Evening star., 1935-12-10
INDUSTRY,
ALL. ASKS BERRY
Green Offers Six-Point Pro.
gram-Urges Shorter
Work Week.

A siX-point economic program was
submitted to labor groups of George
L. Berry's industrial conference today
by William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
Shortly after Berry told business
to quit quibbling" and asserted an
industrial council would be set up
despite opposition from business ranks,
Green put forward the A. F. of l..
plan, which called for:
/. Shortening the work week.
2. Minimum wage standards for
women and minors.
3. Elimination of child labor, night
work for women and home work.
4. "Unstinted enforcement and un-
qualified compliance with" the Wagner
labor disputes act.
Wage and Hour Standard.
5. Formulation of wage and hour
standards by management and labor
organized on Nationwide basis"
6. Enactment Of the bill by Sem
ator O'Mahoney, Democrat. of Wyo-
ming to set up wage and hour stand
ards through a system of licensing
industry.
The mining labor group elected
Thomas Kennedy, Lieutenant Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania and secretary
treasurer Of the United Mine Workers,
to represent mine labor on the Berry
council and gave unqualified approval
to the Green program
Taking the aggressive against in
oustry claims that groups called in
conference here have almost unani-
mously opposed his suggested eco
nomic council. Berry said in a state
ment. The issues of unemployment
and a stable prosperity cannot
be swept aside by political considera-
ton or by unreasoning opposition to
a course of action which is definite in
scope With industry's problems in the
light Of solutions that they best guard
the entire Nations welfare.
Government Partner.
Berry headquarters contended 27
business men had already been selected
for the council, which Berry hopes
will carry the torch of cooperation
between business and labor for a ma
tional industrial program. But O'Leary
argued only four major groups had
appointed members, and even these,
he said, had instructions limiting their
participation.
Berry officials privately admitted
they had no big names" as yet, but,
"of the record" they maintained sew
eral men of national repute would join.
Berry officials predicted at least 35
industrialists would be on the coun-
Gil, and little difficulty was expected
from labor organizations, which
planned to name their delegates today.
Subsections Hold Meetings.
After yesterdays general session,
the parley was split up into A sub
sections, with meetings called for to-
day. Observation of several meetings
yesterday showed virtually no speak
ers strongly in favor of the projected
economic council.
Failure Of the Gotten Textile Insti-
tute to take part in Berry's conference
drew fire meanwhile from Thomas H.
Mcmahon, president of the United
Textile Workers.
Approximately 200 industrialists at
tended the textile meeting which sep.
arated into two sections, one for dis
cussion or textiles and the other for
garments.
Berry Explains Efforts.
In the National Radio Forum last
night, Maj. Berry declared he could
not believe that ANY broad-visioned
men of industry will remain perma-
nently aloof from an enterprise that
is so patiently engaged in attempting
to cooperate in removing some of the
dangerous uncertainties from the
business horizon"
The Forum, arranged by The Star,
was heard over Nationwide network
of the National Rroadcasting Co.
Maj. Berry's speech was an explana-
tion Of the program he hopes to put
into effect and defense of its prin-
ciple. He made it clear that it was not
dA cAOiG W plO OI1c SlOdP dSd1Io1 I'LL
other, but to bring them together in
the interest of a common cause-"to
insure the Nations industrial future, to
put the unemployed back to work in
gainful occupations and to meet the
financial problems which today are in
the forefront of every business mans
mind"
Declaring his purpose in calling
the conference has been ''misrepre-
sented," and reiterating there is no
desire on bis part to restore the N.
r. A., Maj. Berry said:
"1f there Ia any one thing ! should