The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-20

I therefore recommend to the congress that the national indus trial recovery act be extended for a period of two years.
 SHOULD CLARITY POLICY
 I recommend that the policy and standards for the adminis- tration of the act h ou d be ify the legislative purpose and law, thus prohting by what we have already learned.
 Voluntary submission of codes should be encouraged but at the same time, if an industry fails voluntarily to agree within itself, unquestioned power must rest in the government to establish in any event certain minimum standards of fair cop1petition in commercial practices, and, espe- cially, adequate standards in labor relations. For example, child labor must not be allowed to return: the fixing of minimum wages and maximum hours Is practical and necessary.
 PROTECTION 0r EMPLOYEES
 The rights of employees freely to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining should be fully protected.
 The Fundamental principles of the anti-trust laws should be more adeQuateIy apple Monopolies and private price fixing within industries must not be allowed nor condoned. NO monopoly should be private" But I submit that in the case of certain natural resources, such as coal, oil and gas, the people of the United States need government supervision over these resources devised for the purpose of eliminating their waste and of controlling their output and stabilizing employ ment in them, to the end that the public will be protected and that ruinous price cutting and inordinate profits will both be denied.
 We must continue to recog. nize the incorrigible minorities within an industry, or in the whole field of trade and indus try, should not be allowed to write the rules of unfair play and compel all others to com pete upon their low level. We must make certain that the privilege of cooperating to pres vent unfair competition will not be transformed into g. license to ufp Nsrln nnt nt Aa e the apparent sanction of the law. Small enterprises especially should be given added protection against discrimination and op- pression.
 NOT TO JAIL PEOPLE
 In the development of this legislation I call your attention to the obvious fact that the way to enforce laws, codes and regu- lations relating to industrial practices is not to seek to put people in jail. We need other and more effective means for the immediate stopping of prac- tices by any individual or by any corporation which are con- trary to these principles.
 Detailed re c m mendations along the lines which have indicated have meen made to me by various departments and agencies charged with the exec cution of the present law. These are available for the consider alton of the congress and, al- though not furnishing anything like a precise and finished draft of legislation. they may be help full to you in your deliberations. NECESSITY FOR EXTENSION
 Let me urge upon the con- gress the necessity for an extension of the present act. The progress we have been able to make has shown us the vast scope of the problems in our industrial life. We need . certain degree of fiexibility and of specialized treatment, for our Knowledge of the processes and the necessities of this life are still incomplete. By your ac- ton you will sustain and hasten the process of industrial recov- cry which we are now experi- encing; you will tighten the burdens of unemployment and economic insecurity.
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