Evening star., 1933-08-12
FOUR MORE MAJOR
INDUSTRIES GIVEN
APPROVAL Of N.R.A.
1900, 900 Workers of Power,
Phone, Canning, Construc-
ton Groups In.
10000 JOBS PROVIDED,
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE
Bituminous Coal Men Expect Ad-
ministration Will Settle Open
Shop Dispute.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Employees of four more major indus
tries-electric light and power, tele-
phcne, canning and construction-to-
day were brought under N. r. A. wage
and work time supervision. with the
approval by Hugh S. johnson of modi-
fled presidential unemployment agree
ments.
More than 100000 workers were Of
flcially estimated as affected immedi-
ately by the action, under which the
employers may sign the blanket presi-
Dental agreement with their own mod
ifed wage and hour specifications and
receive the Blue Eagle.
The administration estimated that
100000 new jobs would be provided un-
der the four temporary agreements,
.and that millions of dollars would be
added to annual pay rolls and to mass
purchasing power by the minimum
wages
Sixty-Four in Agreements.
Approval of these brought to "a the
number of temporary wage and hour
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effect.
Six permanent codes also have been
made effective by presidential order,
hearings have been completed on a
dozen permanent codes, a number more
have been set for hearings and hum
dreds are under analysis, with hearings
to be set soon.
Concentrating upon rushing through
the temporary modified agreements to
bring workers under maximum hour
and minimum wage provisions at the
earliest possible moment, the admins
tration expects to turn them out at
the rate of at least haif@a dozen a
day.
The administration estimated that in
the electric light and power industry
alone, 236,000 employees of more than
5000 power companies would be imnie-
dlately affected by todays modified
agreement, with $4,000 new jobs created
within a few days.
The canning industry, EMPLOYING at
peak periods nearly $50 900 workers, was
inquired by officials to add 10000 TO 3d.
600 new jobs. the telephone industry
between 10000 and 10000 and the con-
struction industry other thousands
Recent developments in the industrial
drive have led various officials to fore
cast that the glove might soon be
peeled back from the harder hand that
Is guiding the campaign.
Other developments cited to support
the conclusion that more than gentle
persuasion is in store are:
Appointment of 80 woman lieu
tenant generals" in as many States to
organize family buyers into groups pur-
chasing under the Blue Eagle:
Announcement by N r. A. that mo-
tlon picture stars, whose names were
not made public, will donate their serv-
ices for a series of featurettes on re.
covery;
Explanation by Gen. johnson that
If necessary the Federal Trade Com
mission and the Department of Justice
eventually will be used to enforce the
recovery act;
Newspaper Code Rejected.
Refusal of johnson to accept the code
submitted by newspaper publishers;
Instruction from William Green,
president, to 48 State federations of
labor 20 investigate and report viola
tions by those displaying the Blue Eagle;
Announcement by Harry L. Hopkins,
emergency relief administrator. that
hereafter his agency will buy supplies
from NJ R. A. stores;
Submission to Secretary Wallace for
approval of sugar stabilization plan
despite a threat of its rejection by
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