Show t Troublesome Problems 1 In Industrial Control t Presen ted at Institute Consumer Protection and Price Fixing Plaris Exp Explained to Labor Representatives at Annual EducatIon SessIon Tr Troublesome problems facing the N R A as it attempts J Jt t to control Industry protect consumers and fix prices were outlined to a large group of labor representatives Friday af Q af-Q in Kingsbury hall hail as the first annual labor tion institute entered its second day Sounding the keynote Professor Mark H Greene University of Utah economist said no citizen can stand passive but must aid in solvIng the realities of the industrial problem Upon the solution of this depends whether we go on to chaos o or to an orderly planned industrial life he he declared F F. Eugene Morris N R A labor compliance officer called the theN N R A traffic control for business similar to vehicular control systems used on city streets streetz No person is producer or consumer alone he explained and difficulties difficulties' have arisen because everyone wants to see higher prices for what he pro duces and low prices for what he con con- He predicted that price fixing now left to the business men who will vil profit from it may some day be placed in the hands of an impartial board Propounds Two Questions He presented two questions 1 1 Will we have a system in which no new business started unless its sponsor obtains a certificate of necessity and guarantees his operations operations opera opera- will not harm society 2 Will we have rules for wealth similar to those whIch control water in the arid west allowing a person control of his wealth only so long as ashe he puts it to beneficial use Need for definite standards and specifications to protect consumers whose retail spending ls is 60 per cent of the national income was outlIned by Dr Rose H. H Widtsoe university professor of home economics She pointed out that consumers have a choice of articles offered of of- sale for but have no guides as asto asto to quality unless the consumers consumers' ad committee is successful In h haying hay hay- v. v ing specifIcations written into N R A A. codes Doomed to Most attempts at price fixing in inN N R A codes arc practically practically- doomed to failure lailure because of Inability Jit t to control con con con- tr l s i and dema- dema j Val Walker of er university school of business said f He notable inStances in which price f fixing xing haS as as the experience of the English in the rubber industry Brazil with coffee and the California raiSin gr growers In the case of utilities price fix ing has a fair chance to succeed to-succeed he said Most industries h r cannot can not control supply well weIl enough to support rigid price fixing Industrial self control is the goal of of the N R A but so many perplexing problems have ha arisen it is difficult to estimate whether the goal is closer than it was six months ago according accOrd accord- ing to Professor r Greene Cooperation Industrial groups are cooperating better than formerly he admitted but he questioned whether unfair competitive practices have been dim eUm mated whether empl employers are changing chang chang- ing theIr tactics or whether bm buSinesses buSi- buSi i- i nesses have more economic security Constitutional decisions affecting program the presIdents presIdent's monetary policy and labor and edu- edu cation will be discussed at the third se sion of the institute at 8 8 p. p mn m. Friday Speakers will be Professor W. W v W. W Ritter of the university law school Dr Walker and Dr Adam S. S Bennion assistant to th the president Utah Power and Light company Another meeting vill be held at 2 p. p m. m Sa Saturday a Dr George Thomas or of the university sib sity welcomed the workers workers' at the opening session Thursday night M. M I. I Thompson president of the Utah State Federation of Labor responded I Allen T. T Sanford state director national na emeren y council outlined the accomplishments of the the- adminis Dr Arthur L. L Beele Beeley university uni uni- sociologist s spoke oke on Social Change and Social Justice declaring the task facing the nation is' is isto to attain freedom and justice under a regulated regulated regu welfare capitalism |