The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-26
GEN. JOHNSON
QUITS POST AS
RECOVERY HEAD
Board to Take Over NRA
Administration; One Man
Rule Ended.
Continued From Page One)
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new order in American business.

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new order in American business.
For his work he received warm
commentator from President
Roosevelt in a letter accepting his
resignation, the second he had sub
mitted. The other was sent to the
White House late one night a few
weeks ago when the controversy be-
tween the general. on one hand. and
Miss Perkins and Mr.. Richberg, on
the other. flared up in some of the
fancy rhetoric for which the ex-
cavalryman was famous.
President Roosevelt plans 20 get
the reorganized NRA quickly in mo-
ton to break the pail of lethargy
which descended upon it's buzzing
offices when General Johnsons in
fluence diminished. The place now
is like a mauSoleum Everybody has
been sitting around holding their
hands to see what would happen.
Little has been done for weeks.
NRA Idea Is Permanent
There seems to be no question
that the NRA idea is to become
permanent, if President Roosevelt
has his way The famous symbol
letters may be dropped. But the
chief executive time and again, has
served notice that the principles will
be retained-collective bargaining
for labor, maximum hours and min
imum wages, fair trade practices,
prohibition of child labor
In devising the permanent set-up
for recommendations to congress-.
the President may find a fight on
his hands.
Business and industry, organized
now as never before, are ready to
challenge continuation of NRA
along the lines contemplated. A
we'll organized and well-financed
lobby is at their command. The
United States Chamber of Com
merce and the National Association
of Manufacturers are intent on
shuffling off as much Of government
supervision embodied in NRA as
possible, as they have served notice
publicly in the last few days.
Price Fixing Dropped
The President may outline his
NRA ideas in his coming radio adj
dress. The reorganization will in
clude simplification of procedure,
reduction in the number of codes.
as we'll as cessation of all price-fix-
ing provisions. General Johnson
baked at price fixing, but he per-
mitted it in some codes. 1t has
worked badly.
The final break follows long dis
cord in NRA which reached the
boiling point several weeks ago
when the problem of reorganization
came up and General Johnson
found that the plans of the Presi-
dent and of Mr.. Richberg and Miss
Perkins called for an end of his
one man rule. He found further
that his views and theirs about re-
we're in conflict. On
several occasions his temper
Other figures will pass from the
scene with him.
One undoubtedly will be the young
woman who started out as his Sec
rotary, became known Familiarity as
Robbie" and rose to a command
ing position as his administrative
assistant to make enemies and pro-
woke discord. Miss Frances M. Rob-
inson is not expected to remain at
MIRA.
Edward F.. McGrady, the Amer
lean Federation of Labor lieutenant,
who became the generals close
friend, right-hand man and trouble
shooter" in labor disputes, will
transfer his activities to the labor
as assistant secretary Of
labor He recently has been busy
on the Pacific coast with the Long
strike.
These three were familiar figures
in the early days of NRA, constant
racing here and there
by airplane, train and automobile.
Lieutenant-C Colonel G.. A. Lynch,
who now heads the 1ve-man board
which has run NRA in the generals
recent absence, will return soon to
the army. Other lesser figures also
are expected to depart.