| Show ROOSEVELT ENDS COAL CODE FIGHT President Drives' Drives argain Bargain With Capital and Labor on Hours and Wages I DECIDES POLICY ON FORD N R A to Await Publics Public s Ac Action Action Ac Ac- tion Johnson Announces I By Isy IL H. O. O THO THOMPSON IPSON United Pr Press ss Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Sept 7 Weeks 7 Weeks ol ot wrangling over a 1 bituminous bituminous' coa coal code ended today after President Roosevelt intervened ned and drove a s bargain with embattled spokesmen for lor or capital and labor on on wage and hour lour provisions The president instructed Recovery Administrator Hugh S. S Johnson to tc reconcile a third point of dispute over unionization in a code and submit it ito to o mine operators and union leaders today Objections Johnson said would be received re up to 6 p. p m m. to tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow and the code would be promulgated promulgated promulgated pro pro- Saturday The president also calso decided de the administration administration ad- ad ministration policy polley in the case of Henry Ford who refused to sign the automobile code It will be simply to await wait the publics public's reaction Johnson announced The president policy of non non- l i inthe ith th c case case se of Ford of-Ford-f Ford fol lowed owed an by Johnson that If f Ford was Was Was' working his 40 hours a week he was violating the thea a automobile code However Johnson said aid no investigators have been been sent sento senti to o Detroit to check k on Ford and de declared de- de dared the next move would be up to Ford ord Thus the matter was left with I the he public In drafting the labor provision of the he coal code Johnson faced the task of reconciling one of the most controversial controversial contro contro- questions to come before the recovery administration He He indicated he would not permit inclusion of a qualifying clause giving giving ing ng employers the right to hire and discharge workers regardless of union affiliatIons This Th clause cl use incorporated d j I in n the automobile charter caused the deadlock in negotiations for tor an agreement agreement agree agree- ment on the coal code before Mr Roo Roosevelt evelt interceded last night and gave Johnson authority proceed to The miners miners' representatives at the Continued on Pare Five FITe nOSE VEL T FENDS ENDS COAL CODE FIGHT continued from froni P pare e One vt headed by John ohn 0 8 House were of the United frt wr Lewis pr president ident and phillip Murray Murra ML e e Workers Kennedy Spokesmen aDd inI Thomas were Charles fo for the operators D. D A. A Morrow R. R E. E Tag- Tag J J. oNeill J. J D. D Francis Johnson and nd and nd art ut R. R N R A general Donald on also attended counsel than three hour hourt more l- l required lIt It and hour about the wage t t brine gIld and canvas the onen- onen dispute Details of the shop dosed agreement were not notT revelled wage ge and T pending hour announcement of the entire code 5 Pledges Pledge Support Far far as Pos Possible ible t Copyright 1933 by United Press Pres IBIO BIG BAY Mich Sept Henry 7 with cooperation Ford ha has pledged the tf N R A Aas as far as possible but hesi- hesi Utes to iP the e automobile code for forsLu 1 Itu that jt It hay injure e. e small parts I yord's rord's attitude toward was unofficially today by f fel- fel 10 low members of the exclusive Huron Mountain club where the automobile manufaCtUrer is 15 vacationing Ford Silence I Still Persists DETROIT Sept 7 The iP ff The utter bence absence of any Iny outward indications o oc of c concern cern among F Yard Ford rd Motor company executives over the N R A controversy contro contro- versy ersy is is' adding strength to a growing belief that some kind of an agree agre mentis is expected to bring Henry Ford under the blue eagles eagle's banner There was WM however no hint of a 8 I formal announcement of policy and no certainty that one would be forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming when Ford returns probably the l last Jut st of the week tram front his Huron mountain camp where he has re renamed re- re teamed named secluded ed for three weeks Edsel Ford president cf the company com corn pany ny already was wa-s back from his vacation vacation vacation va va- va- va cation spent at Seal Harbor Me but buthis buths liLt his return developed nothing to clarify clarify clarify clar clar- the situation atlon j To adopt the national automobile code 2nd fy qualify for a blue eagle the lord Jord Motor company presumably would be expected to reduce its work- work lag mr hours from 40 to 35 35 waive its traditional stand against t collective bargaining by and nd consent to some degree of supervision by the I National Automobile Chamber of Commerce administrative agent of the code code- The latter is a sticking U point for in line with its policy polley of absolute independence the Ford company company com corn pany is not a member of the N. N A. A C. C C. C The Ford minimum wage 4 for an m hour eight day already is above the 43 cents an hour minimum prescribed b by the code and Ford officials have revealed that a revision is in progress stepping up the minimum for most workers to for tor an hour eight-hour day In some quarters that was Interpreted Interpreted Interpreted Inter Inter- as laying the groundwork for fora a possible reduction in working hours to the figure set by the code without curtailing the income of the workers but that was pure conjecture At GO CO cents an hour an would draw 21 for a hour 35 week compared to 20 for a hour 40 week at 50 cents an hour A Ford Motor company tug was reported to have docked near the theFord theFord theFord Ford summer camp a few miles mUes from Big Bay Mich yesterday but there were no other signs of ot activity about the mountain retreat Operators and Miners Clear Up lip Differences WASHINGTON Sept 7 UD If 4 Hugh S. S Johnson announced toda today that as a result of the conference with President Roosevelt last night bituminous bitu bibs minous mino coal operators and the United Mine Workers have cleared up their points of disagreement on phrasing of labor clauses in the contract being framed for or the Industry In a prepared statement the N R A executive went on to say that the hitherto contesting parties are arc proceeding proceeding proceeding pro pro- to negotiations of ot details with what I am informed are excellent excellent ex ex- prospects of success The principal point which had been before the operators and min rs was phraseology of a clause by which despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the claims of preponderant or organization organization or- or of the bituminous coal coalfields coalfields fields by the United Mine Workers opportunity of employment would be left open to nonmembers of this union Such Sucha a clause was considered necessary necessary necessary essary because the industrial control laws guarantee of ot a free right of workers to organize is construed by bythe bythe bythe the administration as barring the closed shop in which only members of a certain union would be given work The phrasing finally decided I upon by the operators and miners was not announced by Johnson |
