The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-06-05

| cabinet meeting and a conference with congressional leaders was of a stop-gap nature. It dealth only --as the president himself said with ''an immediate problem"
 Tn addition to MT. Roosevelt's $ public statement he gave congress sional leaders to understand that he hopes to propose, before the end of the present session of con- gress, bill for permanent govern ment supervision of industrial working conditions and trade prac- tices. He wants additional time to make such bill of unquestionable constitutionality, it was said. There was one report it might be based on the clear-cut power of congress to levy taxes.
 Proposals Of President Il For unravelling the tangle of government affairs caused by the supreme courts nullification of | NRA, MT. Roosevelt proposes: I l. Enactment of temporary extension of a skeletonized MIRA, minus code-making authority. 2. Enactment of a bill requiring government purchases and con- tracts be placed only with corpora tions or contractors who live up to certain minimum requirements for wages and working conditions, in- cluding prohibition of child labor. | 5. Enactment of legislation to legalize necessary administrative hnAfds doomed under the courts decision and new federal alcohol control organization.
 l 4. Enactment of legislation for te oil industry.
 The president did not give pub lie endorsement to the Guffey and Wagner bill. But it was known that he has strongly advocated their passage.
 Another indication of his concern over possible labor difficulties was his revelation that he is asking for transfer of $600,000 to the depart ment of labor to increase its media tion and conciliation activities. | Newspapermen Told President Roosevelt revealed his plans before 345 newspapermen packed into his oval office. He was alternately jovial and austere. He opened the conference with joke but soon became grave.
 He said the Clark resolution, passed by the senate in form that would continue the MIRA until April 1, 1936, with specific pro- visions against fixing and regulation of intrastate business, would be put before the house after being amended to strike out refer ences to codes, banned under the courts decision.
 This would continue the national recovery act but would not bring any resumption of code making or code enforcement.
 All codes of the past are inop- erative and will not be revived.
 Tt should not be assumed by any person that this proposed con tinuation of the national recovery Administration, in skeletonized form, relates in any way to the en- forcement of working conditions or fair trade practices formerly exist ing under the codes," the president said.
 Il "All such requirements were eliminated by the supreme court decision"
 No Business Supervision The president emphasized that under the proposed program there Iswould be no government super vision of business as such. He said a moment later, speaking of the provision for maintenance of cer- tain minimum requirements by firms doing business with the gov ernment:
 "This proposed measure, like the | first, does not make much progress toward obtaining the ultimate ob- jectives of national standards for the working population of Amer ica nor for national standards which seek to protect honorable employers against the unfair prac- tices of less honorable competi- tors"
 It has become apparent that Mir. Roosevelt. while forced to imme- diate action to safeguard certain of his recovery agencies. is not con- tent to let the matter rest there.
 One congressional leader said } after discussing the situation with the president that congress would do well to conclude the tasks set for it by September l.
 \ This estimate included the expec- tation that the president, after fur ther study. would submit legisla- ton to provide some form of gov- ernment supervision and coordina- ton of business and industry. both as concerned working conditions and trade practices.
 To Keep Small Staff
 "The MIRA recommendation is based" the president said. Ion the desirability of maintaining com paratively small staff in Washing ton and in the more important centers of the country, in order to bring together and summarize the vast amount of information now in the possession of MIRA, relating to the actual results of code adminis- tration and to collect information in regard to the effects on industry. both employers and employees. of the abandonment by the govern kment of code enforcement or re- quirements. These latter refer to working conditions and to fair trade practices.
 "This information will. 1t Is be- lieved, be of great value to the con- gross. the administration and the country as a whole.'
 This meant. in tho opinion of Washington commentators, that in tho presidential campaigns of 1856 tho Roosevelt party would be equipped with exhaustive informa- lion on every. phase of American Pbusiness--b the codes. during tho codes md after the codes. Thih coi,id ha tis,ed. if considered ndvls.