Evening star., 1933-06-17
Aims at Living Wage" in
Applying Industrial Con-
troll Program.
AGAINST QUICK PROFITS
IN EXPLAINING COURSE
Asks Halt in Rising Prices as Re.
covery Program Is Imme-
diately Launched.

President Roosevelt intends to put all
Che immediate emphasis of the indus
trial control program on reduction of
working hours with payment of ''liv-
ing wage" for the shortened labor week
This purpose was indicated clearly
jn a public statement, issued just be-
fore starting on his New England va
cation, in which he coupled the declar-
fation that the bills purpose was ito put
people back to work." with an urgent
request that industry forego quick
profits and devote itself to increasing
Ahe country's purchasing power before
raising prices.
Plans for Better Future"
Limitation of working hours and
Job spreading is to be an integral part
of the industrial codes under which the
Government will let related business
cooperate without interference from
the antitrust laws, the President said.
Eventually he wants to use the law
ito plan for better future" but the first,
emergency job is going to be ito get
many hundreds of thousands OF the
unemployed back on the pay roll by
snowfall"
"The idea is simply" he continued,
''for employers to hire more men TO
do the existing work by reducing the
work hour of each mans week and at
the same time paying living wage 1or
the shorter week"
whether a basic 3o-hour week, as
proposed by an earlier bill considered
by Congress, will be used as yardstlck
by the Government in passing upon the
codes submitted for its approval. he did
not indicate, leaving this to be unfolded
in the practical application OF the law.
Ready for Action.
The campaign for economic recovery
was launched here today.
Brig. Gen. Hugh s. johnson took Of
tional recovery.
Immediately after President Roosevelt
cleared the decks for action yesterday by
appointing johnson and cabinet COM
nnittees to aid him, the administrator
asserted he was ready to go forward
quickly in the Presidents reconstruc-
tion program.
First Of the administrative plans was
TO bring order out Of chaos that mas
been prevailing at his headquarters In
the Commerce Department Building,
due largely to thousands OF job seekers
attempting to get on the Government
nav rolls through appointments to the
Industrial Control and Public WORKS
Board.
The vast office space allotted to the
board was cleared of all outsiders TO-
day to permit officials to get down 10
work. In the industrial control Sectlon,
representatives of trade associations
who have been here for at least 10
DAYS will file their trade codes Tor
study.
Applications will Be Filed.
In the public works sections, each OF
the steady multiplying civic delegations
from various sections of the country
will file applications for financial aid
to carry out their public WORKS pro-
grams. It is known that the board
will favor road building program first
and an announcement is expected
shortly as to the locations OF the varl-
Gus projects. A total Of S400 900, 900
of the SO 300, 900 900 appropriation has
been allotted to road building. Approx
mately $4,000 600 of this will be spent
in the District of Columbia.
It is the administrators goal to have
4.UU
projects and 100000 more workers
back at their Jobs by Fall under pro-
visions of the industrial control powers
granted him.
President Roosevelt yesterday named
Col. Donald H. Sawyer, chairman OF
the Federal Employment Sterilization
Board, as director Of the public works
program. The Chief Executive instruct
ed Sawyer to start Immediately on get
ting S10O, 100000 worth Of new public
buildings started by October, besides
the first Of the grants for State highway
aid.
Aid for States.
In addition to these sums. millions
are to be set aside for aiding States,
counties and municipalities in construc-
ton projects and President Roosevelt
has directed that list OF these be ready
for submission to him upon his return
from his New England vacation.
A dozen or more industries are known
70 be ready to present trade agreements
outside of the Sherman antitrust law
intended to bring higher wages to most
manufacturing workers and spread the
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