Evening star., 1935-05-30
NEW DEAL WAITS
ON PUBLIC OPINION
Johnson Offers TWo.Point
Plan to Save Best
N. r. A. Features.
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criticism Of the rourt on thai branch
,t the case and would think. restore
Ill the beneficial aspects of N, r, A.,
IN regulating trade practices
As for labor condibions, he said The
law could he remedied in that respect
also. He said that in the Schechter
case. the poultry involved was destined
for sale strictly within New York
state The court held it had come 10
permanent rest within that State
end bad no further relation 10 inter-
state commerce.
sut Johnson posed Inc case Of
rest iron stove manufacturer who
might starr operations AT starvation
wages" IN Alaba ma, send his products
forth. and force the old and we'll
established stove industry of Michigan
to 60 nut Of business or slash wages.
The Federal Government can pro-
iect Michigan" he con'ended. If
rhis view is right. then regulations OF
hours. wages and conditions of work.
hy authority of the Federal Govern
rent, can he made effective in all OF
those operations which depend on i'm
uorta tons from one State into the
great unitary market of the United
States and not on the particular
market Of a single State
Predicts Wage Cutting.
Appealing for public aid IN the SAL
vaging Job. he said that if beneh-
risries OF N. r. A. do not acl imme-
dlately, we shall see the worst orgy
of wage cutting, hour-extenSiOns and
JOB losing of this depression
Price -slashing has begun. ne said
and decent living standards for labor
are running ont like sands in 10 hour
glass
Though Senator Cosrlgsn, Dem
ocrat. of Colorado. was conferrinR
Hifh adminlst tion officials sbour
his proposed couStirHrionsl amend
rnent 10 give the Government power
10 regulate business and labor condi
tiors reea riless of State lines. Sen
ator Clark said:
There is no more cha nee Of pass
ing a constitutional amendment than
here Is Of the world coming 10 an
end
Voluntary Codes Opposed.
hinr Of a prolonged hght against
any such proposal was seen in his
remark thai IL Congress offers any
amendment proposal 10 The States,
vt will he very late III the session "
Commenting on The voluntary code
idea, Senator Rorah said
7 haven't anV idea what ihey mea n
nv voluntary rodes. but If thev mean
To permit business 70 make its own
codes for The purpose Of fixing prices
and controlling production. see very
serious and insurmontable objection 70
It. IF il means simply 10 come to-
cether 10 agree upon rea sOnable meth
nds of ca rrying on business. | perha ps
have no serious objection.
There Is no such thing as vo'a-
tsrv rode. because the insiders rush
in and form code for their own
benefit" Clark said.
PREM. r. 4. Fra Sketched.
IN his customary free-6oWing words.
Johnson sketched the condition OF
Industry prior TO fhe inception of N.
A.
Including wages. nv which the
shouls Of industry survived
With the institution Of NJ r. A.. he
said a new method was applied bv
which the "chiseling fringe" of any
industry was prevented from using
guerilla methods 10 promote its busi-
ness.
with the inva lids ZION of N. r. A.
Johnson continued. price cutting
began at once. He mentioned the
reduction in the price of cigarettes in
Neu York, which he said meant the
ruin of the small toba cconist.''
The New York Office of N. r. A.
has had more Telephone calls Than
IN i,s pslmiest day" said the former
n r. A. chief. all asking if it. is
perfectly safe now TO cut wages and
extend hours of labor. Spot news
from the whole country is TO the same
effect"
Assertion Is Empba Siyed.
This assertion was backed np in a
brief speech over The same radio
hcos-up by Edward F. McCrady. As
sistsnt Secretary of La Dor, who said
his Office had received reports from
Il States of wage and price cutting.
He added that he wanted 10 EN-
phasize ell rhe general had said
Taking cognizsnce of efforts out
1de governmental circles 10 preserve
A. r. A features through voluntary
effort. Johnson said:
Manv beautiful gestures have been
made The Chamber of Commerce
and the Manufacturers Association
nave appealed TO all industry 10 live
10 10 code sta ndards volunts rily. 1t is
commendshle and sincere thought"
Then ne added: This course is Ut
terIy impossible, however, because the
rhiseling fringe-rhe selfish 10 per
rent under our competitive system
ran always pull the wages of the high
minded 80 per cent down TO their own
level unless somewhere there is
ooWAr TO protect decency."
Every listener knows what N. r.. A.
did and did not do" johnson contin-
ued IF he did not realize il then, he
realizes IT. now
He said he did NOT believe thai mil
hons Of jobs would be lost. that the
hours of labor would be heightened or
that fhe gains made by The N. r. A.
would be destroyed. He called this
"untbinks BILE"
Johnson added that if new legisls-
Ron could not be worked out. all of
the policies Of the New Deal would