Evening star., 1934-08-30
\. R. A. V|OLATORS
TO Be PUBLISHED
Compliance Chiefs to Bear
DoWn-NeW Internal
SquabbIe Is Aired.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With the reorganization of the N.
r. A.. compliance chiefs, who report
an inflow of 1000 complaints weekly,
were reported ready to bear down
harder on violators OF Blue Eagle code
provisions. This reshaping of N. r.
A., incidentally, was disclosed today
to have resulted in such new internal
placed officials offered their resigna-
tions to Gen. Hugh S. johnson.
This trouble, however, was quickly
smoothed over and the two principals,
Blackwell Smith, assistant general
counsel and Leon Henderson chief
of the planning and research division.
are still on the job.
Both are active in the reorganiza-
ton program. Another step in the
reshaping was taken with the group
ing of all textile. apparel, leather and
fur codes into one division.
800 Loose Blue Eagles.
A resume of N. r. AS compliance
work has shown that the recovery
organization itself has snatched away
Blue Eagles from about 300 employers.
This number does not include birds
removed by State directors for viola
tions of service trade codes. Nor does
it disclose the sizable number of
cases that have been settled through
adjustments, without publicity.
Total complaints received to date
number about $4,000. This figure,
however, represents many Implications,
inasmuch as all employees of one plant
have In many instances complained
against their one employer.
To make compliance even more eff
fective the Compliance Division is
considering giving publicity to cases
In which adjustments have been or
are to be made. In some instances
restitution of back wages amounting
to $4,000 has been made without
public notice, and it is felt that pub
licity Of such cases would have a dis
tinct influence on employers generally.
Described as Punch Drunk"
The designations of Smith and Hen
derson were offered johnson at tenn
pestuous meeting of N. r. AS Policy
Board two weeks ago.
One who was present said johnson
was "tired-punch drunk in fact-due
to his long hours of work and STRAIN
over a plan for N. R. A. reorganiza-
ton"
This official said johnson described
Donald r. Richberg, N. r. A. general
counsel, as playing fast and loose
with me-"
But the remark slipped out" this
person said. "If he hadn't been so
tired Al don't think he ever would
have Said it,
After the remark had been made,
Smith, who is Richberg's assistant,
arose and told the recovery admins
traitor:
MY resignation is on your desk
now"
Calmer feelings Immediately pre-
vailed, and johnson was described as
assuring Smith he had not meant
anything by the assertion against
Richberg. He told the assistant gen.
eral counsel to forget it,
Then Johnson turned to Henderson
and asked:
How about your resignation?"
In Facetious Mood.
This time, however, Johnson ap-
peared to be in facetious mood.
With grin, Henderson replied:
MY resignation has been some
where on your desk for some time"
You stay where you are" johnson
4ryee = - L4x -
laugh.
The administrator and Richberg,
now serving as director of the Ma
tional Emergency Council, have been
at odds over N. r. A. reorganization
for some time, the issue finally reach
ing point where johnson submitted
his resignation to President Roosevelt.
He was persuaded to withdraw it and
now is on a two weeks vacation.
The creation of new division to
administer textile, apparel, leather
and fur codes brings together under
single central supervision more than
100 codes that bear upon the produc-
tion of clothing and other coverings.
This regrouping is being undertaken
by N. r. A. as a part of its reorgani-
Eation program so as to assure allied
industries of identical treatment on
common problems. permit allied codes
to merge for greater economy and re-
duce administrative overhead ex-
penses. Code mergers are expected to
bring the present 600 codes down to
about $50.
Prentiss Coonley, deputy admins
traitor in charge of textile codes, will
head the new division.