U.S. PROPOSAL

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1933, Page 7

U.S. PROPOSAL

LABOUR’S LATEST DEMAND. SHORTER. HOUjtS, MORE WAGES. WASHINGTON, September 12. 'Disciplinary boards to ensure the observance' of the National Recovery Actare to be established in every city and town in the United States. At the same time, tremendous pressure is being brought to bear on President Roosevelt to secure inflation. After conferring with financial leaders, the President has decided against it Mr Roosevelt proposes to withhold from inflating until the recovery programme has been thoroughly tested. He hopes to save the situation bv the Government buying securities in the ooen market, and by tlie banks giving more liberal credit. The N:R,A. codes are being violated already, paid Mr William Green, president of the American Federation of Labour. He demands that General Johnson j administrator of the Act, shall punish offenders. Mr Green hap started a nation-wide demand for shorter hours and higher wages because, he says, 9,000,000 people will he still out of work at the- opening of the winter.

Mr Green, adds, significantly: “If this continues, the Labour movement cannot guarantee that stability necessary to orderly industrial recovery. One of the best ways to promote strikes and general discord is to-tamper with the labour provisions of the Recovery Act, which guarantee the workers freedom to organise or to remain aloof from unions as they choose.” ■