Show PRESIDENT TO GREET LARGEST BUSINESS MEETING IN HISTORY WAy HINGTON responses to nr noar ly I 1 invitations sent by national leeco recovery i administrator hugh S john son to a general conference on codes march 5 and 8 indicate that it will be largest and in aill probability the moat important import ant gathering of industry and trade in the history of this or any other nation the die opening session will be addressed by president roosevelt Koo sevelt one year and one day since his inauguration invitations were addressed to the members of code authorities created under nearly SOO approved codes and also to members or trade association committees representing industries who whose d proposed codes code have been considered in in public hearings and are in course of final pre preparation La ration for final approval in ili the call for the conference preparations for which have been in ili progress in ili NIU for weeks general johnson outlined the major purla purposes es to include the consideration in public sessions of the of increasing amp amplo cyment oy ment protections against I 1 destructive competition and excessive prices and monopolistic tendencies elimination ot of inequalities and inconsistencies in codes the position of small enterprises terp rises rles and the vast problem of code administration and organization of industry influx 43 try for self govern ment the general gic conference will be divided into several public group meetings to be followed by group confer ent enczi of code authorities s and trade association oel atlon with and a final conference of delegates selected by each code authority and trade association committee with the administrator As tentatively outlined group conferences will discuss the following subjects group 1 possibilities of increasing employment wag wages and hours compana comparative tivie situation of atal tal goods and consumer indest rien rieb t croup roup 2 trade practices costs and prices protections against destructive competition and against excessive prices and monopolistic tendel tendencies ICIM group 3 trade practices control of production limitation of machine hours hour restriction of expansion of facilities athi ethi ethical oal pr iet ices regulating completive comp etive relationship lation ship group 4 code authority or code administration including compliance and enforcement inequalities inconsistencies land ailak codes inter in austry and inter code brode co coord ordina bia tion the financing of code administration use and control of the code eagle group 5 operation of codes in small enterprises positions of minorities V 1 I am hopeful said ald general johnson in his invitation that in these vital matters of improvement in industrial du codes and code administration we may proceed with the best advice obtainable from the industry ries affected in a public statement he said this conference will include the consideration of improvements improvement in codes of fair competition code administration and further ways and means of in industry and commerce the purposes of the NKA to this end it is desirable that these conferences shall have the benefit of public suggestions criticisms and petitions with respect to any phase of policy or administration of codes no individual code will bo be under consideration and no suggestion or petition with respect to a specific code or any provision thereof will be received he then announced that five public meetings will be conducted by the administrator beginning at 10 a in tuesday february 27 on the subjects signed assigned as to the five groups as outlined above and that such meetings will continue until completed 0 opportunity to be heard either in person or by duly appointed representative either by appearance lit in person or by writ ten or telegraphic statement will be given to any person or groups having an interest such as workers employers empl consumers or otherwise the me statement outlines methods of procedure tor for all who wish to appear and explains that at the pul lic meetings all persons are regarded as witnesses and shall present orally only fante cand not arleu arguments ments briefs or arguments may be filed but oral presentations will be confined to actual statement only representation by attorneys or specialists is per but it Is not to be regarded as necessary industry workers and the consuming public will be represented by special advisors employed by the government |