| Show ACCORD LOOMS ON COAL OAL CODE N Officials Is s Believe Last Hitch i in Neg Negotiations tiati Will Be Overcome By y JAMES COPE Associated Press Sta Staff f Writer WASHINGTON Sept Recovery 2 Recovery administration officials expressed th themselves today as DS sat satisfied the Latest hitch in the s soft rt coal code negotiations negotiations would be disposed sed of without special pressure from President Roosevelt or or Hugh HughS Hugh'S S. S Johnson the administrator H However wever they s 's saw w no prospect o of a conclusive agreement before next nex Tuesday Johnson remained away from rom his office to complete at home the draft of his ChIcago Labor day speech There was was was' no word about Henry Fords Ford's intentions toward the automobile automobile automo automo- bile oile code which he has not signed and nd Johnson did not expect to hear until September 5 5 when the code becomes becomes be be- comes Discussing the coal situation Edward Ed ward F. F McGrady assistant administrator adminis- adminis of pf the N NR R A for labor told newspaper newspapermen men men he did not believe there was any any chance of ol the operators operators opera pera tors prevailing in their demand for inclusion of a so called merit clause clausen in n their their- code SIMILAR PROVISION This is an expression similar to that hat written into the automobile industry in code by which employers reserve reserve re reo re- re serve the right to hire and fire strictly on ori Individual merit regardless of union membership Since its approval for the automobile automo- automo r bile bUe lle men nearly 30 industrial groups have moved inclusion in their own codes and orga organized labor has launched a fight up upon n this provision all along the line regarding It as s an effort cHort to break down don unionization I McGrady said there had been no no po Intention on the part of the the- miners to write any closed shop or or strictly union provision into the bituminous ous Continued on Pare Pue Two I ACCORD LOOMS ON COAL CODE Continued from Paso Pago One Ot coal code coe although it is i to be accompanied accompanied by contracts contract recognizing the United Unit Mine Mie Workers Likewise the miners feel he said sId there should be no attempt by the operators to defeat unionization by code declaration The oil oi industry's code today beame became effective The Te American AmerIan Federation of Labor attributed to the recovery program a Increase in purchasing power power power-an an amount sufficient to raise retail sales 17 per cent HOURS CUT cur Today Toay provided N R As A's first taste of its it own work hours doctrine Johnson Johon who says his hi staff stat has worked on a hour 30 day ordered all al offices closed at 1 o'clock not to reopen until unU Tuesday morning But everybody expected some exceptions to t the rule rue particularly in view o of the new coal roal troubles The pr present sent clouded hones hopes of putting pulling written agreement in President President dent hands hand Tuesday and revived talk lalk that a code may be imposed im ira- posed upon the soft coal industry The oil oi code s started functioning ct officially with wih the Industry's planning and coordinating committee reported as favoring federal price fixing from the well mouth to the gasoline pup pump This Thi recommendation has ha yet to lo reach Secretary Ickes oil 01 administrator Just as a the labor federation was reporting re- re re porting clear signs sig of real progress in the business world Johnson and his former assistant Dudley Cates Gates each issued public statements regarding regarding regard regard- ing the N R As A's attitude toward union labor Johnson said sad labor policies provided pro vided only one of the differences differences' causing Cates' Cates resignation adding that he was in agreement with the belief that thai wilh wih an industry organized vertically ver- ver the logical labor organization Is vertical also HELD UNIONS OBSOLETE But Bui he stressed also alo that N NIRA I 1 R A guaranteed labor organIzation of the workers' workers own choosing while Gates Cates Cate had termed trade unionism obsolete and promised to lo stop it i at every turn turn Obviously that is an in violation o of the statute which we were worn sworn to lo enforce Johnson sid said Cates Gales replied saying he believed the collective collective bargaining provision should be interpreted in the light of oi the NIRA N I R A policy poley calling for united action acton of labor and management He added General Johnsons Johnson's statement that thai he is carrying out a decided policy of the president closes the discussion so far as I 1 am concerned Had I known this to lo be the case ce I 1 would never have ventured an opinion on the subject subject The vertical union discussed Inthe Inthe in inthe the statements takes lakes in i all an classes cases of workers in one type tye of factory as against the existing exiting dominant horizontal horizontal hori hon union embracing the same craft craf in perhaps a dozen industries In its monthly survey of business the the American federation said that since sice the speculative rise of business was checked in July fi figures res are ae be r ginning to reveal a a- a solid sold foundation for tor business advance It added adde that thai from March to July persons person person returned to work work resulting in the latter lat mt ter month in a 4 per pr cent increase in department store sales sale over July 1932 OPPOSES RAIL RAI CODE CODEA A memorandum from Joseph B. B Eastman federal coordinator told President Roosevelt that an N R A code ode for the regulated much railroads railroad would not be wise wie even if i it i were wert legally applicable In Cleveland A. A F F. F Whitney chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Railway Labor Executives Executives' association expressed disappointment disappoint ment ard and shock and promised immediate imme frame diate steps to have the railroad working work work- ing lag day shortened without a reduction In wages Still Sti going forward at al N R A headquarters headquarters head head- quarters today were negotiations from which administrators hoped to lo evolve for presidential signature next week a field code covering the entire retail trade V Church Chur h Adopts N R RA A Program The L. L D D. S. S S. S church joins in President President President dent Roosevelt's Rosevelt's N R A and will wi apply It Ia as far fr as possible to church affairs President Heber J. J Grant announced Saturday Mr M. M Grant said that thai although reemployment re- re reemployment reemployment employment agreements agreement are arc not ap applicable applicable ap- ap in general to t church ties tes the church will wi meet the requirements requirements require require- ments in its offices in i an effort to lo lobe tobe tobe be as a helpful as possible to lo relieve distress Minimum wage and maximum hour agreements will wi be applied in the offices offices of of- he sal said N R A Punishment of General Motors Asked ST. ST LOUIS Sept Sept 2 UP UP-A UP A plea that the General Motors corporation be denied the right to display the theN theN N R A blue eagle cagle was wa made to lo President dent Roosevelt today loday In a telegram to lo the president 2500 of the Chevrolet Motor company company com pany here asked the action acton be taken for the ere alleged discharge of who have been engaged in union ac Text of the telegram follows The Te union of General Motors Mo Mo- tors tons plant in St. St Louis met t tonight night and unanimously voted to formally request that you deny the the said said General Motors corporation the right to display the blue eagle egle The said company has flagrantly violated the provisions of article artcle No 7 of the automobile code by discharging approximately who have been active in union unton activities but bul who have been careful to avoid any possibility of discharge for inel clency Sworn statements are now in the hands of General Johnsons Johnson's representative in St Sl Louis LuIs Denial that the company had violated via vio vio the code was made by G. G B. B Low maa manager er of the plant here All I 1 have lo to t say is my company has been living up to lo the code he stated staled Nearly of the of General Motors and Fisher Body company company com pany here have signed union cards according according ac ac- ac cording to lo union officials and almost 2700 pay union dues The py decision to lo wire the president was made at a mass meeting last nIght attended by 2500 20 An unused un unused used theater building was used and it i was filled fied to lo overflowing |
