The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-29
NRA BOARD TO
OPEN INQUIRY
ON VIOLATIONS
Bureau of Complaints Will
Be Ready Friday to
Start Probe.
WHISPERING is BARRED
Anonymous Reports Will Be
Ignored, Declares
0verIeY.

Indianapolis MIRA bureau of COM
pliance and complaints will begin
operation Friday in offices in the
Chamber of Commerce building.
The set-up for consideration of
complaints of alleged violation OF
the NRA employers agreement is
complete, according to T. M. Over
ley, colonel" in charge of the bu-
reau, and awaits only official sane
ton from Washington to begin
operation.
Overley said that he expected to
hear today from Charles w. Chase,
general" of the local NRA, who is
in Washington to seek conference
with General Hugh S. Johnson, ma
tional recovery administrator, on
the plan of the indianapolis COM
mittee to move against violators.
Board Lineup Arranged
In announcing the plan under
which the indianapolis complaint
bureau seeks to operate, Overley
said that a committee composed OF
a retailer, a wholesaler, a lawyer
a labor representative, representa-
tive of the public-probably a civic
club head - a government official
and himself probably would form
the proposed board.
Concerning the method of han
ding investigation of complaints OF
violations, Overley said:
"We don't want any volunteer in
vestigators or self-appointed snoop-
ers. Instead, we will invite COM
plants in writing. Hereafter. the
indianapolis NRA will receive nc
anonymous complaints. If an en-
ploye has complaint to make, ii
must be written, giving the name OF
the violator, the business, and the
address. The complaint must be
signed by the writer with his or hel
address.
I'm no case will the name of the
complainant be divulged. We pledge
strict confidence for every person
who writes in regarding complaints.
Private Hearing First
The plan proposed for hearing
complaints, according to Overley
contemplates a private hearing first
by the complaint committee OF The
offending violator. Persuasion vii
be the first step to make the en-
ployer see the necessity of support.
ing the Presidents plan.
If that fails, the name OF the vlo'
lator and the circumstances of thu
case will be made public, accord
ing to Overley.
In fragrant cases, where the VIC
lator becomes defiant, the case ma!
be referred to the federal distric
attorney.
Overley said display Of the Blue
Eagle by employers who fail to live
up to their agreements might bt
prosecuted under the false adver'
Using law.
Prevalence of petty racketeer'
who have taken advantage of the
NRA, to further labor and employt
organizations for the purpose of col
lecting "fees" from gullible workers
was deplored today by Overley.
Labor Rackets Started
"Any employe has right under
the MIRA to join any established
union or organization" said Over
ley. "but the local NRA warns
workers against joining any except
established organizations. At leas!
fifteen phony labor rackets have
sprung up in Indianapolis since
start of the NRA program"
With fewer than l per cent OF the
$4,000 Indiana firms signing the
Presidents agreement as targets Of
complaints, MIRA officials were con-
fident Indiana soon would adjust
violation complaints.
Many of the 600 complaints re-
ceived are from disgruntled en-
ployes who have been discharged, OF
due to firms which lack knowledge
of provisions of the NRA program
it was said.
Union Idea Made Clear
The Indiana district recovery
board announced, through Fran
els Wells, United States depart
ment of commerce representative il
Indiana, that the NRA program
neither encourages nor Discourage
unionization of labor.
The purpose of NRA in labor mat
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