Evening star., 1934-03-08
Summons Committees of
Heavy Goods Groups and
Consumers to Help Work
Out Employment Drive.
you AMT SEEN NOTHING
YETI HE TELLS PARLEY
Fears Worst Epidemic of Strikes
in Our History This Spring
Unless Companies Play the
Game in Efforts to Bring
Recovery.

BY the Associated Press.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson took a new
step today in his drive for re-employ-
ment, summoning two select indus
trial committees to help him work
out program for making more Jobs.
This he did after closing the first
code authority assembly with a sharp
announcement that enforcement of
blue eagle rules Will BE- tightened UP.
Il have been too gentle YOU
amt seen nothing yet he asserted
last night
To draft his new plan. johnson
asked the code authorities of the
heavy goods industries and the con-
sumer goods groups TO select IL men
each today.
He aimed for something concrete
to announce to the public by the
week end if possible. But he prom
lsed weeks of continuing effort to
round out complete scheme.
Closes Conference.
The blue eagle chief closed the in
dustrial gathering last night with a
speech which coupled an energetic
appeal to play the game" with a
declaration that in many industries
there is no excuse" for ducking his
10 per cent hour shortening plan.
Then he made disclaimer of die
tatorlal intentions toward industry
and issued three earnest warnings:
Under specific orders from the
President, We are reorgan.zing to
enforce the penal sections of the
act" he said
The country faces this Sprirg
the worst epidemic of strikes in
our history" and company unions
in 90 out of 100 cases involve
illegal ''interposition" by employers.
With the recent Supreme Court
decision upIolding the New York
State emergency milk law, the ad-
ministration has dropped all hesi-
tation, and is ready to use the
powers of the industrial law to the
limit, if opposition forces 1t.
Attacks Cancellation.
Johnson let Donald Richberg gen.
eral counsel Of N. r. A.. present the
last point in a preliminary speech
which, in non-legal language. pre-
sented sweeping implications of the
decision
Constitution Halls 5000 or So oc-
cupants were husheo arc attentive
as the counsel. after explaining
drawled:
And that should sink lo-o-ng
way home. ! want to submit it to
the particular attention Of some emil
nent counsel who come around and
say they will cancel their codes if
they don't get Just what they want
Maybe that act doesn't lie in their
power"
johnson backed that warning with
few preliminary snaps at indus
trial Bourbons" who forget that the
old order changetk."
But the keynote Of his address vas
conciliatory exhortation for indus
try to rise 20 the opportunity given
it by President Roosevelt.
He asked the industrial spokesmen
to realize that their now ended meet
ing lis as important as the Council
of Nicea-nothirg like it has ever
happened in the history of the world;
that N. r. A. has set up representa-
tive government by economic groups,
and Ion this rule let's govern or give
up the attempt"
Extends ,tlive Branch.
He rendered a special olive branch
to the heavy goods industries, which
had led the fight against hour-short-
ening, by asking their help in chaping
for the President a program to stim-
ulate their production.
Further, he asked that today's
meeting for selection of a continuing
committee, be conducted by George
Houston. president of Baldwin Loco
motive Works. and vice president Of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers. Houston. by repeated attacks
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