Evening star., 1935-05-23
.N.R.A. SUPPORTERS
.STORM|NC CAPITOL
Business Men Bear De.
mands for Acts Exten-
sion Two Years.

Business men stormed the Capitol
today armed with resolutions demand
ing the two-year extension of the N. r
A. and unclipped wings for the Blue
Eagle.
The inner circle of the Industry and
Business Committee for N. r. A. ex-
tension, which staged yesterdays re-
eovery act rally at Constitution Hall,
this morning buttonholed Senators and
Representatives in a drive for adop-
ton of the Doughton resolution.
More than 1000 industrialists, code
authority members and trade associa-
ton executives listened to round of
speeches at the D. A. r. auditorium IN
the melting planned by Ward Cheney,
Connecticut silk manufacturer and
chairman of the Extension Committee.
Overshadowed by Bonus.
Cheney led his delegates to the
Capitol yesterday, but the issue OF the
bonus overShadowed the pleas OF the
well-dressed business men. who were
calm, collected and undemonstrative
in their meeting.
Leaders of the rally had planned a
"taxicab march" for the trip to the
Capitol, but most of them had to walk
blocks for a cab when they streamee
from Constitution Hall.
N. r. A. officials and other admins
tration representatives adopted strict
hands s-off" policy in connection with
the rally. New Dealers still smarteo
from the charges Of critics that last
weeks farmers march was in reality
arranged by the A. A. A.
Confident the rally had been sue
cess. Cheney was ready today to pre-
sent to congressional leaders a reso-
luton adopted unanimously by his
group to the effect that the CLARK
nine-month extension resolution Il
destructive of the national industrial
recovery act and should not be en-
acted into law"
Trouble Is Predicted.
At the same time, Walter G. erich
ton, representing a committee OF 81
bituminous coal producers operating
in 81 States, told the House Ways arlc
Means Committee soft coal operators
would have trouble If N. r. A. is al
lowed to expire.
He added his group was ready tc
make a contract with United Mine
Workers no matter what action II
taken on the recovery act.
ct believe Congress will give heed
to the viewpoint we have expressed.
Cheney declared. They will not know
what lies ahead If the plea for a two
year extension of N. I. r. A. is
refused.
I'VE have given Congress a mag
nificent demonstration of the view
point of business We intended no
spectacular SHOW planned no march
and we attempted nothing OF the cir
Gus type of demonstration.
I'VE came here as men actually IN
business to deliberate in calmneSs and
to express a reasoned verdict upon
an institution that has given US new
life. a new sense of order and an out
look that gives hope in place of the
despair that was SO prevalent and
frightening and alarming two years
ago"
Fight in Dark Alternative.
The serious men and women yes
terday were as calm as Cheney could
have wished as representatives OF
eight trades and industries talked to
them of the benefits of the N. r. A.
has brought.
Cheney himself led of with the re-
mark that the alternative to N. r. A.
would be for business Ito blow out the
light and fight 1t out in the dark"
Then one by one delegates from
the general retail business, the alloy
casting industry. the mems clothing
trade, the retail tobacco trade, the
textile industry, the retail drug busi-
ness, the coat and suit trade and the
retail auto trade testified to the ad-
vantages brought business by the re-
covery act.