Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-14 | Page 3 | Price Control Troubles N R A

PRICE CONTROL TROUBLES N R A Officials ls Grope for Middle MiddleGround MiddleGround MiddleGround Ground of Agreement on Issue WASHINGTON Oct 14 UP UP-Re- UP Re Recovery cover covery officials groped for some middle middle middle mid mid- dle ground of agreement on the serious seri seri- ous oils problem of price control today with efforts to restore industrial peace causing equal concern The national labor board assumed jurisdiction over seven strikes but dela delayed ed until next week a decision on how it will meet a test of olits its powers powers powers pow pow- pow pow- ers presented by the action of nine Kentucky coal operators who ignored a summons Some hitch prevented Administrator tor Hugh S. S Johnson from revealing the administration policy on price control provisions of codes over which ranking officials have dis dis- dis- dis agreed It was wa-s understood that the price control problem was vas submitted to President Roosevelt after conferences conferences conferences confer confer- I between Johnson Secretary tary of Agriculture Wallace and Agricultural I Adjustment Administrator Peek I Until a price policy is adopted little progress can be made toward stabilization of the retail trade trad Although President Roosevelt was reported making the decision on the issue it was doubted that it would be advanced as as his ruling The board announced that it had intervened in th the Weirton W. W Va steel strike a Detroit automobile tool makers' makers strike a brick layers' layers and shoe workers' workers strike in hi New York an upholstery dispute in Chicago go and New York the Westinghouse strike in Springfield Mass and clothIng clothIng cloth- cloth Ing lag strikes in St. St Louis