Show POINT MINT 7 PLAN FOR RECOVERY VOICED IN N N. N Y I Grover Craver Whalen Head of Ad 4 Club Cub Gives Labor- Labor r Backed Program t tr tJ Iress NEW YORK Aug 24 A i A seven r i-r of action for economic recovery indorsed jointly by the thc bOard oard of the Advertising Club of ox New York and the American Fedl Fed Fed- l r tion of Labor was vaz presented by Grover Whalen president of the ad ad- club at a luncheon to- to day S The plan called for tor revision of the laws the hour six hour day and five day week In industry an in in- creasIng program for public works I. I broadening of the base of taxation ia reduction In the cost of government find Ld and abolition of prohibition on I GI ES GIVES J 1 M As preamble to the tle plan Whalen aid pid ld- ld While this plan primarily is Intended to reflect the combined viewpoint viewpoint view view- point of business and labor neverthelesS nevertheless never never- I it should be borne in mind that the only major division of activity ac ae- ac- ac throughout the country country- I namely agriculture is is an equally important factor and the interests ef cf both halves of the equation are arc Interdependent dependent I Business is not in a position to tc tomake make specific recommendations in behalf behalf of agriculture but business declare itself as willing to those governmental policies which serve fairly the interests of agriculture along with the other half of the country countrY- The point point platform voiced by Whalen follows l l 1 That business and lab labor the the r-the the American Federation of ot Labor Labor joIn join I f Jn In working out a plan for tor their common common com mon problem problem to to wit stabilization for for business and security of employ employ- ment 1 P. P i 2 A revision of the antitrust J Jaws ws 1 3 3 The question of employment employ employ- ment the ment-the the cooperation cooperation- of business and labor in advocating and securing securIng securing ing wherever possible by industry the six hour day and the five five day ay week MORE HORE PUBLIC WORKS I 4 An aggressive and increased program fiT by bythe the federal state and municipal governments for public and nd semipublic works works' These works wherever possible th be be Pr- Pr manly marily income prod producing or self I lIquidating I 5 That In the 11 present resent financial necessities of at our g government got we advocate advocate advocate ad ad- the broadening ng of the base of at f taxation to mon mor moth generally and fairly airly distribute the burden as a means of ot balancing the national bUdget 6 That the reduction of ot the cost of f federal l government t st st. state te govern govern- mont ment and municipal government be bethe bethe the ic immediate cone concern ern of at business and nd labor It is i intended in outlining out out- lining ning the approved plan to accorn- accorn push lish this end that it be achieved not necessarily by salary y or wage cuts but ut primarily by cu cutting tUng out the du duo du- du of bureau activities and by reducing educing il 11 and duplicated a activities 7 That we the abolishment of at f prohibition and the he immediate liberalization lIberalization lib- lib of ot the o act as a means of securing additional i employment employ ment for tor the unemployed lloyed and raising additional revenue for tor the govern govern- ment a I. I |