| Show U. U Ut S S. CHARTER FOR BUSINESS UNDER UNDERSTUDY STUDY Administration Leaders Draft Program for Submission I to Congress W WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Dec 4 UP Per UP-Per- Per Permanent manent replacement of the thc present N R A setup through federal incorporation incorporation of large industries and trade associations under charters charters' embracing embracing ing tag principles of or blue eagle cagle codes received received re reo re- re serious consideration by high administration officials today The plan is before the industrial emergency council headed by Donald Don Don- aId ald R. R director and composed com corn posed of or Secretary of Interior Harold Harold Harold Har Har- old L. L Ickes Secretary of Labor Frances Frances Fran Fran- ceS ces Perkins A A A Administrator Chester Davis Federal Relief Admin- Admin Harry A. A Hopkins and Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man S. S Clay Williams of the N I IRA R A A. If Ie approved by the I E C. C the proposal pro will go to President Roosevelt for tor submission to congress U. U US S S. S Charters Proposed Under its it terms terms industries and trade trade- associations would take out federal fed led eral cral charters containing principles of or orN N R A codes such as collective bargaining bar gaining wages and hours Administration Adminis tr tion of the charters would be vest vested vested ed with the dep department of commerce The plan it was learned was drafted drafted draft draft- ed by Assistant Secretary of Commerce Com Corn I merce John Dickinson Dickinso and Frank R fl Eldridge chief of the commercial intelligence in intelligence division of the thc department o. o commerce Secretary of ot Commerce ommer c cDaniel Daniel C. C CRoper C. Roper is reported d dt t to have hav favored it Under it industries and trade groups operating in interstate commerce commerce com com- merce would be g given gen en the opportunity to obtain federal ch charters or continue continue con under regular codes Would Save S Ass Assessments Assessment The advantages of or this plan a prominent official told the United Press is that it would save large concerns millions of or dollars annually in code assessments The charters C Continued on P Page T Two To o V BUSINESS MA MAYBE MAY MAYBE Y BE CHARTERED V V Administration Leaders Draft Program for Submission V to Congress V V V Continued from Irom page Tut one On i would be be clastic enough to attract large business interests which arc an 4 paying terrific costs casu to keep the sma small mall V chiseler in line I If there are arc violations of the charter charter char char- ter provisions ons the plan provides that tha the firms firm's Incorporation papers shalbe shall b be revoked thus throwing the con can corn bock back into the code category said would I The plan the official permit the little business firms firma t to tot t govern Jovern themselves through the their ther code cod authorities or trade bade associations I Public Would Judge small firms I The Thc question of engaged en in tate trade trado would b be beI I solved by the Individual legislatures probably They Thoy will wUl see sec the sayings ings aings of ot the larger companies and demand similar action from their state legis V Through u h moral persuasion th the public will come to regard all aU firms firm which are are not Incorporated as chiselers chisel I ers ers' and reu refuse e to do business with I them them- V VV 1 V Disclosure of ot this thi program foll follows ws closely a 8 recent report to the senate I by the feder federal l trade commission on oni i all phases of ot federal licensing and In n. n corporation Plans Plan's Legality Upheld V Although the commission made no noV V recommendations recommendation it Jt was regarded I generally that the Issue sue would draw I attention when congress meets V VV V The net r result of this plan the I I official said would be to put the theN theN I N I R A on a permanent constitutional tiona basis In the famous amow Dartmouth I V college and arid Texas Pacific Railroad Calles we have the supreme court del def i Upholding the constitutional V Uy o pf ot federal charters i Copyright 1934 |
