, 1935-03-10
NRA ATTACKS
LAUNCHED BY
SOLON BORAH

WASHINGTON. March 0. R-
A demand from Senator Borah (R-
Ida) for the junking Of NRA except
for its child labor, minimum wages
and maximum hours provisions en-
phasized Saturday the difficult prob
lem facing the administration In It's
effort to extend the recovery act.
Borah. who is leading a drive for
full restoration and enforcement Of
the antitrust laws. said in an inter-
view that legislation along the lines
ne outlined would be 1.-THE greatest
contribution toward recovery we
could make ct this time"
Just One Of Many
His proposal added one more to
the heap OF suggestions before the
senate finance committee for re-
vising NRA. Chairman Harrison,
realizing his task. announced he
would seek TO expedite hearings to
insure that some continuing legisla-
ton rs passed before the recovery
law expires June l6.
AT the same time Harrison made
public plans for the future conduct
Of the NRA investigation by his COM
mittee, disclosing them possibility oi
q debate before that forum between
Hugh s. johnson and the man who
lead the attack on his administra-
ton Of the recovery unit. Clarence
Darrow.
Harrison said Darrow would be in
vted TO testify IN the inquiry, and
that johnson undoubtedly woulc
appear. The committee was not cer-
tain, however, that Darrow would
care to come before the committee
because Of his health. In Chicago the
celebrated criminal lawyer said III
would await receipt Of a formal In
vitation before deciding.
johnson. in New York, said II he
was called before the committee he
would 90, but he had not been asked
TO testify. He reiterated his former
declaration that the MIRA was "a
dead as q do-do."
johnson minimized the effect oi
the revisions put forward by the ad-
miniStration. He said "as far az
can understand Mr.. Richberg's Il
points. the NRA will be left practi-
cally as 1t Is"
He was referring TO the admins
tration's recommendations submit
ted by Donald Richberg, director OF
the National Emergency council.
IT. 49, n4hm-
The committees program also In
dictated II will give thorough study
10 the administration and result:
Of the much-diScussed labor Sec
ton of the recovery act, known as
Section Z CAD.
Among the witnesses 10 be called
is Francis Biddle, chairman Of the
National Labor Relations board, who
recently asserted that unless some
thing like the Wagner bill was pass
ed to back Up section 2 CA), members
OF his board might as well give up
and 60 home.
Biddle.s testimony was expected
to bring sQuarely before the COM
mittee the question Of relations be-
tween labor and capital and TO have
a bearing on the revived Wagner
hill. Hearings on this measure start
Monday before the senate labor COM
mittee.
Borah, who was one OF the few
senators who voted against NRA,
said Saturday he might not vote for
liz extension, even If the changes
he sought were made.
He has told administration forces,
however. that II the bill provided for
full restoration Of the ANTITRUST
laws It would take a lot OF zest out
Of my opposition" -,
ut is INV conviction" Borah said,
sthat II we would pass q law cover
ing the question Of child labor; MIN
imum wages and maximum hours
Of work and then repeal the bal
ance of NRA, the effect upon the
country would be almost miraculous.
sss In other words. 1t would release
the energy and purpose of the peo-
ME as nothing else could do and II
would restore confidence az moth
ing else could do"
Hearings In the finance commit
tee investigation will be resumed
Monday, with Richberg again on the
stand.
The subcommittee selected TO d.
rect the inquiry. headed by Senator
Harrison. includes several senators
critical of MIRA. including King CD
UTAH and George D-GaJ, VINO
want to transfer the recovery
acencv's functions to the Federal
Trade commission.