Evening star., 1936-12-07
INDUSTRY COUNCIL
PLANS BIC SESSION
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Permanent Advisory Body
to U. S., Trade, Labor
Is Projected.
PROPOSALS EXPECTED
FROM 9 COMMITTEES
Group to Be Appointed to Draft
Specific Legislative Plans
for Congress.

nent advisory body to government,
industry and labor on the common
interests of these three, the Council
for Industrial Progress Is completing
preparations for its biggest session,
scheduled here for Thursday and
Friday.
While prominent spokesmen for the
three groups most interested are sched-
uled to appear at the Thursday morn
ing session, and all those in attendance
are to be given opportunities to voice
their views that afternoon, the real
progress of the meeting is expected on
the second day when nine committees
submit their proposals for co-ordina-
ton Of legislation in many fields of
industry.
Committee to Plan Program.
To make the findings of these COM
mittees and the Council as whole
really effective, the last order of busi-
ness will be appointment of commit
tee empowered to formulate specific
legislative program for submission to
Congress. In addition, this committee
and other representatives of the coun-
Gil will be directed to stand by to con-
Ter with congressional committees, II
asked, on any legislation pertaining
to industry and labor.
Seven of the committees made ini-
tial reports at the councils meeting
last March, but two new groups will
deal with such important issues as
unemployment and taxation. From all
proposals for legislation or industrial
policy.
The seven committees continuing
their work of last Spring are those on
national industrial policy; maximum
work week, general wage and child
labor: fair trade practices; internal
and external competition affecting
American standards; antitrust laws
and the Federal Trade Commission
act; financial aid to small enterprises,
and Government competition with pri-
vate enterprise.
Berry to Speak.
0CucuulCu LO doOIcSS IllS 1HuTSudy
morning session are Maj. George l..
Berry, Federal CO. ordinator for indus
trial cooperation; Senator Wheeler Of
Montana, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce;
Representative Rayburn of Texas,
chairman Of the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce;
John Dickinson, Assistant Attorney
General, and representative of the
Federal Trade Commission. Secretary
OF Labor Perkins also has been invited
to address this meeting.
Previous to the open lscussion of
the afternoon session there will be
brief addresses by John G. Paine,
chairman Of the management group Of
the council, and William Green,
chairman of the labor group.
While various sectors of industry
still are withholding their official
blessing from the council. the auto
mobile and oil industries already
having notified Berry they would not
be represented, there has been a
marked increase in interest. For in
stance, neither the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States nor the
National Association Of Manufacturers
Is sending official representatives, but
each Is said to have advised members
20 attend as individuals.
Similarly, the conflicting factions
OF labor, the American Federation of
Yob1r opd tbe Nor,, fo. r,. s,,.
trial Organization, each will be repre-
sented and the council bears the spe-
cific Endorsement of William Green,
president Of the A. F. of L., and John
L. Lewis, chairman of the c. I. o. and
president Of the United Mine Work.
ers. Many unions of each group are
represented in the membership of the
council.
Brought together in the council ses-
Dions, it is considered likely that rep
fesentatives of the labor factions may
enter into some preliminary discus
sion Of their internal differences. With
Federation Peace Committee already
standing, cooperation in the forth
coming conferences may lead to new
negotiations within the labor move
ment.
Factions Urged to Unite.
Calling all factions to merge their
differences into a great, American
unanimity Of purpose" Maj. Berry
yesterday asked the council and those
who attend its sessions to devote
themselves to "a great human CRU
sade to end unemployment and raise
the American standard Of living"
Among the national industrial
groups which have indicated their in
tention to be represented at the meet
ings. Berry announced, are the fol-
lowing: National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association, Associated Gen
eral Contractors, American Road
Builders Association, Construction
League Of the United States, American
Institute of Architects. American Ar
bitration Association, National Asso-
citation Of Ice Industry, United States
Fotters' Association, National Boot
and Shoe Manufacturers Association,
National Coat and Suit Industrial Re-
covery Board. National Retail Coal
Merchants Association, National
Paper Trade Association, Hart, Schaff-
ner & Marx: schenley Distillers. Ma
tional Association of Marble Dealers
and National Association of Furniture
Manufacturers.
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