Evening star., 1934-09-28
N. R. AS New Deal.

President Roosevelt provided the
N. R. A. late yesterday with new
deal. He announced the appointment
of National Industrial Recovery
Board" to supplant the national ad-
ministrator, Gen Hugh S. johnson,
and at the same time constituted an
Industrial Emergency Committee" j."
headed by Donald r. Richberg, to
direct the policies of the N r. A. His
next move, it is reported, will be to
create the judicial" agency Of the
N. r. A., which is to tie in closely
with the Department of Justice and
the Federal Trade Commission.
Here, apparently, is the set-up in
which Gen. johnson saw no place for
himself. He said as much in his letter
Of resignation to the President. Nor
need there be any particular surprise
over the decision Of Gen. johnson.
For Mr.. Richberg, general counsel of
the N. r. A. on leave of absence, under
the executive order issued by the
President becomes the director of the
policy committee. It is no secret that
Mr.. Richberg and Gen. johnson did
not see eye to eye. Mr.. Richberg now
becomes the dominant figure in the
N. r. A. Set-up, with, of course, the
final decision of all matters still left
In the hands of the President. But
since Mr.. Richberg's advice has been
followed in the reorganization of the
N. R. A., it would be natural to sup
pose that his advice will be followed in
regard to policies to be pursued and
that he will, in effect, be largely In
command of the situation.
This Policy Committee has as its
members, in addition to Director
Richberg, Secretary Of the Interior
Ickes, P. w. A. administrator; Miss
Perkins, Secretary of Labor; Chester
G. Davis, A. A. A. administrator, and
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Emergency
Relief administrator. The member
ship of this committee is conspicuous
for lack Of conservative New Dealers.
Another member is to be named, the
chairman of the new National Indus
trial Recovery Board, who is to be
elected by the board. The Industrial
Emergency Committee is not an en-
tirely new creation, although as now
constituted it is given greatly in
creased powers. Formerly it had
as one of its members Louis w. Doug
las, who recently quit as director Of
the budget, and Secretary Roper of
the Department Of Commerce was
chairman. Certainly from the new
set-up 1t does not appear that the
administration is swinging any more
to the right.
The makeup of the new National
Industrial Recovery Board the ad-
miniStrative board Of the N. r. A.,
brings into prominence in the N r. A.
only men who have already been more
or less identified with that organiza-
tion. 1t is made up of two college
professors, a labor leader, a former
president of tobacco company and
the president Of Dun q Bradstreet.
The announcement of the new
set-up and the directing officials is
Of great interest. Of still greater in
terest, however, will be the policies
which they determine and carry out,
the legislation which they and the
President propose to Congress for
continuation of the N. R. A. There
Is no indication In the appointments
made by the President that there is
any intention of lessening or elimi-
mating any degree Of control of Gov
ernment over business. In fact, these
appointments seem to point in the
other direction.