The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-26
S-NRA HACKERS,
ENEMIES Give
SENATE VIEWS
Both Sides Are Aired at
Public Session Held in
Senate Chamber.
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their men a decent wage. Other op-
position comes from persons who
know nothing OF this bill; those who
haven't even read It."
Mr.. Foster also read a long list OF
groups and associations which, he
said. included $1,000 business units.
Nearly all we're sOiidly behind a
S-NRA move. he declared.
You lose the decision II YOU hit
a foul blow IN a prize fight Mr..
Foster added. why shouldn't the
same rules apply IN business?"
Wells Plays New Deal Foes
Francis Wells, state NRA COM
pliauce director, declared that the
only real opposition 10 NIfA came
from New Deal foes.
How can a group that for years
has favored a high tariff object 70
the same type Of protection against
chisellnE competition?" Mr.. Wells
asked. He urged enactment Of the
bill as a means OF aiding national
code compliance.
This persistent newspaper attack
is largely distortion and misrepre-
sentation Of fact" Mr.. Wells de-
clared.
why all this emphasis on the
alleged failure OF a state-NRA IN
New Jersey2 Because L. is the only
exception to the success Of the
state NRA movement and even that
is a poor example. because in New
Jersey the state act was thrown
overheard for political reasons.
Protection Given as Reason
Protection 20 interstate commerce,
not covered by the national NRA,
was advanced as a strong reason for
enactment OF S-NRA.
Organized labor representatives
we're emphatic III demanding the
added protection offered By S-NRA
legislation.
1t means the right TO sell our
labor as the shOpkeeper sells his
goods" said Joseph TimkO. repre-
senting United Mine Workers OF
America.
Adolph J. Fritz. Indiana Fedora
ton of Labor secretry. and Frank
D. Morgan. also representing the
state federation. added their pleas
for the added protection that
S-NRA would bring to the working
man.
Profitable, Says McNay
r. S McNay. representing 1850 re-
tail auto dealers. declared NRA had
proved profitable to his industry
though it entailed increased cost
through higher wages. He asked the
committee for prompt and favorable
action on the S-NRA measure to
aid in enforcement Of the national
codes.
The strongest opposition came
from hotel and restaurant Ownera
L. c. Levering. AntlerS i-Otel man
ager. stated a code IS Impractical for
his business
1T hasn't worked and It won't
work, he said. we are faced with
the problem Of a 24-hOur day and
a seven-day week. We want to
comply but we can not. Too strict
enforcement would put many of US
out Of business"
Cites Rising Food Costs
J. F. O'M6hOney, Indiana Restau-
rant Owners Association secretary,
said less than 10 per cent Of the
restaurants in Indiana are comply
ing with the national code. Rising
food costs and long working hours
offer a problem that code enforce
ment would only aggravate. he de-
clared.
NJ. E. Scotch. Newcastle. State
Chamber Of Commerce director. in
sisted S-NRA would work serious
hardship on many small businesses.
The members of my organization
would be I3ttle effected" he said.
Most Of them are operating under
national codes. II is the small local
businesses IAat Will suffer. It is our
opinion that this bill. if passed.
would increase the existing con-
fusion.