Show 0 Roosevelt Now Armed to Fight For Prosperity 1 I Industry Bill Confers I Powers to Revive Uc Lagging Trade V WASHINGTO June 13 The industrial industrial in in- in- in r recovery covery bill upon which I congressional action was completed completed completed I eted today Is intended to provide jobs for thousands of idle men and inject new life into sluggish industry 1 industry I These are the main features of the measure Gives President Roosevelt and his administrators wide power to promote self-regulation self of industry industry industry indus indus- try under federal supervision as a means of curtailing overproduction ion improving wages shortening hours and thus increasing prices and employment Authorizes a bond issue to finance construction construct construct- I ion of federal state local and public benefiting private projects to create new employment Invests the president with authority authority authority aut aut- hority to work out codes of fair competition to be accepted by industry industry industry in in- voluntarily with additional addition addition- al power for the thc chief executive to compel adoption of the codes and subject to a fine Provides the president with power to license an industry so as to force unwilling minorities into line for Roads Roads- Not less than of the the total public works money wIllbe will willbe willbe be granted outright to the states for roads with no strings attached attach attach- ed seven eighths to be allotted on the basis of existing law calling calling calling cal cal- ling for apportionment on the basis of third one-third each for road mileage now existing area and population and the remaining I eighth on the basis of population I The public works program asI as finall passed upon stipulates no I special project but includes among among among am am- ong other general work the following folI following fol fol- lowing I Construction repair and improvement improvement improvement im im- provement of public highways and public buildings I conservation and development of natural resources prevention of soil or coastal erosion development development develop develop- ment of water power and transmission transmission transmission trans trans- I mission of electrical energy river river river riv riv- er and harbors improvements and flood control I I I |