Evening star., 1933-07-28
JOHNSON TO PUSH
AUT0M0T|vE CODE
Official Expects Adoption Of
Draft in Few Days-Pay
Increases Announced.
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money is being paid in wages, more
hloney is being spent in the purchase
of goods; business is moving up and
ahead. If We can get that result-and
We are getting it-what does it matter
how much criticism there may be?
Moreover. the program has got to
work. The country hasn't the resources
to go through another Winter of un-
employment such as last Winter. The
disaster involved in failure of the re-
covery program is incalculable. And the
tremendous good and improvement in
conditions of living of the American
people to be secured by united effort
to put across the recovery program are
likewise incalculable.
Directors of the N. A. c. C. closed
the last of series of conferences here
Wednesday night without presenting
the code. Those responsible for its
formation said at the time that delay
was regarded as essential until ma
iority of manufacturers accepted it.
Meanwhile, they passed resolution
favoring an increase in wages August
for some 100000 automotive workers.
Five units of the General Motors
Corporation yesterday announced IS per
cent increases, affecting more than Co.
600 workers in the industry. The units
were the Chevrolet, Pontiac. Buick.
General Motors Truck Corporation and
the A. c. Spark Plug Co. Others said
they will announce hourly wage in
creases within a day or so.
William S. Knudsen, president of the
Chevrolet Motor Car Co.. said that in
addition to the hourly wage increases
salaried employees receiving under ST.
1I{Il ho oiu
raise.
Alvan Macauley, president of the
Packard Motor Car Co., said that
hourly wage workers of the company
will shortly be notified of an increase
in their pay rates"
In Lansing, Mich, officials Of the
REQ Motor Car Co. and the Olds Motor
Works announced that the wages Of
factory employees would "be increased in
conformity with the national industrial
recovery act" reporting that about 4,100
employees will be affected. From Cleve-
land came word that between $500 and
5000 employees of the White Motor Co.
there will be given flat 10 per cent
increase in wages.
ChrysIer Adds 10000.
A Ford Motor Co. spokesman said no
announcement of plans was ready as
yet" Ford is not a N. A. c. c. men,
ber. but was represented in the code
conferences.
The Hudson Motor Car Co. announc sd
that a further increase in wages, the
percentage yet to be determined. would
go into effect August /, in addition to
the to 10 per cent raise announced
July II.
K T. Keller, general manager Of the
Chrysler Corporation, announced that
beginning August l the corporation will
place in effect hourly wage scales 20
per cent higher than those in effect for
the first period in March. The 20 per
cent increase, he said, includes a pre-
vious 10 per cent raise, given effect last
week, for the 10000 wage earners and
salaried employees of the corporation
throughout the country. The second
increase, he said, affects only hourly
wage earners.
Keller said that by reducing the
hours of work each week and by in
creasing production 10000 employees
have been added to the pay rolls since
March.