The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-06
NRA Administration
 To Be Undertaken
Is Second Phase in Business Recovery-Must Hold
 Ground Already Gained

I7ss persons, whose hours were shortened and minimum wages at least wcrc Increased whom tho employers put tho agreement into effect. If ono additional employc was hired for every ton on the payrolls of the employers signing tho agreement in New England, nearly 100000 additional jobs have been created in New England by tho Biuo Eagle campaign dur. Ing the last month, 1t was pointed out.
 Tho opening phase of the cam. palgn was climaxed in New Eng. land by the whirlwlnd visit Of
 General Hugh s. Johnson, who visited Boston last week. By means of radio, General Johnson told tho philosophy. purposes, and methods of the national recovery adminis- tration to NItA workers In 100 communities throughout New England which hold meetings si- simultaneously with the great gath. cring in Boston at which i,400 business men and MIRA workers attended.
 Beginning tho second phase of tho NRA campaign yesterday; ofh. eials Of tho six state recovery boards in New England will set in motion efforts to improve the or. derly administration of the NRA state. To lay out policy and pro. tho New England district recovery board will meet In Boston on Thursday of this week, Chairman Robert r. Shepard of Providence announced Monday night. For pre-. liminary dlscussion, the field work. CTS of the six state recovery boards conferred in Boston Tuesday. From now on, the district recov. cry board and the state boards will concentrate on problems of education. Interpretation, adher. | cnce, and c0nciliation, Secretary Hugh Butler said Monday night. Tho effort will Do to consoiidato the position already won, and to work out measures for maintain. ing and improving tho business gains already recorded.
 In this connection, Secretary Butler Monday night laid the greatest stress on tho importance Of retail sales figures released by tho Boston federal reserve bank, showing that from point some 90 per cent below figures for tho same period of 1892, retail sales in Boston stores had risen to 20 per cont above tho same period in 1892. during the time the Blue Eagle campaign has been under way. Tho object Of the campaign Unemployment and increased purchasing power would seem to be reflected in theso retail store figures, as well as increased public | confidence duo to faith in tho suc- cess of the NRA campaign. Another subject to which tho state boards and tho New England district board will turn attention now that the first phase of the 1 program Is drawing to q close Is that of integrating the policies and efforts of the NRA in New Eng. land with the activities of other governmental departments.
 The district recovery board will begin the study of price rela- | tionships and other economic factors which affect the success of tho MIRA movement. 1t was ex- plained at district headquarters. In the meantime, Secretary But Ter said. the steady pressure to get every possible employer signature to the presidents unemployment agreement would go on. "The ob- ject of the campaign Is rc-employ- ment." Secretary Butler declared. "Eew England seems to have ac. cepted tho plan ns the common sense way to get people back to work"