Evening star., 1933-10-02
PRESIDENT BACKS
PLEA FOR MINERS
TO RESUME WORK
Johnson Requests Employees
to Accept Operators Set.
tlement Plan.
MEN WILL HAVE RIGHT
OF APPEAL, WIRE SAYS
Minimum Wage Scale for Bitumi-
nous Fields Made Public
by Johnson.
By the Associated Press.


Hugh S. johnson today addressed to
the United Mine Workers a request
backed by "the authority of the Presi-
dent Of the United States" that they
accept the settlement of the Pennsyl-
vania captive" mine controversy Of
fered by the operators and send their
men Immediately back to work.
The telegram set forth that represent
tattves of the steel companies had con-
sented to discuss all matters affecting
the workers in their captive" mines
with the union leaders, and that the
men will have the right of appeal for
the protection of their interest to the
National Bituminous Coal Labor Board
(created by the coal code in effect to-
day. and the administrator OF the ma
tlonal industrial recovery act"
Addressed to Philip Murray, vice
president OF the mine workers union,
the telegram also disclosed that John
son was Informed that Thomas Moses.
president of the H. c. Frick Coke Co..
largest of the captives, has handed
to you letter. addressed to you in
your official capacity as vice president
OF the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. confirming the acceptance of the
coal code through agreement with the
President on the 29th day of Septem-
Der and agreeing to maintain working
conoltlonS, wages and hours as pre-
Vallng under agreements between other
operators and the United Mine Work
ers OF America in the several districts
where mines are located"
Talked in Hospital.
The message was made public shortly
after johnson held a further confer
ence this morning with John L. Lewis.
president Of the mine union, in the
industrial administrators room at WAL
ter Reed Hospital.
Immediately afterward, N. r. A. Of
hclals were informed johnson had de-
cloed to leave the hospital where he has
been recuperating for the past Il days
and return to his Office this afternoon.
Associates expected him to be able to
announce before long that his negotia-
tons for returning Western Pennsyl-
vania's 75,0oo striking miners to work
were nearing conclusion.
Johnson also made public this morn
ing President Roosevelt's executive or
Ger hiking basic minimum wage rates
1or bltuminous fields not included in
the schedule which went with the in
dustry's code of fair competition.
Calls for 81 Per Day.
1t called for the payment of 81 a dav
lot inside skilled labor in Western Ken
tucky. S3.40 in Alabama, Georgia and
Hamilton and Rhea Counties of Ten
nessee; 1884 in Marion, Grundy,
oaWuatcMe, White, Van Buren, Warren
ana Bledsoe Counties of Tennessee: 81
In North and South Dakota.
In other fields the code provided for
corresponding wages ranging from SIS 63
In Montana to S3.75 in the Southwest,
Coal men heard that Alabama COM
merclal operators had left last week for
birmingham after stating they would
agree to pay basic wage of $500.
whether they had raised that figure 10
s3.4O could not be Immediately deter
mined.
The text of Johnson's telegram to
Murray follows:
ON Saturday afternoon Mr.. Eugene
Grace, Mr.: Myron Taylor and Gov.
Natnan Miller, representing owner Of
tne captive mines, agreed to have Mr..
Inomas Moses, president of the H. C..
FLICK Coke Co., meet with and dis
cuss all matters affecting the workers
in the captive mines.
"As result of your conferences I
am advised Mr.. Moses has handed you
letter, addressed to you in your off,
clal capacity as vice president of the
united Mine Workers of America, con-
nrmlng the acceptance of the coal code
through agreement with the President
on the twenty-ninth day of September
and agreeing to maintain working con-
dluons, wages and hours as prevailing
under agreements between other opera
tors and the United Mine Workers of
America in the several districts where
mines are located.
Backed by President.
Il am telegraphing you with the au-
thority of the President of the United
States urging that the United Mine
workers OF America and its member
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