Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-09-26
ROOSEVELT FACES
CHANGES INN. R. A.
President Also Takes Up
Textile Strike Protest
on Return.
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which he said the U. T. w. broke
faith in calling its great strike,
brought enraged denials and an an
nouncement that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, in national conven-
zion, would be asked to demand his
removal.
government by industry, with a
Government veto power, was the key
stone Of Johnson's policy. His past
affiliations have been financial and
industrial.
Dispute With Richberg, Perkins.
Secretary of Labor Perkins and
Donald r. Richberg, director of the
National Emergency Council, both OF
whom had a sharp disagreement with
johnson, have been more closely con-
nected with labor or welfare Work.
Some observers thought they saw
significance in the fact that 1t was
johnson who went out and not they.
On the other hand, Bernard M.
Baruch, prominent financier-econom-
list and close associate Of johnson, and
Gerard Swope, head of General Elec-
trio, have been mentioned as possible
appointees on the N. r. A. policy
forming board. 1t is recalled that 1t
was johnson himself who suggested
that N. r. A. be ruled by board.
Against any theory that the admin
istration might be steering to the left,
there was the assurance Of Secretary
Roper that the New Deal would safe
guard individual initiative. In a
speech in Cincinnati last night, the
Commerce Department head said
there was no thought Of effective
complete abolition Of the old order
of our economic and social system.
johnson, soldier economist-l
who in a few short months repainted
the whole picture of American indus
trial relations, headed back to the
Capital today to study his records Sc
he can make a final report.
When he steps out finally Robbie
is expected to go with him. Robbie
Miss Frances Robinson) became, like
her boss and idol, national figure
during the rushing months when the
Blue Eagle emblem was being posted
in every hamlet and engraved in every
American mind.
"Right-Hand Man"
The generals right hand man.
small, dark-eyed woman-has been
assistant to the administrator. She
worked the same killing hours, dashed
around the country by airplane with
him, cooked his favorite dishes in a
little kitchenette off his sanctum and
saw that he stopped work long enough
to eat them. Detail was her food
and drink.
ASK the little skirt-she knows,
Johnson often would say when some
obscure question was asked
Son Of a family that pioneered in
covered-wagon days, johnson is self
made man. At So, the retired Army
ing part in meeting two Of his coun-
try's greatest crises.
He practically wrote and then ad-
ministered the selective draft in World
War days. There is a story that a
doctor was assigned then to follow him
around and make him quit work long
enough to sleep. That was a fore
runner of the time when he devoted
Is, ID, 20 hours a day to putting
nearly all American industry under
500 codes of fair competition and
building up new Government organi-
Zation that numbers about 5000 en-
ployes.
HURLED Tough Obstacles.
Using a vocabulary that drew on all
literature from Shakespeare to Mr..
Dooley, he stormed and fumed his way
through many a tough spot, hurting
apparently insurmountable obstacles
in code making for the steel, bitumin-
Gus coal, automobile and other in
dustrieS. On his opponents he pinned
terms such as "neanderthalers" and
tories"
Between the two vast chores he per-
formed TO rthe Government-the draft
and the N. r. Abe earned as high
as 100000 year as an associate OF
Baruch. There were reports today
that he has received offers of up to
S150,000 year from private concerns
President Roosevelt, in his letter
praising johnson for his Courage
enthusiasm and energy" gave an in
dication of the features of N: r. A
that he considers especially valuable
He said:
The elimination of child labor, the
recognition of the principles of a fail
wage and of collective bargaining, ano
the first efforts to eliminate un-
fair practices within business-these
among many others, are chalked ur
to your credit"
Price-fixing Attitude Unknown.
There is no doubt that the ban or
child labor and the right of collective
bargaining are, in the Presidents view
here to stay. His stand on other
aspects, such as rice-fixing, has YET
to be made public.
johnson stated his opposition tt
price-f1xing as a general policy, but
permitted such major exceptions as
cigarettes, lumber, coal and ice. Mr.
Roosevelt is considering even now 9
definite expression on the issue, which
he has said may not be a good thing.
Before going out of Office October Is
johnson will make a final report tt
the President, and it was obvious from
the letters of resignation and accept.
ance that this report will to some ex.
tent chart the course of the recovery
unit in the future.
Text of johnson Letter.
The two letters, one from johnson
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