Evening star., 1934-07-22
Rounding Up Industry
Under N. r. A. Codes
BY HARDEN CoLFAx.

Almost on the anniversary OF the
date on which the first N. r. A.
code, that of textiles, went into ef-
feet, the Recovery Administration
regarding it's work as practically I'm
ishsd, has issued a basic code for
most of the industries not then un-
der codes.
The textile code. after a years
operation, has brought improve
ment in wages and hours and other
conditions, many textile leaders say,
TO the more than 100000 employees
and the reward to some 1900 textile
manufacturers Of a lessening OF un-
fair competition.
A survey Of the situation on this
anniversary Of the first code shows
that some ATS industries have now
been granted separate codes. Pacts
for 262 others are pending.
Officials say that the ATS indus
tries already In the N. r. A fold
cover at least 80 per cent OF the
countrys employed man power. 1t
is significant to trace the relation
between these potential 300 to 1000
codes OF N. r. A. and the 24,000,0 600
employees affected by them - which
means all the industrial workers OF
the country, except farm laborers and
those in domestic or public service,
or professional employees not covered
by N. I. r. A
-
The American Trade Association
Executives, known as A. T. A. E., will
soon make public a series Of charts
prepared in the trade association sec
ton of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. These charts
show them that the four largest
codes, covering retail trade, construc-
ton, trucking and restaurants, with
almost 5000. 900 workers, make up 33
per cent of the total Of 24,000,o00
workers under the scope OF N. l.
r. A. The 46 largest codes cover
Is, 900 900 out Of the $4,000 900.
Aside from these figures Of con-
ditions in July, 1894, it is interesting
to look back on N. r. AS progress
month by month. February was N.
r. AS record month as to number
Of codes approved, but the preceding
October is regarded by N. r. A. OFF,
cials as the most successful in the
matter of the Importance Of busi-
ness brought under the codes. That
month saw retail trade, with some
2. goo. coo workers, brought in.
The N. r. A. hopes to bring all
uncodifed small industries under the
Blue Eagle before September 1.
Meanwhile three choices are left open
to these industries. They may merge
with existing codes Of industries SINH
lar or kindred to their own. They
may "join up" with the new basic
code or, finally, they may take their
chance on having some code imposed
on them after hearings to be held in
the near future for industries which
appear to be harboring abuses of
labor"
The key factor in the N. r. A.
program in the future, It is believed
by officials here, is to be found in
the country's 3 900 larger State and
national trade associations and the
more than 10000 local trade asso-
Citations. Chambers of Commerce,
Boards Of Trade and other business
organizations. The whole fabric of
business organizations in the United
States is now recognized as closely
intertwined. N. r. A. officials feel
that, with the cooperation of the
three leading organizations of busi-
ness men in the country-the A. T.
A. E., the Chamber of Commerce Of
the United States. and the National
Association of Manufacturers-th
will no longer be any doubt that the
voice of American business has been
heard.
The records Of the NJ r. A. show
that in each of the States Of Massa-
chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois and California there
are more than 100 of the larger
trade associations, while 200 Of those
which have a national scope have
tLRir headquarters or branch offices