The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-26
PRESIDENT RETURNS
CHART new PLAN
| FOR NRA MOVEMENT
General Declares His Job Would
! Be SuperfIuous Under
! Reorganization
BUSINESS AWAITS ANSWERS
Roosevelt Praises Accomplish
ments Of Administrator
Since Founding

! Washington, Sept. 26.-@-The
bird, that was born In the flames Of
SE1ugh s. Johnson's personality spread
its wings for q new flight Wednesday,
{but there will be no General Hugh
johnson to bark answer to the ques-
tion:
Shall the Blue Eagle fly to the
right or to the left?"
The NRk administrator stepped out
| Tuesday night to take his place in
1.-THE history books. Cordially, he wrote
to President Roosevelt at Hyde Park
that with the reorganization Of NRA
his Job would be "superfluous.'
Calling him Dear Hugh" and
praising his services highly, Mr..
Roosevelt accepted the resignation,
which IS effective Oct. Is. Both let
tiers spoke Of new duties for johnson
In the New Deal In the future.
The president returned to WASH
1ngton Wednesday with plans for .
new MIRA setup. They call for i'm
portant changes in the recovery units
machinery and, in the opinion Of
many observers, In its policies also.
Await Announcements
What the changes are industry, Ia
Dor and consumers all over the United
States are waiting to hear. There
is every sign the president will an
nounce them shortly. The new setsip
has taken form In the midst Of ter
rifle pressures. Many business lead
ers have been demanding more Of .
hands-off policy: labor chiefs. some
Of them crying for Johnsons scalp.
have been seeking greater strength
for workers, q 3O-hour week and the
right to initiate code changes; others
have been denouncing monopoly and
price-fixing."
Only the broadest outlines 50 far
have been limited by Mr.. Roosevelt.
It Is indicated that there will be one
board to frame policies, another
group Of regents to do the actual ad-
ministering, with judicial functions
transferred probably to the justice
department.
Whether the resignation Of john
son means that the recovery unit Is
veering toward liberalism" or toward
conservatism" only the future can
say exactly. Johnson was considered
farther to the right than some other
high officials, though plenty Of dead
cats came hurting his way from the
conservative camp.
Some labor MISUNDERSTANDING the
heads Of the United Textile Workers
and irSurgent chiefs OF the steel
union-had yearned for his passing
from power. A recent speech, In
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-
ton, would be asked to demand his
removal.
Held Veto q Whip
9elf-government by industry, with
q government veto power, was the
keystone Of Johnson's policy. His
past affiliations have been financial
and industrial.
Secretary Of Labor Perkins and
Donald r. Richberg, director Of the
national emergency council. both OF
whom had q sharp disagreement with
johnson, have been more closely con-
nected with labor or welfare work.
Some observers thought they saw sig
nificanoe In the fact that It was
johnson who went out, and not them.
On the other hand, Bernard N.
Baruch. prominent financier-econo-
mist and close associate Of johnson.
and Gerard Swope, head Of General
Electric, have been mentioned - pos
sible appointees on the NRA policy
forming board. It Is recalled that It
was johnson himself who suggested
that MIRA 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.
To Make Final Report
johnson headed back to the capt.
tai Wednesday to study his records
90 he can make q final report.
He practically wrote and then adj
1 ministered the selective draft IN
I World war days. There IS story that
4 doctor was assigned then to follow
him around and make him quit work
] long enough to sleep.
& Using vocabulary that drew on
B Ill literature from Shakespeare to
Mr.. Dooley, he stormed and fumed
his way through many . tough spot.
hurdling apparently insurmountable
obstacles In code-making for the
s#steel, bituminous coal, automobile
" and other industries. On his oppo-
3 nents he pinned terms such Is Mean
4 derthalers" and Tories"
d President Roosevelt, In his letter
&praisiug JOHNSON for his courage,
enthusiasm and energy" gave IN M
IL dication Of the features Of NRA that
The considers. especially valuable. He
4 said:
D THE elimination Of child labor. the
Recognition Of the principles OF = fair
wage and Of collective bargaining,
land the first efforts TO eliminate UNI
fair practices within business
omong many others, are chalked up
10 yolE credit.