Evening star., 1935-02-18
ROOSEVELT BUSY
ON n. R. A. POLICY
Transmission of Sugges-
tions to Congress Possible
This Afternoon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt pressed toward
completion today his message to Con-
gress setting forth recommendations
for the new N. R. A. He was hopeful
but not certain of getting it to Capitol
Hill late in the day.
A busy calling list afforded small
opportunity for Mr.. Roosevelt to fin
ish writing this message which he re-
CARDS as among the most important to
go forward to Congress this session.
Secretary Hull was invited to the
regular Monday luncheon conference
of the President and Secretary Nor
genthau. If any proclamations should
be issued subsequent to the gold case
decision by the Supreme Court the
Secretary of State must sign them.
The President framed his long
awaited expression of N. r. A. policy
in the midst of contentious by some
members of Congress and labor lead
ers that a compulsory 30-hour work
week is needed to restore industrial
employment to former levels.
Hears Cry for Investigation.
He was confronted as well by de-
mands in the Senate for a new in
vestigation of complaints that the
present N. r. A. has fostered mon
opoly and injured the little business
man.
One of several points of controversy
on which the Presidents stand was
awaited eagerly was section IA of
the present N. r. A. act, guarantee
ing the right of labor to organize and
bargain collectively. There had been
indications from officials that the
White House would seek to continue
this clause. The National Labor Re-
lations Board recently recommended
that the collective bargaining question
be Clarified" in the new law. Senator
Wagner, Democrat, of New York, has
said he wants a stronger collective
bargaining law and it is believed he
aims at barring so-called company
unions"
Aside from collective bargaining, the
only phases of the present N. r. A.
which have been mentioned at the
White House as favored on a perma-
nent basis are provisions against child
labor and the maintenance of mini
mum wages.
There have been indications that
the President planned to ask that the
Recovery Administration be extended
a year beyond June Is, when the pres
ent law expires with authority to con-
tinue it still another year if he desired.
What attitude the President would
take toward price fixing and whether
he would seek to meet the charges of
monopoly" possibly by urging a spe-
cif1c statement of just what businesses
can do in the way of cooperation
under the codes-were matters for
much speculation.
There had been advance suggestions
in authoritative sources that while
price fixing might not be barred en-
tirely. strong admonitions against it
would be urged on Congress.
Press Probe Demands.
A demand for a sweeping investi-
cation of the recovery administra-
COAl, Wy oC4loOO1o wye, 1tSPuO-
lican, of North Dakota and McCarran,
Democrat, Of Nevada was pressed by
the latter In a statement last night.
II have received a deluge of evi-
dence to substantiate the complaints
of code evils, which are common talk
in all parts of the country" he said.
The majority of the compliments,
he added, would be glad to testify
before any impartial tribunal such
as Senate committee" but not before
"any more kangaroo courts whose
sole activity to date has been to
whitewash the accused"
Over the protests Of Nye and Nc
Carran, their resolution for an in
vestigation has been turned over to the
Senate Finance Committee, headed by
one of the Roosevelt leaders, Senator
Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi
Meantime, a judiciary subcommittee
headed by Senator King, Democrat, of
Utah, has indicated it will go ahead
with an inquiry into complaints Of
N. r. A. oppression of small business.