Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-09-27
PRESIDENT To PICK
NEW n. R. A. BOARD
WITHIN a HOURS
Five to Replace Johnson
and Take Over Task
of Reorganizing.
MAY DISCUSS FUTURE
OF UNIT ON SUNDAY
Roosevelt Also Speaks at 10
O'Clock Tonight on Radio in
Current Topics Farley.
BY the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt expects to nams
a board of five within the next "a
hours to administer the reorganized
recovery unit and to replace the one
man leadership of the resigned Hugh
s. Johnson
Pending the announcement by the
President, there were few indications
today as to whom he had in mind to
take over N. R. A. 1t was assumed
the new board would take over much
of the task of recognizing N. r. A.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Roosevelt was giving
thought to the radio address he will
deliver on Sunday night in another
report to the Nation.
Will Discuss n. r. A. Future.
In it, he probably will discuss In
some detail his thoughts for the future
for N. R. A. as well as his ideas on the
business situation.
Tonight the President will make
brief radio speech in connection with
the New York Herald-Tribune cur
rent topics discussion.
The Presidents feeling that in
dustry should take more of a posi-
ton of leadership in the recovery
drive may be discussed in Sundays
speech. Yesterday he hade it plain
he planned no direct reply to the
list of questions propounded to him
by the United States Chamber Of
Commerce
The queries sought statement
from him on expenditures, budget
balancing, currency sterilization and
the Governments part in business.
The chambers open letter spoke of
public Apprehension" Although the
President plans no direct reply, some
observers felt that he would seek in
his radio speech to assure some bust
ness leaders that they are needlessly
nervous.
Speaks for 20 Minutes.
The President will go on the air at
10 o'clock, speaking for about 20
minutes.
Mr.. Roosevelt, working on his evo-
lutionary revamping of the N r. A..
found the American Federation of
Labor announcing that there is no
indication that the Fall season will
the unemployment situation"
This report said that unemployment,
after increasing up to mid-August, be-
gan to decrease with the Fall pickup
in business But the betterment was
slight, compared to last year. the fed
Grafton indicated. AS against 100000
re-employed in August, 1888. the fig
ures for last month were set at 10000
The federation said there we're 1856 900
jobless.
These were statistics with a bear
ing on the task of establishing the
new N r. A. set-up. There seemed no
doubt they would enter into discus
sions the President is having with
Donald A. Richberg and others.
Several other designations are ex-
pected to follow that of Gen. Johnson.
and there are unofficial reports that
many N. R. A. employees may be dis
missed in the process of simplifying
the Blue Eagle.
Johnson's Future a Mystery.
Johnsons future remained nys-
terry. Whether he would return to the
world of business-in which he once
drew salary of $780, 00-or turn to
the practice Of law, no one could say.
There was a report that he is now in
New York. writing in haste a story of
his spectacular life. 1t is said the
autobiography must reach the pub
fishers this week.
Mr.. Roosevelt, within a matter of
minutes after his return from Hyde
Park, N. Y, yesterday, told news
paper men the process of revamping
N. r. A. was under way. but that it
would be evolutionary rather than
sudden. Immediately thereafter he
conferred at length with Richberg.
newly risen to the post of chief CO.
ordinator of New Deal recovery activi-
ties.
Richberg. whose split with Johnson
over N. r. A. reorganization was gen.
orally considered one vital factor in
the generals retirement, spent several
hours with the President
Are you going to be the new adj
ministrator of N. r. A.?" Richberg was
asked.
Il have no information to give" he
replied.