Show LABOR RECEIVES REPLY ON N R A Roosevelt Defends Williams as Chairman of Recovery Recovery Recovery ery Board v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Feb 6 UP A Li-A A Aletter letter completely indorsing S. S Clay Williams illIams as chairman o of the national national national na na- na- na recovery board was made public b by President Roosevelt today in reply to organized d labor demands for Cor Williams Williams' resignation Simultaneously Mr Roosevelt called in congressional leaders to formulate legislation Uon for the newN new newN N tf R It Those l Invited V t d' d t to th the parT parley included Speaker Byrns and Sen Zen Zenator Senator Senator ator Robinson the Democratic leader lead lead- er Chairman Doughton of the house louse ways and means committee Chairman Harrison of the senate finance committee Senator Wagner Vagner Wag Wag- ner ncr D. D N N. Y Chairman Rayburn of the house interstate commerce committee a and d Representative ray Tay- lor br or CD D. D Colo Cob Gathering of this group of ot Capitol hill lill leaders also offered opportunity for or discussion n of social security leg leg- tion but the primary object of he We meeting was to go forward with measures on N R B A. A Mr Roosevelt plans a message to congress on this subject In the next week or 10 days The letter on Williams was addressed ad- ad dressed to William Villiam Green of the American Federation of Labor Its publication was occasioned by statements state state- state state-I ments attributed to Green that the president had told him it was in inadvisable inadvisable inadvisable in- in advisable to remove Williams at athis at this his time Mr Roosevelt turned to his sec sec- Marvin H. H McIntyre and directed him to give reporters the theetter theetter etter letter dated De December ember 21 with the salutation Dear BULIt BilLIt BilL BUL It follows I I 1 think it is perhaps best that I should not reply officially to the resolution and action of the con- con of the American Federation of f Labor in regard to the appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of Clay Williams There is no 10 rio need for tor any controversy over he the resolution or In regard to a number of or inaccuracies of o fact and conclusion In Jn the resolution As you know I appointed Clay Williams after real consideration of all JI the public and private interests affected and on the basis of my personal per per- onal knowledge of his lions ions j Since his appointment he has rendered ren ren- dered derel a devoted impartial service ervice which has fully Cully justified his ion tion I think that as tithe time e goes on the federation will agree with meon m mon me meon on all of or this |