The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-06-22

well. He did tell them
he believed the Con-
NJ W. '"s"e" Stitution was flexible
enough to take care of any necessary
economic changes; that he was OPP
posed to the adoption of Soviet plan
ming by America, and that he thought
his experience on his fathers farm
and his research qualified him for the
position to which the President had
appointed him. Finally the committee
reported the nomination favorably, the
only two opposing votes being those
of "Cotton Ed" Smith of South Caro-
lima and Henry D. Hatfield of West
Virginia.
The action of the committee as
sured Tugwell's confirmation by the
senate, but the debate on the floor
was Unexpectedly long and the attacks
on Tugwell were outspoken. Senator
Schall of Minnesota, for instance, said:'
Agriculture demands and already
has experiment stations dealing in
actual crops, live stock, and markets.
1t wants no bold experiments in col
lectivism' by self-styled philosopher
who functions like a three card monte
sharp who jumps upon box with
three shells and pea and who en-
tertains the public with his cry, Now
you see it and now you don't. Who is
the next CENT?
'Tugwell's general denial, and his
specific denials, in the light of his as
sociates in the field of political writ
ing, are absolutely worthless. They
are an insult to an intelligent jury.
He insults the United States senate
In order to gain high office from
which he can preach 'collectivism' as
a substitute for American institutions
and the Constitution"
VXTHILE the delegates of the steel
w workers unions were gathering
In Pittsburgh to vote on the threat
ened strike, President Roosevelt and
his advisers brought forward plan
for an emergency law designed to
avert the walkout. 1t was admittedly
a temporary expedient to give the
President an effective agency for the
consideration of industrial disputes
arising during the life of the NRA.
Under the new bills terms, boards
selected by the President would be
empowered to order and conduct an
election, by secret ballot, to deter
mine "by what person or persons or
organizations" employees may desire
to be represented in negotiations I'M
der the collective bargaining features
of the national recovery act.
The proposed boards also would
have the authority to order produc-
ton of pertinent documents and wit
nesses to give testimony under oath,
and their orders would be enforceable
by any United States court of cOmpe-
tent Jurisdiction, similar to like privi-
leges enjoyed by the federal trade
commission. Vested with authority to
prescribe their own rules and regula-
tions, the boards would be armed with
q penalty clause in the new law, set
ting $1,000 fine or year imprison-
ment, or both, for violation of their
DEGREES.
IN IT'S second report to the Presi-
dent the national recovery review
board, headed by Clarence barrow,
loOsed another blast at Administrator
johnson and in effect recommended
his removal as head of the MIRA. The
board said johnson had given the re-
covery program an un-American and
dictatorial tinge that handicapped it
In the war on depression; that he has
arbitrarily decreed life and death for
Industries, and that by arbitrary mod
ifications of codes he has helped big
business concerns to Cypress their
smaller competitors.
1.-THE rule of the military commander
is totally unsuited to the genius, hab-
it's, traditions, or psychology of the
American people, and wholly ineffectu-
al In meeting the present national
crisis" the board concluded.
The second barrow report covered
the retail dry goods, warehOusing, lum-
Der, cement, retail food, boot and shoe,
electrical manufacturing. bedding, Pc
troleum, coffee, plumbing fixture, en-
broidery, and lead pencil codes. Com