Evening star., 1934-05-24
DISPUTE D|SRUPTS
DARROW'S BOARD;
FIRING CONTINUES
N. R. A. Chief and Critic Dis
cuss "History" During
Quiet Auto Ride.
INSULTS NAME LINKED
WITH LATEST FLARE.UP
Labor Assails Report, While Nye
Fires Another Shaft
at Johnson.
BY the Associated Press.

BY LQ6 ASSOCldteu EEeSSs
Pot-shooting between friends and
foes of N. R. A. went merrily on today
as Clarence DarroW's National Review
Board sought to surmount internal
dissenSion and wind up its work.
Darrow and Hugh S. Johnson, op-
ponents in first-class denunciation
match three days ago, took leisurely
automobile drive together late yester-
day, but about all that could be
learned of their conversation was that
it dealt with historical topics.
A furious attack from organized
labor, labelling the Darrow boards re-
port "a disservice to the Nation and
its citizens in time of great economic
STRESS" added to the boards troubles
as 1t tackled the preparation of its
second report regarding small business
and the N. r. A. codes.
Dispute Disrupts Board.
The Darrow group, already pointed
for extinction by President Roosevelt
at the end of the month. also suffered
an internal explosion which threatened
for a time to cause its immediate
dissolution.
William o. Thompson, a member
of the board, accused Lowell Mason,
the boards counsel, of tampering with
the records. There were remarks
about Mason'S one-time connection
with the Samuel insult interests. One
thing led to another, resulting in an
abrogatior of speaking terms among
several members of the board.
The Darrow-Johnson ride was in
the N. r. A. chiefs limousine. The
administrator sent his limousine for
the aged defender of little business,
and together they rolled over the
highways around Washington. The
only other persons along was Miss
Frances Robinson, Johnson's assistant.
All any one would say afterward
about the conversation was that it
covered historic and prehistoric things
from Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on back.
1t was not believed Darrow had
sought out the visit with Johnson to
discuss either Civil War generals or
their forerunners, but apparently he
received no encouragement on CONVEX
sation closer home.
Talks With Roosevelt.
The N. r. A. chief earlier had con-
ferred long while with President
Roosevelt over plans for remodeling
many N. r. A. processes, designed to
eliminate the causes of some of the
existing complaints. johnson appeared
pleased at the outcome, but announce
ments Of the new policies were held
in allegiance.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, supporter Of Darrow fired
another shaft at the N. R. A. After
demanding that Congress stay in ses-
sion until existing abuses" are cor
rected, he asserted he intended to
take the Senate floor daily on this
subject.
Because Of activities at a Review
Board hearing on the garment code,
the Darrow group was the target for
a denunciation by American Fedora
tion of Labor leaders who compose the
N. R. A. Labor Advisory Board.
These dropped their own complaints
and quarrels with johnson to charge
the board with pandering 'to the
worst elements in our political and
economic life"
Wagner Answers Critic.
Senator Wagner. Democrat, of New
York, one of the authors of the indus
trial recovery act, replied from the
Senate floor yesterday to Darrows S
statement that American business had
to choose between government encour-
aged monopoly and planned econ
omy entailing "socialiZed ownership"
Wagner said it was mot necessary or
desirable for us to 60 this far; we are
not going this far"
"The new deal,' Wagner told the
Senate, has accomplished too much
to fear destruction by its enemies"
The administration Senator, how
ever, bespoke the merit of criticism.
"It can suffer-" he said of the N.
r. A., "only if its friends clothe it in
perfection and scorn the advocates of
improvement"
Wagner said it was true that many
able Senators and Mr.. Darrow's board
have rendered a great service" by
bringing to light that the small bus
1ness man still suffers from many OF
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