Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-14
ROOSEVELT TAKES
HAND IN Job DRIVE
Speeds Up Credit Expansion
and Gives Attention to
Low Farm Prices.
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statement during New York's N. r. A.
rally that the Government would use
its full powers, under the Federal Re-
serve and emergency banking acts, to
force credit into rehabilitated indus
tries. The imitation powers were con-
tanned in the recovery law.
Though he demanded more speed.
Mr. Roosevelt also was happy over
progress Of his Federal campaign. john
son has reported IS per cent recruit
ing Of unemployed into the ranks of
workers and has set for his October
goal another million jobs.
Announcement Due Soon.
The accord reached between indus
trial and labor leaders on interpreted
ton Of the N r. A. labor provisions was
considered another mile stone in new
deal progress.
Announcement Of the agreement was
expected today. 1t represents conces-
sions by both organized labor and nom
union industrial magnateS on the QueS-
ton Of unioniZation and provides for a
court Of appeals within industries which
will determine whether employees who
are dismissed are dismissed for actual
inefhciency or because they Joined or
helped to organize unions.
There was apparent a determination
of the administration to employ price
fixing If necessary to stabilize the oil
industry President Roosevelt approved
a revision OF the oil code authorizing
this step after conference with Secre-
tary Ickes yesterday in which the oil
administrator told of reports of price
war in California.
Il am not prepared to express any
opinion except to say that / hope that
If any oil interests are involved in price
wars. they are not violating the petro-
leum code that only few days ago
they all subscribed to-" Ickes said later
Texas Company Defiant.
The Oil Planning and Co-ordinating
Committee meanwhile had before it q
notice from W. S. s. Rogers. president
Of the Texas Co. that his organization
would not furnish the data requested
by the committee.
This was a direct challenge of tht
authority given the committee in the
oil charter. For violations Of the code
penalties of $500 day are fixed.
Meanwhile Henry Ford never has
affiliated himself with the automobile
industry's charter, and officials are
awaiting his next move, but he ha:
not directly questioned the power Of
the recovery act.
Recovery officials. confronted by 6
number of troublesome issues left I'm.
settled at public hearings on a code
of competition for the boot and shoe
industry, quickly disposed of one con-
troversy in private conference ano
pressed forward toward Cancellation Of
other disagreements.
Deputy Recovery Administrator c
C.. Williams and DR.. Stanley King
president of Amherst College and ar
industrial adviser. effected an agree
ment among manufacturers as to rep.
resentation on the central planning
board to be created for the industry.
Labor Questions Discussed.
The final decision, providing for cleo
ton of representatives by districts, wa.
viewed as triumph for the Amer
lean Shoe Manufacturers Association
which had demanded a "fairer" plar
than that proposed by the Nationa
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers ASsocia-
ton, prepayment of the code The ma
tional association sought election of the
representatives by its own board of di.
rectorS.
Another conference on labor ques.
tions was held today by recovery off.
Gals, members of the Code Commit
tee of the National Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers Association and Rev
Francis ]. Haas of the Labor Advisory
Board.
The controversial merit clause" re.
tention of which was demanded by
manufacturers and opposed by labor
fore administrators handling the shot
code.
Protective Clause Included.
In the revisions of the oil code, signed
yesterday by President Roosevelt-al
of them embodying recommendation:
of the Planning Committee-provisiol
was made for protecting all consumers
competitors and employees in broadly
worded section which read as follows
"The President may impose such con-
ditions Gncluding requirements for tnt
making of reports and the keeping O.
accounts) for the protection OF con.
sumers, competitors, employees ane
others and in furtherance of the public
interest, and may provide such excer
lions from the provisions OF this cod'
as the President in his discretion deem
necessary to effectuate the policy o
the national industrial recovery act
provided that al such matters shall
| first be considered and recommends
lions made in regard thereto by the
Planning and Coordination Commit
tee"
A number of other changes, mostl!
minor, were made in the code. One
however, inserted new section cover
ing price regulation, to give the Presi
dent full power for q test period O
not more than 30 days to fix prices fol
oil and all its products at set levels
while the cost is being determined.
At the end of the test period 1
would be unlawful to sell any petroleum
products at less than the costs Of re
covery, as determined by the OH AID
ministration, subject to presidential