The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-06
CODE REVlS|ONS TO
CUTHOURS WITHOUT
REDUCTIONS IN PAY
Officials Believe 80 Per Cent Of
600 Industries Can Adopt
New Plan
HOPE MORE WILL GO ALONG
ho-Per-Cent Blanket Hour Re.
duction Considered; Bus
inessmen objecting
(Convrirht. 1874. Nv the A. Pr

Copyright, 1884, BY the A. P)
Washington. March 6.-(R-Gen.
Hugh s. johnson seeks the immediate
unemployment Of at least million
more men In private industry. This
is his minimum and immediate goal
for the overhauling Of NRA. which
is now in progress.
AS the assemblage Of massed code
authorities resumed its airing OF
clashing opinions Tuesday, it was
learned on high authority that this
objective was based on . survey just
completed by Johnson's economic
staff.
The survey was reported to show
to the NRA chiefs satisfaction that
fully 80 per cent Of the more than
600 code industries now are able, and
probably willing, to make further
cut in working hours without reduc-
ing the amounts In pay envelopes.
Such a work week reduction was
figured wide enough to absorb APP
proximately q million men.
johnson hopes to get even more
code groups to 60 along. He has
tentatively proposed lo-per-cent
blanket hour reduction, balanced by
q lO-per-cent increase Of wage rates,
With provision for immediate exemp.
tion for all industries unable to stand
the gait.
Seine Oppose Proposal
1@ss0
in the code sessions carried on their
discussions Tuesday. Monday they
launched q barrage Of arguments
against general hour shortening al
most Immediately after President
Roosevelt declared for shorter hours.
In some spots the business men
critics were aided by men within the
NRA organization.
johnson pitched into the argument
Monday night at the session on la
Dor questions.
william Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. reaS-
serted his belief in shorter hours.
The long-term credit plan OF the
federal reserve will not actually get
moving until after a national survey
of its possible contribution to recov-
cry. The survey may be completed
by Monday.
A national survey was ordered on
the strength Of reports from liz
banks which indicated that q larger
supply Of capital credit would help
materially.
The cry for capital goods revival
in the NRA meetings was led off
Monday by Secretary Perkins herself.
Opposition to hour shortening had
plenty of supporters. Robert Wir-
win, Grand Rapids furniture manu-
facturer, said he challenged the
soundness Of the philosophy that re-
ducing hours by law was beneficial.
While the labor topic held the
greatest interest, furry was raised
in the assembly dealing with small
business problems when G. G. shep-
pard. Louisiana lumberman, said he
had photostats OF letters from men,
bers Of congress advising continents
10 disregard their codes. With that
sort OF thing, he said "there Is not =
chance for our code to survive"
The presiding NRA officials asked
for the copies, but would not make
them public before consulting the ad-
uinistrator.
At the session on price control two
leading industrialists, George II.
Mead, head Of big paper concern.
and Herman Lind Of the machine
tool industry, defended open price
associations and price uniformity.