Evening star., 1933-08-15
Administration Acts to Line
Up Coal, Steel and Auto
mobile Producers.
JOHNSON AND PERKINS
MEET WITH STEEL HEADS
Lea Confers With Spokesmen for
Automobile Group-Coal
Session Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The full pressure of the Roosevelt
Administration today was being thrown
behind an effort to bring four of the
nations key industries-coal, steel, oil
and automobiles N. R. A. codes.
Hugh S. Johnson, the administrator
and Secretary Of Labor Perkins, went
into conference with the presidents
of five large steel companies determined
to speed up an agreement that will
bring that industry under the scope
of the Recovery Administration wage
raising, hour shortening program at
an early date.
simultaneously, Robert w. Lea, the
deputy administrator charged with
handling the automobile indutry's code,
conferred with spokesmen for this
group Reports emanating from the
room we're that the attitude CT Henry
Ford toward the agreement already sub
mitted was among the problems consld-
cred
Although the National Automotive
Chamber of Commerce presented the
code several weeks ago and hearing
has been set for Friday, Ford has given
no direct indication that he IS ready
to move with the other major COM
panies.
Jumping ahead of his set schedule,
johnson called the controversy -beSet
bituminous coal operators to meet here
tomorrow instead of August % and in
formed sources within the administra-
ton said they would be told that a
concerted effort must be made to draft
a code acceptable to all or the admin
istration itself would write one.
Oil Hearing Thursday.
In addition. the oil industry is to
have its hearing Thursday on the code
which johnson has been drafting out
of the disputed proposals of various
segments Of the petroleum group-some
urging price fixing and others oppos-
ing 1t.
This determination to press through
the codes for the jor industries en-
ploying millions of men followed con-
ferences between johnson and Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday.
Although the President, in creating
the Recovery Administration several
months ago, indicated belief that the
the basic industries would be under
codes very quickly, disagreements with
in the industries and objections, par
ticularly to the collective bargaining
labor provisions of the industrial act,
have left them tagging.
With Labor day set as tentative
date for bringing the bulk of the Ma
tons employees under some form of
wage and hour regulation, it was gen.
orally accepted in administration cir
cles that the Chief Executive was
standing firmly behind moves to force
prompt action by the larger groups.
Roosevelt Calls Council.
President Roosevelt summoned his
Recovery Council into session this aft
ernoon for an agreement upon a new
plan co-ordinating more closely the
Federal drive toward better times.
Under discussion were not only the
but the farmer and those who are being
maintained through charitable sources
A number Of detailed reports were
presented for the Chief Executive S
scrutiny. One was prepared by Gen.
johnson after their hurried conference
yesterday when the President asked
additional information about the speed
with which the Blue Eagle of N r. A.
was covering the country
More facts and figures came from
Harry L. Hopkins, under whose guild
ance relief funds are being passed out
He recounted reports of fewer needy
transients. but added that some States
still appeared to be slightly backward
in supplying their portion of relief
funds.
Farm Projects Reported.
From his agricultural chiefs, the Pres
ident got recapitulation of the prob
lem of holding cotton and wheat pro-
duction to consumption needs. The