The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
ROPER VISIONS
CAIN IN TRADE
FOR NEW YEAR
Administration and Bust
ness Moving Toward
Accord, He Says.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-SecTe-
tary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper
told the United Press in a new year
interview today that the Administra-
ton and big business are making
progress toward recovery cooper
alton.
Better business is his forecast for
1885. He believes improved condi-
tons will be reflected within six
months by increased employment in
long-idle plants of heavy industry.
New Deal optimism appears to be
grounded largely on firm and rising
commodity markets, plus Christ
mas business which doomed retail
trade from coast to coast. Secre-
tary Roper feels that cooperation
between Government and business
is the corner stone of a permanent
recovery structure.
Reasons for Encouragement
THE past three months" he said,
have been encouraging from the
standpoint of cooperation between
business and Government. The
meeting here of the American Bank
ers Assn. in October initiated an
interesting psychology in that direc-
ton.
The next step was my address
before the National Assn. of Manu-
facturers. The response to that adj
dress was encouraging to me be-
cause I found the industrialists
gathered there were impressed by
the points I made"
The secretary referred to his M
mary of major problems conf ynting
the nation:
]. Discharging the Federal Govern
ment as quickly as possible of the re-
SpOnsibilities of human relief.
?. Development of public works plan
for projects of general utility without
encrOaching on private initiative.
g. Provision for unemployment insur-
ance which would not penalize business.
T. Extension of foreign markets for
American goods
). REORGANIZATION of NRA
6. Re-emplOyment of capital
The meeting before which Roper
spoke was followed this month by
an industrial conference at White
Sulphur Springs sponsored by the
National Assn. of Manufacturers and
the United States Chamber Of
Commerce. The cooperative pro-
gram developed there was ridiculed
by some New Dealers.
Efforts Seen Succeeding
But Mr.. Roper and the more
conservative administration group
of which he is typical, are con-
f1dent the cooperative effort will
succeed. He said he had invited
Howard Heinz, Pittsburgh manu-
facturer, to join the business adj
yisory and planning council which
is the medium through which the
Commerce Department is seeking
to foster cooperation between
business and government.
Mr.. Heinz appearance here will
attract attention because his I'M
dercover efforts were a major fac
tor in persuading the Chamber Of
Commerce and industrialists to
suggest a truce with the New Deal
last Autumn
The tendency generally is
toward a better understanding on
the part of business" Secretary
Roper continued, and a better
appreciation on the part of admin
istrative officers of the necessities
of business.
There is noticeable among the
members of the advisory council a
very decided broadening of ap-
proach to the entire situation. One
of the best things we have done
was to get those so men to come
here. They have leavened busi-
ness sentiment"