Evening star., 1933-06-19
Governments "PartnerShlp"
With Business Gets Under
way Quickly Today.
TRADE AGREEMENT RULES
ARE BEING FORMULATED
Second Step Is to Arrange for
Hearings on Codes for Major
Lines of Industry.

The Governments partnership" in
business was in full swing today as
Gen Hugh S. Johnson, administrator
of the Federal Industrial Control Board,
placed his powerful organization into
operation at the Commerce Department
Building.
First Of the expected orders Of the
day was the rules to be laid down by
the administration for industry to draw
up trade agreements. johnson was re-
ported as putting the finishing touches
to these rules this morning. and his
subordinates said they expected them to
be made public some time during the
day.
Second on the program was arrange
ments for hearings on trade agreements
Major industries are understood to have
practically completed their codes. When
they are submitted to the board some
time during this week, Johnson has IN
dicated they will be carefully scruu-
nized before approval.
At Headquarters Yesterday.
To prepare for the Transforming OF
his organization personnel from vol
unteer to an official status, johnson was
at his headquarters throughout yester-
dav When the offices of Johnson ana
Donald H. Sawyer, administrator o! tne
nublic works section of the national re-
covery act, opened today all indications
were that they would be the busiest
nlaces in the Capital for some time 10
come. - tho
executive staffs of johnson ana saw,
yer are in the city, and are prepdLeo
to buckle down to work. After tney
are sworn in the administrators saio
they would make their names pubic.
This vas expected some time during the
day. os,a.+;vs
1t is Johnson's immediate oplectlve
to check the downward spiral OF puI-
chasing power, while SaWyers TASK -
to get under way as early alter July
as possible, hundreds of public worKs
nroqrann throughout the country, which
will it is estimated in official quar-
ters' give work to 100000 men during
the Summer.
Will Start Study.
While the personnel of both organiza-
tions was preparing to be swoEn IN,
announcement vas made in the pubic
works section that Secretary OF the
Interior Ickes would start Immediately
studying the list Of applications for
field work. All applications, 1t was
said. must pass through 1ckes hanos
for approval.
It was indicated that hundreds OF
field representatives would be required
to supervise the gigantic pubic WORKS
projects planned. Ickes was designated
bv President Roosevelt to take charge
of the field work personnel, In nam
ing him as member OF the caolnet
committee to advise with johnson and
Sawyer.
johnson, at his desk early today, in
formed newspaper men that ne would
hold his first official press conference
tomorrow afternoon. Another confer
ence with correspondents was planned
for Friday morning.
Hundreds of job seekers were on hand
at the headquarters today. They filled
the corridors on the third floor OF the
building and were crowded into offices
to fill out and file their applications.
Three hours after the offices opened
the personnel officer sent out word to
his battery of assistants to quit recelV-
ing applications because, he said, they
had been literally ''swamped." The
lob seekers were given no assurance
that their applications would be ia
vorably acted upon.
However, hardly had the corridors
been cleared of job seekers before two
large delegations. headed by Senator
Thomas of Oklahoma and Senators
Carey and Kendrick of wyoming
crowded into the Office Of Administrator
Sawyer, joining others who had been
waiting there for hours.
Senators Carey and Kendrick said
they were calling to seek approval of
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