Evening star., 1934-05-21
Board Pledges
More Data on
Oppression.
HOLDS REPLIES
DODGE ISSUES
White House Hints
Body Will End
in Few Days.
BY the Associated Press.


The National Recovery Re-
view Board, in a three page
statement today, aSSailed the
criticism on its report made by
N. R. A. officials, promised a
second report before the end of
the week and challenged N. R.
A. to answer that one.
The second report, the board
headed by Clarence Darrow
said, covered industries "in
which conditions are even worse
than in those that have severed
Mr. Richberg's vision"
The reference was to Donald
R. Richberg, general N. R. A.
counsel, who charged Darrow's
unit with abuse of public con-
fidence in having so conducted
itself as to develop only evil
dence in support of already
fixed views.
Meanwhile, it was indicated at the
White House that President Roosevelt
expected the Darrow Board to wind
up its work soon. Nothing was said
as to how the President looked upon
Hugh S. JohnsonS recommendation
that the board be abolished at once
There had been no hint of a sup
Elemental statement such as given
out by the Darrow Board today.
Fact Disregarded."
1t read in part:
The monopolists and profteers
that were uncovered by the review
boards report had their innings today
and with their attorneys. paid and
unpaid, filled the air with their
clamorS.
When they pause to take breath
; and reason has a chance to be heard,
it may be well to remind the public
of certain basic facts totally, and no
doubt Intentionally disregarded in
these infuriated clamors."
The board said that by investiga-
ton it had concluded that metropolis
tic practices existed in certain indus
tries and that small enterprises we're
oppressed
These findings. said the statement,
were not answered by johnson and
his officials.
"Resentments UnimpOrtant"
so far as these replies that reply
to nothing are concerned, the world
IS still unenlightened. and until some
competent authority is willing to
question the conclusions of the board
on these points, the personal resent
ments of Gen. johnson and Mr.. Rich
berg are not important"
The board said Johnson and Rich
berg apparently are under the i'm
preston that the national recovery
act is their personal property, break
into shrieks or rage at the suggestion
that operations are not perfect or
are susceptible of improvement"
The board expressed a hope that
when the next report is issued it will
not be held up for N. R. A. men to
answer and "pervert, but, that if that
is done I'VE shall insist that at the
same time opportunity be given to US
to answer Mr.. Richberg'S mistate-
mentS, correct his errors and at least
try to draw his attention to the
realities of the issues involved.
Query on Monopoly.
Finally, one question: Does the
administration wish to be understood
as supporting monopoly"
The board suggested that the "ex-
plosions'' from johnson and Richberg
might be deemed to justify such a
thought"
In issuing this statement, Chairman
Darrow of the board declined to see
newspaper men and answer queS-
tions. No comment was made on the
information from the White House
that the board was expected to COM
plete its work and wind up within a
few days.
Efforts to ascertain the future
hearings scheduled by the board were
unavailing although information pre-
viouSly given out by attaches was that
hearings were scheduled as far for
ward as the middle of June.
The giving out of the prepared
statement constituted what previously
had been announced as press con-
ference"
The board is preparing a second re-
port covering dozen or more codes
on which hearings have been held.
among them petroleum and lumber
A schedule of future hearings. how
ever, had been made up, running into
the middle of June. Four or five have
been set for the remainder of this
month, including one tomorrow on the
cement industry which the board in
vestigated on its own motion rather
than on complaints.
One member of the board, Fred P
Mann of North Dakota, told news
men that, although he and several
other members did not sign Darrow's
supplementary report, they were in
sympathy with its conclusions.
N.R. A Substitute Drafted.
A new move to srpplant the N. r.
A. with the compulsory 30-hour work
week proposal was instituted in the
House by Chairman Connery, Demo-
crat. Massachusetts,, of the Labor
Committee.
Connery. whose attempt to force a
vote on his 30-hour bill was blocked
last week by House Democratic lead
ers, filed new petition to force a
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