Show I C W A WAGES TANGLE STILL 1 IS UNSETTLED UNSETTLED- Hinckley Declines to Raise Raise Pay Except Under Federal Fed Fed- eral Orders r V Robert H. H Hinckley state C Cr W. W A. A administrator has full authority to increase wages on civil works projects as ordered by the Utah Industrial commission word from Washington said aid Wednesday But in spite of at this permission wages will not be increased d Hinckey Hinckley Hinckley Hinck- Hinck ley ey said unless specific orders to do doo doso doso so o are received from federal adminis- adminis He pointed out that while the he state industrial commission has authority to set minimum wages on state projects it has no authority over federal work and therefore its recent suggestion that wages wages' on C. C W. W A A. A projects be increased d 5 to 30 per cent can be taken only as a suggestion Further discussion of the controversy controversy controversy contro contro- versy between the C. C W. W A. A and the Industrial commission was to take place at a meeting of ot the two tv groups with Governor Henry H. H Blood late Wednesday day afternoon Covered In Rules Rales Washington dispatches said instructions to make C. C W W. A A. wages comply as nearly as po possible sible with wages of ot the various states in which the work was being carried on were contained in n the general rules and regulations i is issued i- i sued to all state administrators and that hat under these instructions Hinckley is s authorized to make the C. C W W. A. A pay jay scale equal that set by the state industrial commission In refusing to comply with the industrial industrial industrial in in- commission ruling Hinckley I explained that to do so would disrupt the he whole C. C W. W A. A program in Utah and would result in fewer men being given work He pointed out that at the time C. C V. V A A. A was created was set setI aside from public works funds by the I government to put men to work dunn durIn the time public works work projects were being given final study On this basis each man was to receive and the pay scales scales' were set to conform Work Work Planned I 1 believe it Is the policy of the government to put as many men to work as possible at fair wages rather than nan a few to work at higher wages he le said Colonel E. E H. H Clark executive assistant assistant assistant as as- in the department of public works who came from Washington recently agreed with Hinckley At the conference between C. C W. W A. A officials and the industrial commission commis commis' sion Wednesday afternoon a petition from the Salt Lake Building Trades council asking that C. C W W. A. A wag wages be increased was to be considered The petition presented to Governor Blood Monday stated that a small group of men In Utah had for several several sev seve eral years been attempting to enforce low wages and poor working condItions conditions conditions condi condI- in Utah |