Show GREEN OREEN FAVORS WORK WORKDAY DAY CUT Slump Remedy Urged on Senate Group WASHINGTON Jan 7 Wil R-Wil- LP Wil William Wil William liam liani Green president of the American Ameri Amen can Fede Federation tion of Labor who helped kill the wage-hour wage bill in the special special cial session of congress s advocated maximum hour regulation in industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial employment today as a means of ending the slump Green testified before a senate committee on unemployment Before Before Before Be Be- fore he took the stand President Robert E. E Wood of Sears Roebuck Co told the committee that employment employment employment em em- In the consumers goods industry would increase by March or April To this however he added that recent speeches by Assistant Attorney Attorney Attorney ney General Robert H. H Jackson anc and Interior Secretary Ickes attacking abuses by some business interests had been frightening to business generally But he called President Roosevelt's recent message to congress congress congress con con- gress reassuring Green Offers Program Green offered a seven-point seven program program program pro pro- gram for recovery It included not only regulated shorter vork hours but also maintenance of existing wage standards continuation of an extended public works program suspension of requirements for lo local local lo- lo cal contributions to the rent low-rent housing program further stimulation stimulation stimulation tion of private home building broadening of the social security program and an increased appropriation appropriation appropriation for relief Despite A F L opposition to the wage-hour wage bill as it was drafted fo for forthe forthe the special session Green advanced today no specific plan for putting a roof over hours or a 0 floor under unde present wages He said merely that labor maintains maintains mam main main- that the shortening of hours hour of work is an essential prerequisite to the reduction of unemployment Continued on Page Two Column Three Lawmakers Seek Cause for Slump in Jobs I pI 4 k s sS Y 1 1 S SENATORS GO INTO HUDDLE ON UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTION Arthur II H. R. R Mich left Carl A. A Hatch D. D N. N M. M James F F. F Byrnes D. D S. S C. C I Green Urges Hours Cut CutAs CutAs As Path to Recovery Continued from Page One OM Legislative action to make effective I this sh shortening of hours should be beitem beitem beitem item number one on the agenda of this congress In the special session A F L opposition opposition opposition was directed chiefly at a provision provision provision pro pro- vision of the wage-hour wage bill giving regulation to a commission It was considered significant however that today he asked not for fixed minimum wages but for maintenance maintenance maintenance nance of present wage standards Bills Bill's Rival Hinted Indications that the wage-hour wage bill buried last session may be called back to the house again in some dome some form came from Representative tive Dies D. D Texas who declared it could be revived quickly if a proper compromise could be reached He said a small group of proponents proponents proponents had started drafting a compromise compromise com corn promise after conferences with leaders of at the opposition We want to carry out the platform platform platform plat plat- form of the Democratic party he lie said by providing proper cooperation cooperation cooperation tion between the federal government government government govern govern- ment and the states But a new measure will not Jot be brought to the floor of the house until the pres president president i- i dent approves it It was learned that a leader 01 of the drive for the original bill had hac suggested that wages and hours in some cases might be set by particular particular particular par par- states rather than by an administrative board or administrator administrator administrator adminis adminis- in Washington Roosevelt Maps Parleys Woods Wood's testimony reminded many at the hearing that William S S. Knudsen president of General Motors Motors Motors Mo Mo- tors said yesterday his company was counting on an upturn in th the spring Knudsen later talked with President President President dent Roosevelt who reported at hi his his his' press conference today that the talk produced no specific suggestions fo for economic remedies but that tha some som might be suggested in later dis dis- dis- dis Mr Roosevelt explained in fact tact that he expected to have further conferences with various business leaders on how how to to remedy what h he termed the evils of high pressure pressur salesmanship and other business practices cs that lead to overproduction tion and glutted markets |