Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-07-28 | Page 1 | U. S. Spikes Rumor Favoring Wage Cut

U UI S Si SPIKES RUMOR fAVO WAGE GUT CUT Statement Reaffirms Administrations Administration's Administrations Administration's Administrations Administration's Adminis Adminis- Disapproval of Slashing Salaries Br ny Associated v WASHINGTON AS INGTON July 28 28 DenIal Denial that the administration has changed ed edIts its policy polley of opposing opposing- wage reductions was made in an official statement at atthe atthe the White House Douse today No member of the administration has expressed pressed the view or holds the view that the policy of the administration administration adminis adminis- In advocating maintenance of wage scales should be changed It has not been changed the statement said This denial was wac Issued as a result of comments on the letter of Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of Commerce Robert P. P Lamont declining to Interfere In threat threatened ned wage reductions In Rhode Island and stating that some Industries had exhausted exhausted ex ex- hausted all an other avenues of economy economy economy econ econ- omy and were compelled to reduce wages Cabinet members denied that wa wage c cuts or Secretary of Commerce Lamonts Laments Lament's Lamonts Lamont's La La- monts mont's letter were discussed at the cabinet meeting All that I can say Is that this administration ad nd administration ministration has been more strenuously strenuously opposed to wage aRe cuts than any other Secretary of Labor Doak said