Evening star., 1934-09-25

Progress in the reorganization of
N. R. A. is followed closely by the
press. which generally welcomes the
division of powers heretofore welded
by the administrator and speculates
upon the future of the new set-up.
Commenting upon the proposed es-
tabhshment OF executive, legislative
and judicial sections. the Pittsburgh
Post Gazette says: This would seem
to be the administra tons answer to
the criticism of the American Bar As
soclatlon at its recent convention that
the present Set-up was wrong and
contrary TO American principles in
that Gen. Johnson and his aides were
administrators, prosecutors and judges
at one and the same time. They de-
clared specifically for an independent
judicial branch. The proposed reor-
ganiZatiOn would seem to be a step in
the right direction, if N. R. A. is to
be continued for any considerable
length of time. But an important
point is the degree of independence
which will be assured the Judges to
be appointed. Will they be subject
and acts are at variance with the
wishes of the administrator. or even
the President? Or will they be ac-
corded special status assuring indie
pendenCe of Judgment? The prin-
ciple is correct. but should be car
ried the whole way"
New harmony permeates those who
Sh
ton, according to the Birmingham
Age-Herald, "and it is sufficient to
know that the inconsistencies and
shifts OF autocratic control are to
give way to the certainties promised
by the reorientation soon to be for
mally announced The Kansas CITY
Star refers to two stages of reorgani-
zation. with the description: "One is
immediate. perhaps temporary. and
VIII grow out of agreements reached
between the President and officials
OF the N. r. A. The other will wait
upon Congress and will be permanent:
at least it will continue until the
recovery act itself is later revised or
repealed. The first deals with the ad-
mnistrative set-up of the N. r. =.
the other will have to do with its
essential features and policies"
Upholding the consumer as the
vital element in the whole recovery
program, the Portland, Greg. Jour-
nal urges: I'm changes in the ma
tional recovery program. there should
not be forgetfulness of the con-
sumer. He is a first essential to the
national comeback He must be in
the picture as buyer or recovery
will be Slackened. Complaints of ad-
vancing prices are heard: that some
prices are advancing faster than pur-
chasing power is alleged The ma
tlonal recovery act contemplated CO.
operation between three distinct
groups in the preparations of codes
and regulations creating the system
of planned economy undertaken by
the administration. 1t was antici-
pated that each of the three groups
would have representation in formu-
lating the N. r. A. program. The
groups are designated as business,
labor and the consumer. So far as
the Government is concerned. the
spirit of the act in regard to group
representation has been followed. A
consumers council was organized with
power of review over codes and with
facilities for protecting the con-
sumner in every action taken under
the law. The consumer, however, is
the one element concerned which is
not highly organized"
The St. Joseph tMo) News-Press
thinks that 'it is 70 be assumed that
the changes will make N. R. A. efforts
for arbitration and conciliation in
labor disputes somewhat less Of a