Evening star., 1933-09-07
Johnson in Statement Saws
Operators and Miners
Are on Details.
PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS
NOV HELD EXCELLENT
Phrasing Of Clause Concerning
"Closed Shop" Said to Have
Been Finally Decided On.

Hugh 8. johnson, industrial admin
istrator, announced today that as a re-
suit OF the conference with President
Roosevelt last night. bituminous coal
operators and the United Mine Workers
have cleared up their points of dis
agreement" on phrasing Of labor clauses
IN the contract being framed for the in
dustry.
In prepared statement, Gen. john
son went on to say that the hitherto
contesting parties are proceeding "to
negotiations of details with what, I am
informed, are excellent prospects Of
success"
The principal point which had been
before the operators and miners was
phraseology of clause by which, de-
spite the claims Of preponderant or
ganization Of the bituminous coal fields
by the United Mine Workers, opportu-
nifty OF employment would be left open
to non-members Of this union.
~Discriminatory" Phase.
such q clause was considered neces-
sary because the industrial control laws
guarantee Of free right of workers
TO organize is construed by the admin
istration as barring the "closed shop"
union would be given work. The nhras-
ing finally decided upon by the opera
tors and miners was not announced by
johnson.
Both operators and union officials ex.
pected President Roosevelt to issue n
statement on their open-shop contro-
versy. It developed that they had
agreed to omit any reference to the
open or closed shop in the contract.
and to accept the Presidents interpre-
tation IN place Of the open-shop clause
tne operators had proposed and the
miners rejected.
The union has given up its demand
Tor: deduction Of union dues from min
efS wages, As far rs the Appalachian
contracts 20.
Operators expected the President Ia
say that the contracts would not Be-
Dfno1ng on miners who did not choose
to join the union John L. Lewja
president Of the United Mine Worker1.
was understood to be satisfied in view
OF ms contention that the region was
pfacticaHy 100 per cent unionixed.
johnson said yesterday that anv
closed shop" contract would be drawn
IN violation Of the recovery act-the
operators contention-and that Lewis
old not ask for q closed-shop contract
anyway. On the other hand the miners
nfm!y opposed any open-shop wording
In the contracts.
Joint Meeting This Morning.
Both miners and operators met this
morning and were to continue their
Joint conferences on details of the CON.
tracts later today.
Recovery officials worked at full speed
on the industy's code, which thew
expected to have ready to hand the
operators later in the day. johnson
SAID the operators would be given until.
O'Clock tomorrow night to file oh-
Jecttons. After those were considered.
ne said. he probably would send the
cooe 70 the President for approval
Saturday.
Companies owned by steel interests
the so-caued Captive" companies
taken no part In either the code or
contract negotiations. The code win
apply to them as well as the commercial
producers. Lewis said he expects to
write contracts with the captive com.
panles as soon as the commercial con.
tracts are completed.
In the past the steel company coal
subsidiaries usually have adopted the
labor policy generally in effect ia the
districts where they were located.
The coal negotiations dominated all
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