Show General Johnson Calls i ii i Industrial Ind Committees r To Help Map Programs Warns Warns of of Worst Epidemic of- of o of I t Strikes in History J I I of Country C i PLAY i. i THE THE GAME CAME URGED T Tig Tightening Up on n Blue E Eagle g ge f t P RuMs Rules Ruf s W. W By JAMES COPE By Associated Press WASHINGTON WASHINGTO M March 8 8 General eral Hugh S. S Johnson Jowon took a new step stepto today to today to- to day in his drive for lor r reemployment employment The N R It A chief chic summoned two se ic- lect leet industrial committees to help him work w rk out a program for making more more jobs lobs This he ne did after alter closing the first firsts code authority assembly with a aha sharp anno announcement t that that enforcement norce ne t. t oC of t tagle blue eagle agle rules rales wih will Vi Vibe willbe be tightened n d dup up up I Yc Y You u I have been too gentle z aint seen nothing yet he asserted asserted- last night I To draft his new plan Jonnson asked aed the code authorities of th the heavy goods Industries and nd of ot the consumer goods groups to select elect 12 men each today He aimed for something concrete to announce to the public by th the week end if it possible But he promised prom prom weeks of continuing effort eUort to round out outa a complete scheme Play the Game The blue eagle chie chieftain closed dosed the tho industrial gathering last night with witha a speech which coupled an energetic tic appeal appeal- to play the game with a declaration that In Ia many industries there is no no excuse for ducking his 10 p per r cent hour shortening plan Then he paired a disc disclaimer imer of dictatorial die dic intentions toward industry with three earnest warnings Under specific orders from th president we ye weare are reorganizing to en enforce en enforce force force- the penal sections of the act ad he said first The other warnings warnings warnings' were In substance substance sub stance as follows That the country faces this spring the worst epidemic of strikes In Jn our cur history that company unions union la in 99 out of cases involve illegal interposition interposition interposition in by employers employer That with the recent supreme court court- d decision ision upholding the liew York state emergency milk law lan the admin has dropped all aW hesitation n and is ready ready- to use the powers of the industrial law to the limit if opp opposition forces it Johnson let Donald general gen eral counsel of ot N R It A present the last wt point joint in a preliminary speech which in n language presented sweeping ping of the decision Should Sink Home I Constitution halls balls or so c p cc were hushed and attentive as ss the counsel after I drawled And that that should should sink a long way wat home I want to submit it to the par paP attention of some eminent who come around and arid say they will cancel their codes odes if they dont don't get just what they want It may nay be that act doesn't He lle in their he power i Johnson backed that warning with Continued on P Faze Pau Two I JOHNSON OPENS NEW JOB DRIVE Calls Special Industrial Committees Committees Com Corn to Help Prepare Program Continued from Pace Page One a few preliminary snaps at industrial industrial industrial indus trial bourbons who forget that the theold theold theold old order But the keynote of his address was wasa a conciliatory exhortation for ind Industry industry Indus indus- stry s- s try to rise to the opportunity given it by President Ro Roosevelt RoosevelL evelt He asked the industrial spokesmen to realize realise that their now-ended now meetIng meeting meet meet- ing ling is LI as important as the council of Nicea nothing Nicea-nothing nothing like it has ever happened in the thc history of the world that N R B A has set up representative government by economic groups and andon andon andon on this rule lets let's govern or give up the attempt Special Olive n Branch Anch He tendered He-tendered tendered a special olive branch to the heavy gooc goods Industries which had led the fight against hour shortening short short- ening by asking their help in shaping for Eor the president a B program to stimulate stimulate late their production Further he ask asked d that this mornIngs mornings mornings morning's morn ings ing's meeting for selection by them of ot a continuing committee be conducted conducted con con- ducted by George orge Houston pr president of ot Baldwin Locomotive and md vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers Houston Howton by repeated re reo attacks on hour shortening and by virtue of individual prominence had become identified as number one man in the opposition Houston wants amendment of the securities act and removal of ot barriers barriers bar bar- to the free Investment of capital The other consumer industry group was to be chosen by a gathering gathering gather gather- ing to be headed by George Sloan chief of the Cotton Textile Institute It was Sloan who came to the rescue yesterday with indorsement of hour shortening in jn a number of industries industries indus indus- tries although he opposed blanket inclusion in in- elusion of them all Johnsons Johnson's warning on the union question caused a stir sUr He urged industrialists in in- to work with the Federation Federation Federation Feder Feder- of Labor or they might have communists to deal with It might seem unpleasant to talk about he said but added Act Before Defore Congress We have got to accord labor abor the rights guaranteed by this act There is no law prohibiting a company union as such if SI there is no interposition interposition inter inter- position whatever by employers and if the men freely choose it But 99 times out of you know and I know that this is not the case Lets Let's not kid ourselves Lets Let's act before congress acts He clearly referred to the new Wagner labor board bill He went vent wenton venton on I know what i is coming in this country this spring the spring the worst epidemic epidemic epi epi- demic of strikes in our history Why suffer it Here is a way out Play the game Submit to the law and get over It-over it over quickly I 1 want to tell you ou this for your comfort I know your problems I would rather deal with Bill Bm Green John Lewis Ed McGrady Mike Me Me- Donough George orge Berry all these are A. A F. F of L L. L leaders and a host of others I could name than with any Frankenstein that you may build up under the guise of a company union Ends on Gay Gny Note A moment later he finished up on ona ona ona a gay note A man may be entitled to salary from a corporation in which labor consumers and stockholders stockholders stock stock- holders are all Interested I have made more than that In my ray time and with my abundant faith in what whal is being done here Ill I'll bet I will make It again A roar of laughter mingled with applause Similarly fun had introduced his talk The audience awaiting it knew not what from him ni had grown tense as preliminary speeches speeches' ended There was vas a minutes minute's wait before Johnson could go on the air In the thep p pit t the red coated red marine band blared out afraid of the big bad wolf Johnsons Johnson's laugh was as loud as any and the tension snapped Tax Exemption Plan Proposed WASHINGTON March 8 tf AI A A suggestion on that during the emergency emer- emer gency all corporations' corporations earnings I which are reinvested in capital goods shall shaU be exempt from federal taxation taxation taxation taxa tion was advanced today at the durable goods code authority meet meet- ing tag Henry A A. Wise Wood president of the Wood Newspaper Machinery corporation corporation cor cor- of New York and chairman of the newspaper press builders' builders code authority made the suggestion I Iwas It was referred to the committees which later today will confer with Hugh S S. S J Johnson |