The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-21
arms PROBE TOLD
WAR MOBILIZATION
PLAN, NRA CONFLICT

Green Expresses Surprise a,
Statement; Points to Bar
gaining in Last War
washington, Dec. 2l.-(R-Iht
senate munitions committee wa
told Friday that the war department.
mobilization plan in the event Of
another conflict contemplates abro.
cation OF Section IA Of the nation
al recovery act, which guarantees Ia
Dor the right to collective bargaining
Earlier, the house foreign affairs
committee heard Bernard M. Baruch
chairman Of the World war indus
tries board, recommend that the
United States buy and store thou
sands OF tons Of tin for use In any
possible war.
Senator Clark tDem., No. told
the senate committee he was in
formed the plan would abroate the
NRA clause which long has been
center Of dispute between industry
and labor.
Col. G. T. Harris, army ordnance
officer, would not commit himself on
C1ark,s contention, but commented:
Can't Have Two Bosses
"You cant have two bosses in time
Of war"
Senator vandenberg Rep., Mich0
asked whether there would be two
bosses II the present MIRA set-up was
continued.
Certainly" Harris replied.
William Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, called
Senator Clark,s comment q most
surprising statement"
"They did not do that during the
last war;" Green said. 'They car
ried on collective bargaining to
greater extent and as q result brought
workmen's efficiency to . new high
point"
Meanwhile, the munitions investi-
gators joyfully received word Of the
appointment Of . British commission
to inquire into the activities Of
English munitions companies.
Committee members unanimously
expressed the hope the British In
quiry would be bona fide" and not
q ''whitewash."
Meanwhile, Chairman Nye Of the
senate munitions committee said q
letter by John J. Raskob, placed in
evidence Thursday, showed the in
sptration for organization Of the
American Liberty league.
Nye referred to letter written
last month by the former chairman
OF the Democratic national committee
20 = friend who had protested against
the trend Of the Roosevelt admins
tratiou.
Raalkob Letter Quoted
Raskob, In tho letter to r. r. M
Carpenter, retired Du Pont vice-ues-
ident, said:
"You haven't much 10 do and
know Of no one that could better
take the lead In trying to induce the
Du Pont and General Motors groups
followed BY other big industries, to
definitely organize to protect society
from the suffering which It Is bound
to endure II we allow Communistic
elements to lead the people to believe
that I'LL business men arc crooks, moi
to be trusted, and that no one should
be allowed to get rich"
James E. Watson, former Repub.
1ican leader Of the senate, appeared
voluntarily Friday before the NUM-
tons committee. He said he resentet
the implication In previous testimony
that he had been influenced" to
support postwar embargo on dyes
In . statement, Pierre du Point
munitions manufacturer, advocated ,
study by the wiSeSt minds" 70 devisl
. practicable plan to take excess
profits out IT war.
A war department spokesman also
told tho munitions committee tina,
drafting industry in time Of wal
would add to the confusion and moi
eliminate IT.
Col. G. T. Harris, army ordnanc,
officer and representative Of the wa
department, conceded under commit
tee questioning, however, that b.
could run the Du Pont Powder com
pany under such = draft.
To Study Warship Cast
A sweeping inquiry into what
Chairman Nye called amazing in
creaSeS' in recent costs Of warShip
was ordered Friday.
The investigators said they had evi-
cence that bids Of private companie.
for the construction Of naval destroy
crs doubled between the fall Of 1913;
and the fall Of 1884.
Meanwhile Pierre du Point, Of tn,
Delaware munitions firm, called fo1
exhaustive study By the wises
minds to devise . practical plan t,
eliminate excess profits In wartime
He said the Du Pont company alread.
was on record as favoEing such elm.
nation.
Calling for . study now ITO avoit
hasty and inefficient measures later
he told the Associated Press:
Tho regulation Of wartime profit
must apply to every business aut
every individual. It must not impai
the efficiency, productivity and In
yentiveness Of American industry"
Although the committee had intend.
ed to bring up the question Of warshi|
costs in public hearing Friday, It pu
the matter off till after the hn1idav
70 make more detailed inquiry.
Investigators said data gathered b,
their agents showed that In the fl
Of 1888 the low bid on q certain crui
ser type was 5000. 900, but that q yea
later it was 416,000,O00 for virtual,
the same ship. They said increase
costs would not account for til.
doubled price.
1.-THE committee" Nye announced
had expected before adjournmen
tor the holidays. to lay the prelim.
mary 0n0llrd vyorl fnas }$s lv,aun,,ka, .,