours.
Every employer who signs this SOL
emn agreement with the President Will
Immediately have the right to display
the N. R A. Blue Eagle. This Will notify
the public just what places Of business
are cooperating, and 1t should support