Evening star., 1933-09-23
N0N-UN|0N MINERS
INCLUDED IN CODE
Operators Hold Presidents
Stipulation as Most I'M
portant Concession.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The stipulation made by President
Roosevelt in approving the United
Mine Workers contract was regarded
by some coal operators today as the
NEST important concession made to
operators since negotiations on the
coal code began.
The President approved the contrac,
yesterday, with the stipulation that the
benefits to workers under it apply
equally to members Of the United Mine
Workers and non-members
Although the recovery act and the
coal code guarantee the right of work
erS to organize or not to organize, anC
to join any union they choose. the con-
dition laid down by the President car
rieS thSSe provisions further by apply
Ing the detailed tonnage rates anC
other agreements in the contract tC
those outside the United Mine Workers
1t was pointed out.
Many operators feel that the con.
ditions under which the President ap-
proved the contract are the equivalent
of a declaration tor an open shop" one
operator said.
Can Deal independently.
THE Presidents action has cleared
that i'll cases where some of an opera
tors employees are members Of the
United Mine Workers and some are
not. he can deal with the on-members
independently OF the U. NJ w. in al
details"
Officials of the United Mine Workers
said they had previously agreed on the
stipulation at conference at the
White House and that it was SatiSfac-
tory to them.
Some coal operators regarded the
stipulation as being an impeachment tC
the membership drive of the U. NJ w
and We're speculating as to how grea,
a proportion OF its recently-added men,
bership the union could hold.
Mine Workers officials today were
continuing the negotiation of district
contracts under the general contract
The district contracts will contain pro-
visions to meet conditions peculiar te
the respective districts.
All Workers Included.
"In approving this agreement it Is
with the understanding that the hours
and wages and conditions Of employ
ment recited herein may also be applied
to the employees who are not parties
hereto; and that the requirement OF
section Ia of the national industrial
recovery act will be complied with in
carrying out this agreement" the
Presidents order said.
The contract, characterized by 1t.
signers as the greatest in magnitude
that has ever been negotiated in the
history OF collective bargaining" SCI
tonnage rates in accordance with the
basic daily wage rates of the coal code
and provided part Of the machinery
for carrying out the terms Of the code
1t will become effective simultaneously
with the code ON October 2 and will
run until April /. 1884 In January
representatives of the operators and the
mine workers will meet with N. r. A
officials to determine whether any
changes will be necessary in a new con-
tract, which will go into effect on the
expiration Of the present one.
Negotiations Continue.
N. r. A. officials continue to nego-
tiate with Western Kentucky and Ala
bama operators on the basic wage rates
for those districts which have not yet
been included in the code. 1t was said
the rates would be fixed by next Tues
day at the latest.
Most of the operators in the Smoke
less-Appalachian and Northern coal
control groups have LETT for their homes
Operators of the Pocahontas district OF
West Virginia will meet at White Sui
phur Springs W. Va, Monday, to dis
cuss operation under the code and
other groups planned similar meetings
in their own sections.
N. r. A. officials were still awaiting
the filing of a code for the anthracite
industry, but said they had received no
definite information as to when it would
be filed