Evening star., 1934-02-07
EAGLE RESC|NDED
FOR CHILD LABOR
Missourian Found Guilty by
B0ard-JohnS0n III.
Hearing Delayed.
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American Federation of Labor. one
of the chief movers for the 30-hour
week, will appear tomorrow before
the committee. and Secretary Perkins
and Albert Dean OF General Motors
Holding Co, also have been invited TO
testify
Cut to 80 Insufficient.
The National Industrial Conference
Board today estimated that even a 30
hour week would fail to absorb those
out of work in industry.
Estimating that 6686 900 manufac-
turing wage earnerS were employed
in October, 1888 on an average Of
35 8 hours per week. the board placed
their total man hours per week at
239 1862 900. If these employees had
worked 80 hours a week. it would
have required l293.000 more than
were actually employed. The board
estimated the total slack in October,
1888 at 23l4000 and indicated that
to absorb them all the average work
week would have been reduced to
SOO IOuTS.
Considering the problem from the
point of view of the increased pay roll.
the Conference Board calculated that
a reduction to 80 hours a week would
make the total industrial pay roll
sl50,000.00 as compared to Sl25. .700.-
600 actually paid out in October on
the basis of 358 hours per week A
reduction to 266 hours per week
would have increased the total pay
roll to Sl69 .29O 900.
Senate Republicans demanded yes
terday to be told whether Recovery
Administration officials have been
personally interested in the codes they
have handled and by what authority
some Of the new governmental agen-
cieS were created.
Nye Resolution Blocked.
The first resolution, presented by
Nye, Republican. Of North Dakota.
was blocked temporarily but the sec
ond, by Steiwer, Republican, of Ore
gon, was adopted. Nyes measure
called on the Recovery Administra-
tion for report Of the business con-
nectiOnS Of officials and employees who
have handled codes.
That by Steiwer asked for a report
from the proper governmental agen-
cieS on the authority for the creation
Of the Federal Surplus Relief Cor
poration. the Commodity Credit Cor
poration, the Federal Emergency
Housing Corporation and the Electric
Home and Farm Authority.
The surplus relief agency was set
up several months ago to buy farm
products which, because of overabun-
dance, were depressing the markets,
and distribute them to unemployed
for relief 1t has bought meats.
apples. wheat, coal and a variety OF
other commodities.
The Commodity Credit Corporation
was set up recently when cotton and
corn prices were dipping low and
numerous complaints were coming in
from the farm belt. The Government
agreed through this corporation to
lend money to the farmers on corn
and cotton they stored, the amount of
the loans exceeding the then prevail
ing market price. Prices later edged
upward
The Emergency Housing Corporation
has been involved in a dispute recently
which has held up its operations, Con-
troller General McCarl having ruled
that it could not spend money to buy
lands in the manner that had been
planned. That has now been settled,
however The corporation was de-
signed to buy land. build low-priced
apartments and rent them.
The electric home and farm au-
thority was set up to sell on credit to
dwellers of the Tennessee Valley elec-
trio appliances they would operate
with power generated from the Gov
ernment's plant at Muscle Shoals.
The four corporations were set up
under the operations Of the relief. the
recovery and the Tennessee Valley
acts.
Steiwer's resolution not only asked
by what authority the four special
agencies were created. but for infor-
nation on the functions they perform,
the money they have received or ex-
pended, and lists of their employees
and salaries.
Nye told newspaper men he wanted
to find out to what extent Recovery
Administration ofncials had been per-