Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-12-07
TRANSFER Of PEEK
TO n. R. A. IS LIKELY
Prospect He Will Head A.A.A.
Codes There Grows as
ParIeys Are Held.
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as the most important item Of code
regulation.
He did not believe, however, that he
would have to take over any of the
Farm Administration code personnel
or that any new division would have to
be created within N. r. A.
As result Of visit Peek made to
the White House, and presidential tele-
phone talks with Wallace and johnson.
1t was decided that all codes under or
before the A. A. A., except those in
volving persons who actually process
farm commodities, would be trans
ferred to the N. r. A.
Biggest of these, Wallace said before
making his survey, would be that cover
ing wholesale and retail food dealers.
The wholesale and retail dry goods
dealers are already under N. r. A.,
Wallace said. so this transfer is just
other codes will be involved until
check"
Would Give Up 5 Codes.
He added. however. that although his
department would be willing to give up
the distilling, brewing. rectifying,
blending and other liquor codes. I'm
afraid they stay with U.S."
They deal with the first processing
of farm products" Wallace said.
What happens to the liquor i'm
porters' code, he continued, will be
merely q matter Of convenience"
For several months, Agricultural De-
partment officials said. Peek had hoped
for designation Of his A. A. A. as an
department. Among the reasons ad-
vanced were that he disagreed on
code procedure and activities with some
other officials, including Tugwell,
Jerome Frank, Farm Administration
counsel. and DR.. Fred C. Howe, con-
sumers' counsel.
Peek, 1t was reported. preferred to
obtain and enforce codes voluntarily
agreed to by various industries, while
the Tugwell-Frank group favored no
compromise. In some cases, Wallace
disapproved Peek's recommendations.
Recently Handled Codes.
Peek. a strong supporter of the Nc
Nary-Haugen equalization fee plan,
backed the agricultural adjustment act
when it was proposed in Congress and
soon after its enactment was named
farm administrator.
or late he has been giving most of
his attention to the formulation Of codes
and marketing agreements, with Secre-
tary Wallace handling much of the
detail in connection with the admins
tration's crop production control plans.
When time came for appointment of
counsel for the Farm Administration
Peek was understood to have favored
Frederick Lee, Washington attorney,
over Frank.
Charles j. Brand, coadministrator, re-
signed in September to resume his con-
nections with the National Fertilizer
Association.
One Of the codes on which some Diff
ferences were reported to have developed
between Tugwell and Peek was that for
packing houses.
don't rock the boat" was passed out
to American business men by one of
their own number who has been inside
the works at N. r. A.
With labor pressing hard for repre-
sentation on code authorities, and the
administration squeezed between i'm
portant contending demands, special
slgn1fcance attached to q public state
ment by Louis KRISTEN, Boston mer-
chant Just retired by rotation as chair
man OF N. r. AS Industrial Advisory
Board. In 1t KRISTEN urged business
men to dwell upon long term detectives
and view promising prospects"
"Can Prove Sincerity"
The statement, announced as having
the full support of the entire board of
industrialists, said:
by its intelligent and reasonable
conduct industry can through this
temporary experience (the N. r. AS
present two-year career) prove its
sincerity and reasonableness and can
lead the way to such permanent
basis OF improved relations as will inure
to the benefit Of all concerned"
This followed an expression Of con-
fldence that N. r. A. had so far and
would in the future recognize the
principle Of industrial self-government
since I'm every code so far made ef-
fective the code administration is def
nitely in the hands of the industry
concerned"
Kirstein's utterance came Just q
couple Of days after labor had nut its
case for code authority representation
down in black and white before Gen
johnson. After q first meeting, there
were reports, not confirmed by par
Elephants, that johnson was yielding
The next day these collapsed and par
Elephants in the conferences became
completely silent. Apparently labor
men had some hope Of compromise, and
johnson was known to desire q peace
full conclusion TO avert at least that
much Of row In Congress next month.
Principal Points.
Principal points made by KRISTEN
were:
That practically all codes in force
long enough show "the early experiences
have been accounted beneficial"
That the codihcation process involves
some overlooked permanent long-term
implications" Judged of vital influence
upon commerce, including elimination
Of child labor and the sweat shop;
prospects of crystalhzed business practice
out Of establishment Of fair practice
provisions; that the principle of self
government by industry has been fully
recognized by the Government; and,
by its intelligent and reasonable con.
duct industry can, through this tempo
rary experience, prove its sincerity AID
reasonableness and can lead the way to
such q permanent basis Of improved
relations as viii inure to the beneflt Of
all concerned.
I'VE are in the laboratory stage Of
this great experiment with promising
prospects for success"