Evening star., 1933-08-27
ROOSEVELT To ACT
Z. ON CODE FOR AUTO
INDUSTRY TODAY
N. R. A. Leaves Controverted
Labor Provisions for Him
to Decide.
PROPOSED PACT IS SENT
TO HYDE PARK BY AIR
A. +. L. Objects to Proposal for
Hiring Without Regard to
Union Affiliation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Recovery Administration nm
nounced last night President Roosevelt
would act on the code for the automo.
bile industry today at Hyde Park, N. Y.
Donald Richberg, general counsel for
the Administration. said the code was
sent by plane to Hyde Park last night
Tor the Presidents consideration. He
added recommendations Of the Labor
Advisory Board went along with it.
Richberg, speaking for Hugh H. john
son, administrator, declined to amplify
his statement regarding the boards
recommendations. which had to do with
the provision submitted by the auto
mobile industry giving it the right to
hire and discharge employees without re-
gard to union affiliations
He made it clear the matter Is now
past the N. r. A. and is up to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for final action.
A. r. Of L. Stands Firm
The tentative code was completed
after hours of conferences, with spokes-
men for organized labor refusing to
retreat from their opposition to any
statement regarding the organization
Of labor beyond that contained in the
recovery act.
The furor centered upon the con-
troverted section 7 of the act. providing
collective bargaining for workers with
out interference from employers as to
the type Of organization they chose.
The wording Of the new section which
the manufacturers are demanding, and
which johnson and Richberg have ap-
proved. provides specifically that no
attempt is being made to qualify" the
law, but that the industry intends to
hire, discharge or promote workers
upon . basis Of merit without regard
to union or non-union afnhation.
Green Opposes Section.
william Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor and
labor adviser to johnson On the CODE
opposed this section, contending the
law was clear, but when asked whether
the code would be acceptable II the
boards Recommendation was rejected,
said:
1T Isn't q question of whether It is
acceptable. We viii have TO abide
by f."
Upon President Roosevelt then was
placed the decision as to his views,
which are expected to settle once and
for all the labor provisions Of codes.
Already there have been intimations
from bituminous coal operators that
they intended to seek similar wording
in their code, upon which johnson
expects to turn his attention next.
The week of intensive campaign to
make the Blue Eagle of the N. r. A.
effective throughout the country opened
with Mr.. Green appealing to wage earn
ers for ''wholehearted cooperation"
with the recovery program.
johnson Plans Speeches.
johnson is to speak in Boston next
Wednesday and on Labor day st Chi
caGp.
There were indications last night that
johnson might be forced to step force
fully into the attempt to write bitum-
1nous coal code.
Weeks of wrangling between operators
from highly competitive fields and
spokesmen for the mine workers were
progressing slowly, even after Johnson's
warning Friday that he would be
forced to impose a code if the Inter
minable discussions" did not end in an
agreement soon. However, he is seek
ing to avoid this course
The retailers code now applicable