| Show FORD FoR D BREACH WITH N R R. A UNCHANGED Director Johnson Not Aware of Company Code Violation SHOWDOWN AWAITS ACT Coal Law Fixes Wage for Mines in Utah 8 B Br Associated Press Pread WASHINGTON Sept 8 Hugh S-Hugh Hugh S. S Johnson in answer to questions of newsmen today said he lie had not seen any evidence of ot Henry Fords Ford's violation viola tion of the automobile code but that if It Mr Ford comes out with an outright outright out out- right violation Ill I'll have to act with act with witha a challenge like that wed we'd have to have havea a showdown I I 1 couldn't allow a man marl as big as that to stand out and defy this government govern govern- ment meat said the N R A leader Id have to make a a showdown If he violates this code he is violat lag Ing ng a law of the United States NOT ENOUGH EVIDE EVIDENCE CE But I haven't seen enough indication indica lIon tion of ot violation to start an inquisitorial rial nat process In one sense Mr Ford has put himself himself him him- self athwart this whole movement Hes been given a lot of ot publicity for the fact tact that he hels is not taking part Johnson pointed out under repeated questioning that even if the Ford plant now nov is employing workers 4 40 hours a week this does not constitute a code since the automobile agreement agree ment nent allows for tor m more re than th the aver aver- vera a 35 week eek d during ring brief periods requiring greater output v Asked whether he himself himsel or the federal district attorney in Detroit had initial responsibility for tor prosecution if violation by Ford was reported Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son said he believed this responsibility rested primarily on the local although it was shared by himself Ford Company Attitude Related by Officials I DETROIT Sept 8 The JP-The The attitude altitude o of the thc Ford Motor company toward the national recovery act learned today today to to- da day from an authoritative source is that Henry Fords Ford's on the dotted line of ot the N R H A automobile code makes no df difference ference whatever Continued on Pace Two BREACH WITH N R Ar A AL L r c UNCHANGED f ft t Continued from Pare Pace One because the company already is 15 far ahead of at the N R A in its dealings with Mr Ford may mayor or may not sign the theS 4 44 hesitating but but S code code he he L is still 4 whether or not he affixes his signa signa- d j turc turc ture the company believes has no noI to of the the present dealings I b bearing ring on company with the thc N R A. A believes the entire situation situation sit- sit The company nation between the N R A and theFord the theFord l. l Ford company is highly exaggerated and without basis Although it t was not stated whether the opinion is Mr Fords Ford's or those of oC his associates the flat ilat statement was made that nobody has bas to sign anything as long as they the c the provisions of the N R A. A finish with to the As for or a light fight 7 i the N l R A the company believes su such h statements figments of at the t tion on There will vill be no no tight Light it is in in- i dedicated because the company believes believes be- be there is no nothing ing to fight about about J As for fora a reply to statements of ot N R RA A administrators the company believes there is nothIng to reply to It is o of opinion that there is no law com corn 1 u it to sign the code as long as the lett letter and no sit f. it observes it t to r. r prosecution c can n be made if a 1 concern is fully living up to the e code f. f Code Declared red Law Law by Johnson t By H. H O. O THOMPSON a United Press Pr ss Staff Correspondent 4 WASHINGTON Sept 8 C 8 Coal 8 Coal operators and union leaders were to understand by Recovery Ad Ad- Hugh S. S Johnson Johnton today that the bituminous coal code cod e drafted by 1 by the government was going to be bethe bev v the law Jaw of at the industry He warned that he would not toler toler- specious argument on minor de de- said suggestions for stalls Johnson reasonable treasonable modifications of the code would be received up to 6 p p. p m. m to to- a. and considered at a public hearing Monday afternoon But he closed the door to further attempts I 9 to 10 delay promulgation of ot the code by and said that vif agreement ement was not reached he Would impose the code arbitrarily JL The code establishes a new basis of worker employer relations and eliminates destructive competitive practices Ii 4 It provided a hour 36 week either averaged from six month weekly working periods period of at 32 32 hours and 40 ts each or by straight hour 36 throughout the year No em- em tx shall be required to work more than eight hours a da day q Machinery ry Y was s provided for a q majority of ot organized employed Ck workers to share the available work with lb-with with bona fide unemployed workers t of to f the same mine O QUALIFICATION F No q qualification of the collective bargaining t guarantees of the recovery tery ery ry act was included in the labor pro pro- IK vision and employers were required ji to comply with the codes code's provisions u w ph on Oil hours hour wages wage ig and rind other conditions of employment j i Pa m 1 scrip was outlawed as vere the company town the company re and child labor I. The disputed check issue was was dealt with in two provisions One declared deductions from miners' miners pa pay to 10 be a matter of agreement subject ito to rules and regulations prescribed by b the tue administrator The other said the miners shall have a right to a check- check of their own choosing The two provisions represented a com cornS com l between the demands of non- non 1 operators and the United Mine J. J workers v J Basic minimum wages of ot a aday al l d day y were provided for tor workers in Montana ranging downward to 3 3 a Vday ayin in Alabama V p. Other minimums specified were Utah Wyoming Wash Wash- Illinois and northern Ji Colorado I 5 Iowa except Wayne and Appanoose counties Pennsyl Pennsyl- tymia Ohio panhandle district of at West Vest Virginia and Michigan In In- Indans liana dans 4 7 12 2 northern West Vir- Vir ginia New Mexico and southern south- south tern em ern Colorado southern West Virginia Potomac district of West Virginia Maryland Virginia northern and e eastern stem Kentucky J western western Kentucky Maryland I Kansas Arkansas Okla Okla- noma ioma ma and Wayne and Appanoose V q- q counties of at Iowa V w. w Price cutting rebates consignment St f unordered coal predating or postdating post post- dating i of at c contracts contracts- prepayment of freight charges splitting of commis commis- ions and misrepresentation and deVAn de de- VAn eption were prohibited as unfair rl practices i. i v. v A fair market price was defined t v k broadly as a price sufficient to pro- pro dc for tor the carrying out oC the na- na Motional recovery act the payment of t minimum wages and the tho furnishing of ot stable employment Agencies shall be established to determine and pub pub- ish fair lair market prices and sales of r j below these prices shall be prima facie acle evidence of ot of destructive cornin com com- in violation of the code t i The Thc he code shall become effective the 1 Second Monday M after it t is signed by the the- president and remain In in force until j June 16 1935 Machinery Is provided I for tor alteration of ot its provisions from time me to time to meet changing condi condi- I j I Divisional authorities shall shan be set up to administer the code in each of ten districts defined by the code JJ A A national bituminous coal labor I board 4 of three members will be apI apu ap ap- pointed f u by the president to pass on I Jabor abor disputes The divisional code authorities the operators and the em- em r d 1 yes each will have the right to make nominations for representation I on on the board t I |
