The Washington times., 1934-01-01

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Representative, Compliance Divi-
sion.
National Compliance Board.
National Labor Board.
NRA-AAA LiaiSon Office (NRA
division for AAA codes).
NRA-Federal Trade Comm1s-
sion Liaison Office.
Control, Correspondence, Print
ing and Publications, and Per-
sonnel Sections.
Broad Powers Conferred
Powers broader than delegated
to any other President Of the
United States are conferred upon
Mr.. Roosevelt under the terms
of the act and, under his preroga-
tive to delegate authority, he has
appointed Gen. Hugh S. johnson
NATIONAL Recovery Administrator
The FRA is devoted chiefly to
"the self-government Of industry
under codes of fair competition,
and progress has been so rapid
that at present most major indus
tries are operating under perma..
nent codes. Briefly, the principal
steps in formulation Of an agree
ment are as follows:
A code is submitted by a trade
or industry which acts independ-
emily of labor or the general pub
lie. It is considered at a public
hearing at which the three para
mount interests are represented
through the Industrial Advisory
Board, the Labor Advisory Board
and the Consumers Advisory
Board. A code authority is set up
to assure that all operating under
the agreement live up to its pro-
visions. It then becomes operative
with approval Of the President.
Remedy Is Provided
Should the Code Authority fail
to promptly and efficiently ad-
minister its provisions, or abuse
it's power, the Government is au-
thorized to remedy any evils at
once.
The two phases of administering
a code are:
Planning and progress.
Compliance.
The Attorney General has the
power to take court action to en-
force penalties under the law,
bring Injunction proceedings or in
stitute any other action the case
may warrant.
Violation of a code constitutes
a misdemeanor and the offender
can be fined a maximum Of $500
for each conviction, with each day
the violation continues considered
separate offense. If methods
contrary to the recovery act poll
cies are practiced, the President
has the authority to license busi'
ness enterprises in order to make
effective a code of fair competi-
ton. He can revoke such licenses
for violations or prosecute those
who carry on without them.
15,OOO,OOO Under Code
Under the impetus of the Blue
Eagle campaign, by which those
who had signed either blanket
or permanent codes were au-
thorized to fly this standard,
more than 2,5OO,00O employers,
representing nearly 100000
workers, signed Unemployment
agreements within three months.
other accomplishments Of the
NRA include the abolition Of
child labor and outlawry of the
sweat shop; the uniting Of bust
ness, industry and labor in a
concerted war on economic evils,
and the release of millions of
dollars worth of commodities,
which had been rotting on mer-
chants shelves. into the hands
of buyers.
While not as involved in its
organization as the NRA, the
PWA-second great division of
the Recovery Act-was con-
fronted with the enormous task
Of distributing $4,000. 100000 for
State highways; roads in national
forests, Indian reservations and
public lands: water works and
sewerage systems; ships: "sub-
sistence homestead" loans. and
other projects designed to stimu-
late the construction industry
generally, create new employ
ment and boost the purchasing
power of the American public.
Ickes Is Administrator
AS generalissimo Of this gi-
gantic offensive, Mr.. Roosevelt
appointed Secretary Of the In
terror Harold L. Ickes.
The huge ALLEGATION, now vir-
tually exhausted, was made avail
able for two principal types of
undertakings - Federal projects
and state ones, the latter includ-
ing local and municipal work.
The Federal government bore the
entire cost Of its projects, while
a plan was devised for State
undertakings by which the Fed
eral government financed the
total cost Of labor and material
! for an approved project UP to 80
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