The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-11
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threatened. How real this threat
has become was manifest in the
devoted attention Johnson gave
the problem yesterday.
Industry has interpreted The
rising price scale as a roseate
glow of returning business and
hopes, in some way, to avoid gov
eminent assistance which it sought
so eagerly few weeks ago. Presl-
dent Roosevelt has warned that
prices will collapse unless a solid
foundation of purchasing power is
built under the price structure by
his program of shorter hours and
higher wages.
Another obstacle is the labor
problem. Industries where the
"open shop is in effect, or which
are only partially unionized, fear
that the unions will become in
trenched in their industries under
the protection which the govern
ment gives to collective bargain
ing. Labor intends to do just that
and makes no secret of it.
The president entered the stu
alton personally yesterday by
summoning Myron Taylor, chair
man of the board, United States
Steel, to a White House confer
ence. The steel code had been eX-
pected for some time. johnson
said h had sent back three codes
prepared by the industry because
of minor delinquencies.
"The steel code will be obtained
promptly and work is being done
rapidly on it," Taylor said when
he left the White House. eve are
very friendly to the national in
dustrial recovery administration
Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings, who conferred with
President Roosevelt at length on
a weekend yachting cruise, again
yesterday pledged the full force
of the government to punish
! those who boost prices above nor
NAL levels. Cummings says he has
sent operatives to investigate the
rises in bread prices in various To-
calities.
Means to force industries into
line were discussed yesterday not
only by the cabinet advisory COM
mittee but at a joint meeting of
the labor, industry and consumer
advisory committees which lasted
all day and was resumed again
last night.
Use of the "big stick" was urg-
emily advocated by labor represen-
tatives at this prolonged meeting,
They suggested that industry be
given two weeks to comply. John
son favored a milder course and
no final decision was reached.
From this meeting, Johnson
dashed away to a closed session
of the National Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, which threw cold water
upon the act as it was passing
through its final legislative stages
and still harbors rccalcitrant
units. Johnson warned the indts-
trial leaders, bluntly, that they
had better cooperate. Baking
industrial leaders raised various
objections. Johnson tried to as
suage their fears. Leaving this
tussle, he hurried away and only
had time for a sandwich before
the meeting of the cabinet advis-
DRY committee.
A slightly more compliant attl-
tude by industry toward the IN
dustrial planning scheme was in.
dictated yesterday in the face OF
the threatening position taken by
the government.
Johnson expects the several
groups which have been working
independently on codes for the
bituminous coal industry to come
in within a few days. He said all
the codes would be thrown into an
open hearing with the aim Of get
ting a single code out of the pub
lie discussion of views.
The oil industry code had to be
sent back for inclusion of wage
scales, he said.
These two industries and steel
are the center of difficulty. John
son explained that the labor union
difficulty is the chief obstacle. In
dustries on the one hand, are rap
idly forming company unions. IN
the fight to keep out organized
labor and organized labor is seek
ing to organize in the industries.
This revives the age-old conflict
between the opposing forces.
How difficult this labor PROB
lem is of solution is evident from
the slight Roadway made a1ter