The Washington times., 1933-06-29
FLAWS |RONED
OUT, SPEED
APPLIED
Gen. Johnson Wants to Know
How Many Can Be Hired;
Green Issues WARNING

Increased employment at higher
wages was seen today as the i'm
mediate result of putting into ef-
feet the textile trade code now
being revised by representatives
of manufacturers, textile workers,
and Brig. Gen. Hugh S. johnson,
administrator for national recov-
cry.
Both sides predict an increased
absorption of trained textile
workers, and as to means Of
bringing this about.
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On any point, Johnson has in
dicated so far by his decisions,
the most important factor is how
many workers can be reemployed.
This is a winning argument from
either side, it has been shown in
the hearings.
With william Green, president
of the American Federation Of
Labor, warning the aSSemblage
that "12,500,000 workers must be
taken back into productive en-
ployment somehow at the earli-
est date. the hearings have prog
ressed to where nearly every
point revolves around that issue.
Those close to General johnson
say that putting men back to
work is his real goal. That is why
he seeks to put industrial groups
on an even basis of operation
with established I'd decent living
wages"
Race With Time
The hearing on the codes has
developed into race against
time. It is expected now that
most of the troublesome issues in
the textile code will be threShed
out by the first of the week. with
possibility of the code being sent
to the President for approval
shortly afterward.
This means that completion of
the first industrial code under
the recovery act will have re-
quired more than week. Advisers
of General johnson indicated ef-
forts would be pushed to speed
the process. johnson has exerted
personal efforts during the textile
hearings to cut down unnecessary
consumption of time.
Coal Men Next
A unified code for the bitumi-
nous coal industry probably will
be presented to General johnson.
Ben j. Gray, executive director Of
Central Coal Associates, said to-
day.
Gray said his organization had
been rapidly bringing the i'm
portant Northern operators into
line during the past two years. He
said the associates, when they pre-
sent their code, will represent
operators producing 150,000,000
tons of coal, or about so per cent
Of the country's entire bituminouS
output.
A group of operators met yester-
day and, at the conclusion, a
spokesman said they were ap-
parently on their way to agreeing
today to join with the associates
in representing the proposed code.
The appalachian and smokeless
groups have already expressed ap.
proval of the associates plans.
Gray said:
"The code, as drawn up at
present, specifies hours of labor
and minimum wages consistent
with JOhnsOn'S Interpretation Of
the industrial recovery act.
'It calls for a week Of be-
tween 30 and 36 hours of work
and minimum wage Of between
40 and IS cents per hour"
Officials of the recovery ad-
ministration will summon anthra-
cite coal operators and labor lead
ers into a conference unless the
coal magnates and labor work
out a code of fair competition of
their own, according to informa-
tion given to Pennsylvania mem
bers of Congress by Dudley Gates.
aide to General johnson.