Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-09-15
JOHNSON IS SURE
COAL CODE WILL Be =.
FINISHED TONIGHT.
Administrator Says Only
Three Points Remain
to Be Settled.
SUGGESTS MITIGATION
OF TWO LABOR GROUPS
Lewis Organization and Progress
sives Declared Cool to Pro-
posal, However.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Hugh S. johnson, the recovery ad-
ministrator, said today that "unques-
tionably" the bituminous coal code
would be ready for President Roose-
velts signature tonight.
johnson said the committee OF IL
leading operators resumed work this
morning and that only about three
points were left to be cleared up" The
administrator declined to say what
those points were.
A committee of Appalachian COM
mercial operators also resumed its
negotiations with the United Mine
Workers of America on labor contracts
for most of the mines in that area.
Union Merger Suggested.
"They have less to clear up even
than the Contract Committee" john
son said.
johnson disclosed he had suggested
unifcatlon of the United Mine work
ers of America with the Progressive
Miners of America, miners union
largely confined to Illinois.
Asked what resulted from the sug-
gestion, johnson said they both were
"standing with reluctant feet where
the brook and river meet
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers. declined to COM
ment on Johnson'S statement. Thomas
Pearcy, president of Progressive Miners,
could not be reached Immediately.
The coal operators are toiling against
a 24-hour deadline set last night by
President Roosevelt.
Extension Unlikely.
Disturbed by reports of shooting and
rioting in western pennsylvania
strike area. the President gave the OPP
orators just the "a hours they re-
ouested to wind UP negotiations.
The President indicated there would
he no extension of time The operators
renewed their conferences near mid
night. Immediately after the White
House meeting.
The thousands Of miners in Pennsyl.
vanias bituminous coal holiday
walked out in protest to delays which
have held up expected pay increases.
Mr.. Roosevelt, through the code,
wanted to stop the strike by removing
its cause.
After the conference, attended by his
own industrial aides and spokesman LOT
the operators and miners, the President
said in a statement:
II have definitely outlined the urgent
reasons for immediate agreement on
coal code.
without exception the operators
present, representing the major coal
producing areas. and representatives OF
the United Mine Workers of America
have given me their assurance that the
code in its present form is for the large
part acceptable and that in all human
probability this code can be negotiated
to a conclusion within the next "a
hours-in other words, By tonight.
Near Accord on Wages.
Furthermore, the wage agreements
between the operators and the United
Mine Workers are SO close to being con-
cluded that the same 24-hour period
should bring them also to successful
end.
In view of these assurances. 1 am
awaiting the signatures to the code ana
the agreements
Secretary Ickes, Attorney General
Cummings and Johnson attended the
White House conference.
The bituminous coal problem thus
once more eclipsed all other N. r. A.
business, though a number OF otner
codes were on their way to compile
ton.
Operators who talked with the
President were almost unanimously of
the opinion there would be little trou-
BILE in reaching an agreement tonight
Mr.. Roosevelt was represented as en-
ploying an insistent rather than whip
cracking" attitude.
1T all was like a college pep meet
ing" one said.
Details of the code under considera-
ton we're not discussed at the White
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