Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-08-30
SUGGEST NEW COUNCIL
TARIFF BARS EXPORTS
WATCH PRICE INCREASES
GENERAL TEXTILE STRIKE
NRA NO ONE-MAN JOB
EXPLAINING HOME LOANS
SPEAKER RAiNEY DIES

Secretary Wallace advocates ar
economic council to coordinate the
MIRA and the AAA and to serve al
an economic democracy to give ag
r%iculture, labor and finance their jus,
rights. He thinks the proposed set,
up would be within the Constitution
and owe the foreign and domestic
situation. 1t would contain represen.
tatives of agriculture, labor, finance
and the consumers, with the Govern
ment acting as referee.
Speaking extemporaneously to
farmers In Illinois, he predicted that
labor and the consumer will be given
more voice In code affairs In order
to cope with price increases which
have made the MIRA unpopular In
some sections. Frankly declaring
that there existed no miraculous way
out OF our national difficulties, he in
sisted that the United States must
choose between lowering tariffs to
facilitate the flow of goods between
nations or place agriculture upon a
strictly domestic basis. In regard
to the tariff, he expressed the opin-
ion that both parties we're high-tar-
iffminded and that there was little
likelihood of opening foreign mar
kets through tariff reductions.
The Secretary emphasized the view
that the AAA was an adjustment and
not necessarily a reduction program
and, regardless Of the party in pow
er, some control device must be OPP
Grated. Regarding the future, he be
lieved that lower prices and a dang
erous surplus would prevail In corn
in 1885 II farmers, lured by present
high prces. expand paintings
While the drouth is expected to In
crease the prices paid to farmers for
their products, information indicates
that prices across retail counters are
rising sven more rapidly. Officials
plan to use every means possible to
prevent speculation and profiteering
and the National Food and Grocery
Distributing Code authority, repres-
enting 5000 wholesalers and $780, 0O
retailers have offered its machinery
to the government to protect the pub
lie against u~nwarranted, unfair and
unreasonable prices.
The general strike In the textile
industry, slated to begin or or about
Labor day may be averted by Federal
Intervention which many expect The
United Textile Workers OF America
voting the national walkout two
weeks ago, claims a membership Of
SOC, 1000 in cotton and 325, 900 In wool
en-, wOrsted, silk, rayon and synthetic
rayon branches OF the industry. I'm
ion officials believe that more than
100000 OF the estimated million
workers In the industry will respond
II the call to strike stands.
Union leaders say the strike is tht
last resort to obtain enforcement Of
rights which the workers feel the
law gives them and that the Indust
rial Labor Board has failed to act On
a single case 'of the many hund
reds" OF code violation laid before 1t
The workers demand includes the
abolition OF the stretch-0ut, or ma
chine-load-system, described by them
as the greatest evil In the industry
and "the main cause OF the strike
They also ask a 30-hour week, with
the same wage paid for 40 hours.
General Hugh s. Johnson says
that the MIRA is too big for one mar
because the 500 codes involve sc
many administrative details that nj
one person can deal with them sue
cessfully. While he expects thu
codes to be reduced to ESQ, he does
not believe that he a keep In per
s0nal touch with the details or Ques
lions that arise In general, h
thinks that industry should be self
governed, with the Government keep
ing In touch In order to see that mel
Their labor, industry nor the public l
exploited.
After a discussion with the Presl
dent, 1t was understood that Genera
Johnson will work on the reorganiza
ton OF the recovery administration
and that after the machinery ha'
been nprfectnd and hAging to Wor}