Evening star., 1935-05-29
JOHNSON CALLED
To AID NEW n. R. A.
Brings Roosevelt Tentative
Bill for Suspension of
Antitrust Law.
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tinuance of the oil code and to ask
legislation permitting voluntary agree
ments within the industry.
Four members of the House-Repre-
eentatives Marcantonio, Republican, Of
New York; Schneider, Progressive. of
Wisconsin, Lunden. Farmer-Labor,
Minnesota, and Amlie, Progressive.
Wisconsin-in joint statement
recommended constitutional conven-
tion to change the Constitution.
In another statement, Representa-
tive HilGebrandt. Democrat, OF South
Dakota remarked, Every reactionary
IN the United States . welcomed
eleefully the decision of the Supreme
Court declaring the N r A. and the
Frazier-Lemke laws unconstitutional"
Attacks Supreme Court.
He asked whether the Supreme
Court-"an academic body. unreach-
able by the people, appointed for life,
and largely schooled in an atmosphere
of wealth and exclusiveness''-shall
succeed in throttling such legislation
practically every time it is passed."
He urged a constitutional amend
ment forbidding the court to hold
laws unconstitutional and allowing
steps Ito assure every able bodied,
full-grown citizen engaged in useful
labor of the comforts of life"
This suggestion Of constitutional
change was getting more considera-
ton as the hours passed by. There
we're indications that appeals for vol
Untary maintenance of code standard
we're not bearing full fruit.
Assurances Cheer New Deal.
The administration took satisfac-
ton today from reports of widespread
assurance to workers that N. r. A.
code wage and hour standards would
not now be disturbed, as 1t con-
tlnued to cast about for ways to
recover from the blow dealt by the
Supreme Court.
Still publicly silent. President Roose-
velt renewed conferences with his
key lieutenants. No agreement was
apparently in sight, but two sugges-
tions stood out:
I. To rely on voluntary code OBJ
eervance at least as a stop-gap; and
2 Serious consideration Of pushing
q constitutional amendment to endow
the Federal Government with power
to regulate hours and wages in in
dustry regardless of State lines.
Action today was definitely out.
AL 4tN
would not discuss N. R. A, at his
rm. press conference.
II also was indicated quite clearly
he does not intend to go on the air
about the problem.
Statement May Come This Week.
All signs pointed toward presi-
dental statement late in the week.
after he has completed the survey Of
the full effect of the Supreme Court
decision.
In response to inquiries. Stephen
Early. a secretary to the President,
eaid an inspection of 700 letters and
messages received overnight showed a
ratio of to in appeals for a new
N. r. A. The President had not
seen the letters at the time.
Early added that most Of the re-
quests for a renewal of N. r. A. came
from business men who we're asserting
"chiselers are coming In and wage and
hour standards are being broken
down"
Textile Information Sought.
Spokesman for various industries
continued to gather to face the situa-
ton. On textiles. the responsible COM
nittee-compriSing prominent manu-
facturers from both North and South
end including most of the leaders who
drafted the original cotton code
sought, first, to ascertain from their |
legal advisers just what If anything. |
of value remained of N. r. A., and |
second. ways and means of preserv-
ing some of the benefits enjoyed under
the code.
Some Southern members appeared |
less enthusiastic over the success of
possible voluntary action to maintain |
code wages and hours. One spokes-
man for this group said he feared !
strikes in that section, as he believed !
ettempts would be made to lengthen |
hours and lower wages.
A new worry, lowering in the back
ground for some weeks. came to the |
fore to beset the administration as the
United Mine Workers predicted that
the national btuminous coal strike the
union is planning for June II would |
affect 100000 workers. Negotiations |
for a new wage contract collapsed yes
terday. Observers believed the White
House might step into the situation |
before the deadline.
With the New Deals proposed A. A. |
A. amendment back in Senate COM
mittee for overhauling, some officials
expressed anxiety that the Supreme
Courts attitude expressed in the |
N r. A. decision may bode i'll for
the gigantic farm agency, which has
yet to take It's turn before the high |
tribunal.
Meanwhile, there were some indi- |
cations that the Treasury may seek |
full control over the liquor traffic in |
the aftermath of the decision which |
demolished the Federal Alcohol Con-
troll Administrations code structure.
President Roosevelt conferred yes
terday with congressional advisers and
with President william Green of the
American Federation of Labor and |
President John l.. Lewis of the United |
Mine Workers. Green said he felt j,
''there Is hope"
The word was passed. though I'M