Evening star., 1933-08-22
COAL AGREEMENT
DELAYED ONE DAY
Johnson Conferring on Tenta-
tive Draft-Auto Code
Soon to Be In.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Recovery Administration today
abandoned hope of completing a code
for the bituminous coal industry before
tomorrow at the earliest
Hugh S. johnson, the administrator
said that while negotiations were pro-
crossing satisfactorily, he did not ex-
pect them to be wound up today.
With Deputy Administrator Kenneth
M. Simpson and General Counsel Don
aid Richberg, he planned to spend most
of the day in conference with various
groups of coal men.
A tentative draft for code has been
completed and is the basis for the nego-
tiations. All concerned have refused
to disclose its terms.
Lewis Insists on Scale.
After a meeting with a majority OF
the unions district leaders John l.
Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers of America, said the admins
tration had not yet laid its cards or
the table" as far as minimum wages
were concerned
The union is insisting that a S5-a.
day wage with a 25-cent differentia'
for the South be included in the code
maintaining that elimination of de-
structive competition would make it en-
tirely possible for the operators to pay
that scale.
Lewis said he and johnson had talked
over various phases of the wage differ
entail problem, but that the admins
traitor had not ordered the union tc
retreat in any of its demands. The
meeting, Lewis said, was just a fam
lily party" to let the district presidents
know what had occurred during the
last few days negotiations.
Meanwhile there were indication.
that the automobile group-the only
other KEY industry for which a code
has not been promulgated-would sub
NIT its code to President Roosevelt
within the next few days.
Open Shop Issue Clearing.
With the return from Detroit Of a
committee representing the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce, the
belief was expressed in several quarters
there would be little difficulty in reach
ing a satisfactory agreement on the
open shop question. This issue appeared
to be the main point to be settled be-
fore the code is sent to the President
Hearings were held last week.
Donaldson Brown, president OF the
automotive chamber, said every effort
was being made to modify the language
of the code SO an accord between the
motor car makers and the Recovery
Administration could be reached quick
ly.
1t was indicated that perhaps the
section dealing with maximum hours
also would be clarified. This had been
held by recovery officials to be am
biguous."
Word from Henry Ford on whether
he would accept the code was still lack
ing. He has until September to sub
NIT code of his own.
After a conference with Gen. john
son last night on the coal code, fou1
of the leading non-union operators said
they felt they had made definite prog
ress" toward getting together on an
agreement.
Following the conference with John.
son. j. D. Francis of Huntington, w. Va.
president of the Appalachian Goals
Inc. spokesman for the operators, sale
Eve had a very satisfactory talk ane
feel we have made very definite pro-
greSs."
The group included J. D. A. Morrow
president of the Pittsburgh Coal co:
Charles O'Neill. vice president OF Pea!'
Peacock and Kerr, and R. E. Taggar
of Philadelphia, vice president OF th'
General Coal Co.