Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-05

President feels that even though the
percentage be small the Government
should take a practical and definite
step to show its good faith in main
tanning the larger detectives sought
by N. r. A
The proposed legislation would au-
thoriZe requirement in every Gov
eminent purchase that all persons en-
gagged in the production of the sup
plies or in the carrying out of the
contract shall be paid in accordance
with minimum wage and maximum
hour Standards, and that no person
under the age of 10 years shall be
employed The same rule would APP
ply to the use of Government loans
or grants to States, municipalities or
other local government agencies.
1t is believed that this proposed
bill carries out moral responsibility
of the Federal Government and it
is hoped that such action will be fol-
lowed as largely as possible by private
industry in every one of its branches.
This proposed measure, however.
like the first, does not make mu
progress toward obtaining the uli-
mate detectives of national standards
for the working population of America
nor for national standards which seek
to protect honorable employers
against the unfair practices Of less
honorable competitors.
Other Agencies Affected.
3. The Supreme COuri decision has
affected a number of agencies which
were set up in part or in whole under
the authority of title | OF the national
industrial recovery act. A careful
review of the effects OF the Supreme
Court decision has been made.
,al New legislation would be neceS-
Sarv for the continuance of the Fed
eral Alcohol Control Administration,
for the Electric Home and Farm Au-
thority, for the Petroleum Admin
iStrative Board and the Central Sta
tstical Board Legislation to meet
/ these four ends Is now under con-
SideratlOn.
tbI Two agencies can be continued
by amendments to executive orders:
The National Emergency Council and
the National Resources Board. Both
OF them relate to planning for and
execution of work relief and can.
therefore, be continued under the
work relief act.
Co Three agencies have completed
their work and will be terminated as
heretofore planned on June l6-the
Committee on Economic Security, the
Advisory Council on Economic Sc
curity and the office of the special
adviser to the President on foreign
trade.
Labor Boards Must suspend.
ID Seven labor boards created
under N. r. A. must terminate in
their present capacity They are the
National Labor Relations Board, the
Petroleum Labor Relations Board the
Steel Labor Relations Board. the Tex
tile Labor Relations Board the Work
Assignment Board for Cotton. the
Work Assignment Board for Silk and
the Work ASSIGNMENT Board for Wool.
The President has. however. sent
10 the Speaker of the House of Rep
reSentatlVeS supplemental estimate
of appropriations for the Department
of Labor for the coming fiscal year
in the sum of S600,000 This will
enable the Secretary OF Labor TO con-
duct additional mediation and con-
citation activities and thus take over
a small portion Of the work Of the
boards which are abolished. 1t is
worth noting, however, that the au-
thority Of the Department of Labor
extends only to mediation and con-
citation. The Wagner labor bill, If
enacted, would set up new tribunals
which would substantially cover the
functions heretofore exercised by the
various boards above mentioned.