The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-29
NeuO Dealers Facing
Threat of Strikes
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tions board. the federal aicoho
control administration and justict
department attorneys handling
lNRA itigation-halted activities.
While the administration sought
desperately to keep business on an
even keel an anxious watch was
kept on developments throughout
the country to discover what eff
feet the sudden discarding OF codes
would have.
First Reports Encourage
First reports were encouraging
to New Dealers although threats OF
labor strife and. reports of price,
cutting indicated trouble in the Of
| fing.
The chamber Of commerce Of the
United States, which attacked the
New Deal vigorously at its recent
convention here, urged its men,
bers to keep calm and maintain
code provisions on hours and
wages.
The National Association OF
Manufacturers, another organiza-
ton interested in getting ofiicial
recognition of the theory Of indus
trial self-government, called for
sta bilization Of wages, hours and
competitive practices on q volun-
tary basis.
Sen. Edward p. Costigan, D.,
Colo, said there had been a revived
interest in his constitutions
amendment which would give spe-
cifically to congress the power to
regulate hours and conditions of
labor and to establish minimum
wages in any employment and to
regulate production, industry, trade
and commerce to prevent unfair
methods and practices therein"
Welfare or Country
"The welfare of the country Is
the first consideration Of congress
said Sen. James p. Pope, D., Ia.
III the constitution gets in the way
the constitution must yield. If the
supreme courts gets in the way that
too must be made to give way"
Sen. George w. Norris, r., Neb.,
was understood to be considering
Introduction of a constitutional
amendment to make it more diff
cult for the supreme court to over.
throw congressional action.
The Costigan amendment has
been buried in the senate judiciary
committee since the beginning OF
the present session Jan. 8. Efforts
were being made to bring 1t up for
consideration.
Chairman Pat Harrison OF the
senate finance committee cham
pioned plan for voluntary codes
under which industry and business
could band together in observing
standards for hours and wages
elimination of child labor and ban.
ming unfair trade practices.
Legislation to embody that prin.
ciple was being drafted. 1t could
be rushed through congress.
Patching up of the MIRA situa-
ton in that way would not help
other laws and bills which might
come within the supreme court
opinion holding illegal the code
making provisions of the industrial
recovery act.
Would Stop Disruption
1t would be counted upon, how
ever, to prevent a sudden disrup-
ton of price. wage and hour struc-
lures of businesses which have
been operating under codes.
Rep. Hamilton Fish, Jr., r.. N
Y, suggested the constitution be
made the issue in the 1885 cam
paigns.
The senate yesterday recommit
ted the AAA amendments broaden,
ing licensing powers.
With the pure ofod and drug bill
disposed of in short order yester-
day, the senate turns to the public
utility bill aimed against holding
companies. Despite the turmoil
over MIRA, adjournment appears
to be a matter of weeks with pre-
dictions that congress will have fin
ished by July 4.