Evening star., 1933-08-15
ROOSEVELT CALLS
RECOVERY COUNCIL
Seeks Accord on New Plan OF
Coordination Before leav-
ing for Hyde Park.
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progress of other agreements under the
farm marketing act also was reported.
In today's last meeting with the Re-
covery Council before returning to Hyde
Park, N. Y, Mr. Roosevelt hoped and
expected general support for the new
relief plan. What it would be was
closely guarded, however, penang lts
complete development.
THE steel leaders and adminiStra-
ton officials conferred for two hours
today in the office OF Secretary Per-
kinS, who told newspaper men later
that an intensive review OF the facts
governing hours and wages was occu-
pying the conferees, and that concIu-
sions probably would not be reached
until tomorrow.
Confer With Steel Heads.
The meeting was the first confer
ence since the close of public hearings
or the code recommended by the steel
industry. Kenneth M. Simpson, depu-
ty administrator, represented the Re
coverv Administration along with DON
aid Richberg, administration counsel.
Just prior to the conference Gen.
johnson conferred with Miss Perkins,
Simpson and William Irwin, head OF
the United States Steel Corporation.
BeSlQ6S llNlll, OlllCl StSSA AAASAA oS eAAS
session included Eugene Grace, presl-
dent of Bethlehem Steel; Hugh Morrow
of Sloss- Sheffield Iron & Steel, L. E.
Block of Inland Steel and Thomas
Girdler of Republic Steel:
Secretary Perkins said the confer
ence probably would continue over to-
We are discussing principally hours
and wages" Secretary Perkins said.
We are trying TO review and come
to an understanding Of the facts. Opln-
ions are having no place in the con-
ference.
This is question of determining
Just what are the facts and statlst1-
clans of the steel men are presenting
data, much of which will require "a
hours of study by our experts
Keep Eye on Coal Situation.
All the while, the Blue Eagles agents
fastened Inquiring eyes on Pennsyl-
yania's troubled coal regions. with
Simpson forecasting something quite
interesting on coal before the week
end"
Entangling a decision on coal were
personally delivered complaints from
Gov. Clifford Pinchot that the strike
settlement reached after conferences
between the warning factions and john
son was being violated.
johnson put the problem in the
hands of his BituminouS Coal Media
ton Board. Sending a field lnveSu-
gator into Fayette County was expected
to result.
Johnson's study of the oil code was
understood to embrace the controversial
subject of price supervision, OF Whlch
he said recently:
In general, don't favor price fixing
So far as am concerned, any attempt
to fix the prices of product on which
you can't control production is an
abortion and l won't have anything TO
do with it, 1 can conceive OF case
involving a minimum limit against price
slashing, but haven't seen one yet"
Gov. Pinchot, after talking with
President Roosevelt, said he thought
prospects we're bright for early entry
. of the bituminous coal industry into
the recovery program.
I'VE talked about the necessity for
prompt action in adoption Of codes for
both coal and OIL" Pinchot told news
paper men yesterday after he left the
Presidents Office. Il think prospects
look bright for speedy action"
With the miners strike in Western
Pennsylvania halted only pending the
adoption of a code or codes for the IN
dustry, Pinchot expressed eagerness Ior
q permanent agreement.
New Codes Approved.
CoIncidentally the Recovery Admins
tration announced approval OF mod1ned
scales of wages and hours for eight in
dustries under which they may operate
pending adoption of permanent codes.
This brought close to the century mark
the number of codes and agreements
that have been provided for separate
industries.
The agreements were for cigar saus-
age casing, Office equipment sheet rub
Der and related sundries manufacturing
cotton compress and warehouse. tele-
phone manufacturing, yeast and retail
confectionerS industries.
While no estimate of employment in
these groups was available, the admin
istration said thousands of new jobs
would be provided.
There still was 20 official calculation
of the number of workers who have
been reached by the N r. A. codes and
agreements providing for higher mini
mum wages and increased employment
through curtailed hours.
However, officials pointed out that
two of the Nations biggest employers
the retail and construction industries
employing some 100000 workers each
in normal times now had scales OF
wages and hours in effect.
While unemployment in the construc-
ton business is heavy, the wage and
hour agreements will initiate, it was
pointed out, toward increased rurchas-
ing power as the Federal public works
program Is expanded.