The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-28

Roper told the chamber that re- sponsibility for getting the govern ment out of private business rested solely on industry itself. He prom ised all possible government cooper ation to relieve unemployment, anc gave inferential blessing to thl movement instituted by the c. oi C board of directors yesterday tc make a nation wide survey of prl' vatA unemployment possibilities
 Answer To Sibley
 Roper's defense of the New Dea and it's policies was made after liar per Sibley. president Of the U. 5 Chamber of Commerce, had giVer an inferential answer to the admln' istration's challenge to industry tc take up the slack of unemployment Sibley told the convention that D. O0O.OO0 persons had been returned to the payrolls of private enterprise by the end of 1855.
 Roper answered charges of inter ference by proposing a lO-polnt pro gram of cooperation between gov crnment and business which, carried out, he said. would lead th' nation out of the depression and re turn all employable persons to gain full occupation.
 F,oper advised business and indus try to put its own house in ordel and to obtain correct and Sclentl' lic information regarding unem' ployment and the prospects Of re employment from it's own ranks rather than waiting for the feder' al government to obtain this infor' nation.
 Gives His Blessing
 In effect, he gave his blessing tC the move instituted yesterday bJ the Chamber of Commerce board O. directors to conduct survey of re- employment possibilities. He as sured the chamber of the govern ments assistance in any way pos sible.
 To-day in some industries there are more people employed than be- fore the depression and further gains are constantly being made, Roper asserted.
 Position Not Assured
 Even though one industry ma. show highly encouraging gains, tn, sound position of that industry i not assured until national uncm ployment has been greatly reduced There is no greater assurance fo successful and profitable operation in the future and, thus, for decrcas cd government expenditures thar the employment of labor.
 Therefore, it is the responsibilit, of all business and industrial en terprise, and not of one particula segment or of the government, t' increase it's efforts for greater em ployment."
 Ten Point Program
 Roper then submitted the follow ing 10-point program:
 1. Business should survey it's own needs and it's own conditions iron the viewpoint of employing as man, persons as current improvement and future programs demand.
 2. As improvements in productiy efficiency are made. business should pass on to consumers the benefits 0 resulting lower costs of production
 3. Business should form ant launch industrial committees t. study technological unemployment and methods for accelerating tn transfer into other fields Of earnint capacity of workers replaced by ma chimes.
 4. Business should stimulate tn durable goods industries by earl action that will provide for capita goods and the machinery replace ments due to obsolescence, deprecia ton and other causes.
 5. Business develop effective an wisely engineered home buildin programs, privately financed an managed and adapted to local needi To foster better American hom standards.
 6. Business should launch mor aggressive endeavors to expand for eign trade all along the line an especially in cooperation with tn administration reciprocal trad agreement program.
 2. Business should have a re search program, conducted by in dustry and business, for the purpos of informing business on a Ion term useful public works pla looking to the coordination proper national. state. local an private endeayors.
 8. Business should make inten stve research study of the relation ships that should be maintaine with respect to production, wage and hours of labor and the neces pAsx Esthods and mechanics to b