Show S CODE VIOLATION HALT DEMANDED WASHINGTON March 20 UP- UP P- P Prompt and vI vigorous orous action b by United States ates attorneys to halt N ST R A code violations was directed by jy President Roosevelt today in a aletter aletter letter leller urging urging- legislative speed to end a period of oC uncertainty as s to the blue eagles eagle's future He wrote Donald R. R N MR R A chairman that this uncertainty has a retarding retarding- effect upon industrial recovery and tends to unsettle unsettle un un- settle commercial land and labor rela rela- l S lions Mr Roo Roosevelt's letter in was rely reply re re- pi ply ly to one from Ric that said that in sonic some sections and in some industries violations have been in increasing increasing in in- creasing of the wage and hour provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the codes because of the mistaken feeling that N R A may not be extended and that the gov- gov ov may not be Inclined at the present time vigorously to enforce code requirements Simultaneously with publication of ot Mr Roosevelt's reply that there I is s no excuse whatsoever for failure to observe codes the department department depart depart- ment announced it would seek dismissal dis dis- missal of or the only N R It A test case now before the supreme court that involving William Villiam E. E Belcher Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama lumber mill operator Attorney Attorney ney ncy General Cummings and Solicitor Solicitor Sold Sold- tor General Stanley S. S Reed termed this appeal unsatisfactory The Birmingham federal district court has declared N R A The s statement issued by the justice justice jus jus- tice department said the lumber code involved in the Belcher case contains admin administrative provisions peculiar to itself with respect to the extension of discretionary powers to nongovernmental agencies s-a s a fact which was emphasized many times In the recent senate committee commit commit- tee hearings and which s set t this code in a class by itself After n noting noting- Ung that the N R B A Aboard Aboard Aboard board planned to revise this feature of all codes under the new legislation legisla legIsla- tion the j justice stice department said Other cases in which these objections objections objections ob ob- ob- ob do not exist are arc being pressed in several of the circuits in order that decision of the appellate court may be secured as soon as possible Meanwhile and pending desirable desirable desir desir- able amendments to the lumber and timber limber products code there will be beno beno beno no relaxation in the enforcement of ot other codes The attorney general said United States district attorneys have been requested to continue code enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment This was in line with the presidents president's letter lettel The text of or President Roosevelt's letter etter as made public by follows S Before leaving leaving- Washington I II wish to answer yol your r letter of today and to express to the national in industrial industrial in- in recovery by desire that the full power of t the national recovery administration shall be exerted to insist upon and to obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tam tain compliance with the requirements requirements require require- ments of or approved codes of fair competition There is no excuse whatsoever at the present time for members of of trade and industry who have sponsored sponsored spon spon- and arc are subject to these codes to fail to give them wholehearted support J Nor can there be he any justification tion lion for the bad faith involved in attempting to lengthen lenthen hours or reduce wa wages cs contrary ry to code re re- re I am particularly requesting requesting- the department of or justice to give every assistance In maintaining maintaining- compliance ance with the codes and In advising advising advis advis- ing ing- the district attorneys throughout through through- out the country to take prompt and vigorous action to prevent or to punish such violations Let me also suggest that the national industrial recovery board should bring the facts of oC this situation situation sit sit- to the attention of the appropriate ap ap- ap committees of or the senate and the house of ot representatives so 50 that they ma may understand the importance importance im Ira- of ot accelerating action to extend the national industrial re recovery re rc- covery act and to end a period of oC uncertainty as to the provisions and the extension o of the law which has hasa a 3 retarding effect upon industrial recovery and tends to unsettle commercial com corn mercial and labor relations |