Evening star., 1933-09-01
Proposed Changes
in Personnel
Watched.
JAM WILL BENEFIT
LACCINC INDUSTRIES
Forced Pacts Likely to Be
Delayed-Cates Re-
signs Post.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Recovery Admin
istration today reached it's dead
line for submission of permanent
codes, and administrators counted
around 600 agreements in hand,
with definite expectation of sew
eral more soon.
A regulation issued month ago
provided that for all industrial
groups which had not come for
ward with codes by September l.,
the N. R. A. would set code hear
ing dates regardless. However,
with all basic industrial units
either under codes or about to
have agreements completed and
with the majority of codes await
ing hearing, the call to non-re-
spending industries was not ex-
pected to begin Immediately.
The continued hesitancy Of
Henry Ford toward aligning him.
self with the N. R. A. movement
was a predominant topic at the
Recovery Administration today, as
was the resignation of Dudley
Gates, assistant industrial admin
lstrator, and the proposed reor-
ganization of his staff by Admin
iStrator Hugh S. Johnson.
There still was no communicate
as to what Ford would do or say, if
anything, before the effective date of
the auto code next Tuesday.
johnson Prepares Speech.
johnson stayed away from his Office
until late in the day, combining rest
with preparation of the speech he is
to deliver Labor day in Chicago.
Donald RichbeTg, N R A chief
counsel, who, with johnson. had been
working ceaseiessly in rounding up the
soft coal agreement and completing
the automobile code, also remained at
home, apparently tired and in need If
rest.
The National Labor Board, with q
number Of labor disturbances to ad-
just, was the busiest unit. Under its
chairman, Senator Wagner of New
York. it considered policy questions and
investigated further the hosiery strike
situation at Philadelphia and else
where.
The N R. A. itself, with the big
codes virtually out of the way. def
nitely was out Of its first stage and en-
tering a period Of consolidating its
staff. johnson expects to concentrate
shortly on reorganization Of personnel
to keep the most effective men in the
top ranks and weed out those whose
services no longer will be needed
Coal Code by Tuesday.
Officials reiterated they expected the
bituminous coal code to be ready by
next Tuesday, when the President re-
turns. BY then or soon thereafter the
one ether big agreement, covering the
entire retail trade, is expected to be
ready for signature.
Of the codes submitted. adminis-
traitors believed that not more than 800
would be promulgated finally 1t is
the intention to combine dozens of in
dustrial units under one agreement.
Like the retail trade lines now be-
ing gathered under one master code, it
is intended to bring all components of
the construction industry together and
to follow this process wherever pos
sible
Meanwhile, child labor became q
thing of the past today in hundreds OF
thousands of business establishments.
Every signer of President RooSevelts
unemployment agreement - estimated
by N. r. A. officials at around 1000, 900
was pledged not to employ children
under 16 years. Other hundreds. func-
tioning under codes and modified agree
ments, similarly were pledged, though
IN some instances allowed to employ
children from IA to 16 outside school
hours.
Effect Not Determined.
Just how many children were af-
fected by the Blue Eagle today was
not estimated, but 1880 census figures
showed 197,621 persons between 10
and is years gainfully employed out-
side Of agriculture.
With volunteer workers winding up
the weeks intensive campaign, John.
son reported that certain towns have
gone clear over the top,>lot only with
OF employers who have Slaed the
Presidents agreement, but also by con-
sumers." In his telephoned address
to Detroit's N r. A. celebration last
night, he added:
1t makes me personally feel that
N. R. A. is approaching a high pro-
duction point The plan right
now is something more than a theory.
1t is actually working in most of our
largest cities and in thousands OF
smaller communities"
Emergency Rush Ended.
As Johnson turned toward tasks Of
reorganization, the first emerRency
rush period of the N. r. A. neared q
close Since mid-June It had secured
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