Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-09
ANTITRUST FIGHT
ON REVISED n. R. A.
BEGINS IN SENATE.
Opponents Demand Full
Repeal of Exemption
Clause in Bill.
CLARK LEADS MOVE
TO ELIMINATE SECTION
Harrison Confident of Favorable
Vote to Save Agency Expiring
at End of Week.

81 the Associated Press.
Scared even of the ghostlike N. r
A. voted by the House, Senate op-
ronents of the wrecked recovery Law
announced yesterday they would de-
rnand full repeal Of provisions per-
hitting exemptions from the anti
trust laws.
They served notice that when the
skeleton of the Blue Eagle is carried
in from the House tomorrow they
would ask to have it sent to commit
tee for the making of such changes
Administration leaders sought to
convince their Senate colleagues that
nothing but the bones of the bird
were left. and that it was a harm
less old carcass from which the Su-
preme Court had stripped all skin
and flesh
The legislation, a resolution ap-
proved by the House Friday. would
continue the recovery law until next
April, with the authority for COM
pulsory codes eliminated because of
the Supreme Courts decision holding
them invalid.
The little band of Senators who
led the fight against the N. R. A.
even before it was finally felled by
the Supreme Court was openly Skep-
tical OF the resolution despite assur-
ance from President Roosevelt that
the antitrust laws would be fully
restored.
Concerned Over Relaxation.
This group was concerned about a
provision of the old act continuing
authority for the President to relax
the antitrust laws for voluntary
agreements between industrial units.
Senator Clark. Democrat. of Mis-
souri,. author of the Senate resolution
to which the House amendment was
attached, announced he would move 10
send the legislation to the Finance
Committee for an amendment repeal
ing the suspension of the antitrust
laws. He was highly hopeful of gather
ing enough votes to succeed.
Chairman Harrison of the Finance
Committee. who has charge Of the reso-
luton for the administration. was con-
fident he could ward off the attack
and gain Senate approval of the House
amendment without serious delay.
Fully realizing the old law will expire
al the end of this week. Harrison
planned to resist the attempt to send
the measure back to committee.
Administration leaders contended
there was little prospect that the
authority for voluntary agreements
would be used, and insisted that even
If it were there would be no relaxa-
ton of the antitrust laws.
Borah, King Agree.
But N. r. A. opponents felt that if
there was no desire to use the anti
trust loophole there should be no OBJ
lection to its elimination. Among those
who Joined Clark in this contention
we're Senators Borah, Republican, of
Idaho and King Democrat. of Utah.
Other critics of the recovery law were
expected to fall in line.
Borah is still studying the House
measure and has not determined what
course he will pursue. He told news
paper men, however, that he would
which would permit voluntary agree
menus III QGllIldllCc VI IIlS dLlll-ll uSt
laws"
King was determined to try to elm
mate the antitrust provision. He
commended that if there was to be a
relaxation of the anti-monopoly law
sufficient to permit industries to make
agreements on hours and wages, 1t
should be done under the supervision
of the Federal Trade Commission.
This was also Clark's view. He said:
Il am willing to grant the Federal
Trade Commission jurisdiction to ap-
prove agreements on maximum hours.
minimum wages and child labor, but
] am not willing to take chance on
any more Johnsons or Richbergs."
He was referring to Hugh S. john
son. former administrator of N. R. A.,
end Donald Richberg. retiring chair
man of the Recovery Board, both Of
whom have been favorite targets for
the attacks of recovery law foes.
Official would-be N. R. A. planners
decided they would plan no more until
(See N. R. A., Page A-4)