Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-11
Pools His Force
of Aides for
Program. :
DEVOTE CABINET
SESSIONTOB BODY
Buying Power Boost
First Objective
of Project.

A huge Federal construction
program, estimated roughly at
about 100000 900, was ap-
proved today by the cabinet
board in charge of the public
works program for putting men
back to work.
by the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt decided to-
day to pool the experience OF his
many lieutenants striving for ma
tional rehabilitation, so the con-
test might be waged more strate-
gically as the weeks progress.
At a time when the industrial
recovery administration took
heart on receiving an agreement
from the lumber industry on rails
ing wages and reducing working
hours, the President summoned
to his side for counsel the cabinet
and administrators of various
phases of the huge administra-
ton program.
This group will compose a
"council for recovery" to meet at
the White House each Tuesday in
stead of the usual session of the
cabinet only. Ideas will be
threshed out, policies delineated
and progress on the many lines
reviewed.
On Recovery Council.
The recovery council includes the
following:
The President and his cabinet, the
director of the budget, Lewis w.
Douglas. the chairman of the Recon-
struction Corporation. Jesse H. Jones;
the governor of the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.;
the chairman of the Board OF the Home
Loan owners Corporation, William r.
Stevenson; the administrator OF the IN
dustrial recovery act, Hugh S. Johnson,
the administrator of agriculture ADJUST
ment, George Peek; the Federal relief
administrator. Harry L. Hopkins, the
chairman of the Board OF the tennessee
Valley Authority Arthur E. Morgan
the Federal railroad co-orolnator,
l.Joseph B. Eastman, and the olrector
'cf the Civilian Conservation Colpo'
Robert Fechner. =.
In announcing the organization OF
rthe council, Marvin H. Mcintyre,
Secretary to the President, said:
During the Summer and in order 10
ro-ordinate the organization and work
of the new governmental agencies tne
E1esday cabinet meetings Will oe re-
S1laced by council meeting.
"To provide for the orderly presen-
sation of business and to coordinate
snteragency problems between the VaIl-
pus departments and agencies, tie
President has asked Frank c. walker
to act as executive secretary OF ILLS
council"
Lumber Hearing Next.
With the textile code the only one
approved. and concern showing ltseIi
in the administration over oeiay VI
other industries in coming in unoer the
control law. there was obvious salts
faction over the lumber manufacturers
stepping forward Hearings on the pro
nosed code Of fair competition, unoer
which would be provided scales ior
higher wages and shorter working
hours to increase employment and pur-
chasing power, will start July ~; vii,
Friends and foes of the proposal VIII
be heard before any revision, aIteI
which it goes to the President 10 oe
promulgated into law.
The administrator, Hugh 5. Johnson,
rallied some of the codes terms Wholly
Unacceptable, and said they would not
would be held in the hope that more
satisfactory terms would be evolved.
There were indications from the IN
r1strv that alteration of terms at the
hearing had been anticipated.
While the hours of work ana the
minimum wages in some regions are
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