The Bismarck tribune., 1935-02-20
URGES RENEWAL OR
RECOVERY ACT FOR
ANOTHER TWO YEARS
Special Message to Congress
Proposes 'Unquestioned
Power to Government
ENDORSES. WORK OF SETUP
Requests Establishment OF Ger.
tain Minimum Standards
Of Fair Competition


Washington, Feb. 20.-(P,-A presi-
dental message recommending . two
year extension Of NRA with funda-
mental principles renewed met q SEN
atorial determination Wednesday to
investigate the recovery laws vast
code structure.
The long-waited message on this
key New Deal agency, whose spec
tacular flight SO long was headed by
dynamic Hugh s. Johnson. was read
to an expectant congress shortly after
the senate finance committee ap-
proved . resolution to investigate
MIRA.
Chairman Harrison said the inquiry
asked by Senator's Nye (R-ND.) and
McCarran tD-Ney) would begin at
once in preparations for framing the
new NRA law.
Mr.. Roosevelt proposed that the
government be allowed "unquestioned
power" to establish certain minimum
standards of fair competition in COM
mercial practices and especially ade-
quate standards in labor relations"
For example" he said, child labor
must not be allowed to return: the
fixing OF minimum wages and maxi
mum hours is practical and necessary.
Labor Right Of Organize
"The rights OF employees freely to
organize for the purpose of collective
bargaining should be fully protected.
THE fundamental principles Of the
antitrust laws should be more ade-
quately applied.
"Monopolies and private price fix
ing must not be allowed nor con-
doned.'
But in the case Of such natural re-
sources as oil. coal and eaa, the pres-
ident said the people "nsod aovern-
ment supervision to eliminate waste,
control output and stabiliation -
that the public will b protected from
'ruinous price-cutttng."
In the development of this Ie9is.
lation.' the president said. II call
your attention to the obvious fact that
the way to enforce laws, codes ana
regulations relating to industrial prao>
tices is not to seek to put people ii
Jail.
Heartily Eno0eDes NRA
| We need other and moro effective
means for the immediate stopping a
practices by any individual or BY any
corporation which are contrary to
these principles.
The message heartily endorsed the
emergency NFlA which expires next
June. saying it was the biggest factor
in giving employment to approx
imately 100000 people
I'VE must rightly move to correct
some things done or left undone,' it
said. We must work out q coordina-
ton Of every code with every other
code. We must simplify procedure"
:, The president left to congress the
definition Of policies and standards
| for the new law
Il recommend. he said. that the
policies and standards for the admin
istration Of the act should be further
defined in order to clarity the legis-
lative purpose and to guide the exc
cution of the law, thus profiting by
what We have already learned
| He said detailed recommendations
covering the various subjects outlined
gress at the various departments and
agencies charged with executing NRA.
Confusion As to PWA
There was some confusion as to
whether the presidents message re-
commended extension also Of the Sec
ond title Of the recovery law-that set
ting up the public works administra-
ton. Informed sources said the PWA
was taken care OF in the pending
81, $3.50, ,OO0, 900 relief bill. while the oil
administration came under the NRA
title Of the law.
Before the house labor committee,
Francis j. German. organization di-
rector of the United Textile Workers.
said labors faith in NRA had beer
shaken by lack Of code enforcement,
NRA PROBES COMPLAINTS
OF SMALL MANUFACTURERS
Washington. Feb. 20.-(P)-The
NRA held an investigation Wednes-
day into one OF the accusations which
promise controversy when congress
comes to debate the Blue Eagles
future.
A public hearing, which officials
said would be the first Of series into
such complaints. was called on the
complaint Of some sprinkler manu-
facturers that the code under which
they operate IS being used to oppress
small enterprises.
At the same time administration
officials were reported reliably to be
drafting q ruling which would make
| it easier for industrialists who have
not signed codes-among them Henry
Ford-to sell goods to the government.
These Developments provided .
background for the message on NRA
| revisinn hv Mr. R0oneVelt