Evening star., 1933-08-16

hours of work proposed by the automo-
bile industry. namely a 35-hour week
with a 48-hour maximum during sea-
sonal periods. Green said the princi-
pal issue involved the seasonal periods
and whether they would operate to per-
nit unemployment or whether, on the
other hand. they might nullify any add
ed employment.
Will Return to Session.
Returning to STEEL from which con-
ference he was excluded yesterdey y,
Green said that III johnson calls me
in on a steel conference, III go, OF
course"
II couldn't be a Stacker" he ex-
planned. In what 1 regard as on
emergency I'll continue to render my
services.
Il regard their refusal to confer with
me as representative of the steel mag
mates fundamental opposition to organ
ization of their employees. 1t was a
symbol of that organization. But in
this case I was present as Govern
ment representative just as much as
Miss Perkins tSecretary of Labor. I
was appointed by the administration as
labor adviser and went there by Secre-
Cary PERKINS invitation.
I'm of the opinion the administra-
ton will insist on substantial reduc-
tions in the hours proposed by steel"
The steel code recommends 40-hour
week, but Green said the numerous ex-
ceptions virtually nullified this work
week. The labor chieftain said he did
not regard his exclusion from the steel
conference as personal"
Will Fight Open Shop.
Green said Henry Ford had not yet
been heard from in connection with the
proposed automobile code. but that
progress was being made. He said labor
would insist that language in the code,
adding to the collective bargaining pro-
vision of N l. r. A. some company union
and open-shop language. must go out
Taylor and Schwab were with the
President for about As minutes. Each
declined to answer questions upon ieav.
ing the White House. They departed
Immediately for New York.
Court Approval Given.
As CHEEKY note, N. R. A. officials
had judicial approval in principle OF
their machinery from Justice Joseph w.
Cox of the District of Columbia Supreme
Court. In an opinion yesterday, ne
denied an injunction against sections
of the law permitting Federal regulation
of oil production, challenged as uncon-
stitutional.
Further revision of the trade code Tor
oil to provide strong machinery LOT
Federal regulation of production and
s,1peryision over prices was under way
meanwhile. between President RooSe-
yelt. Gen. johnson and other ofnclalS.
One revision of the code. planned 10
supplant the tentative draft submitted
to the industry about two weeks ago;
was virtually completed yesterday ana
TODAY was being gone over by N. r. A.
officials
The new proposal calls for provisions
under which minimum prices could De
established for crude petroleum ana
its products and maximum prices 1or
gasoline, lubricating oil and other PROD
ucts when sold at retail, with their
ratio to each other to be recommended
Would Create U. S. Agency.
N. R. A. officials declined to COM
ment. but they disclosed the code would
net in itself set down the exact tgures
to be followed, but would grant to a
mend minimum and maximum prices
fails to cooperate.
The II. r. A. and administration were
represented today as wanting the IN
dustry to keep its house in order. but
that should it fail to do SO the Gov
ernment would have power to prevent
disastrous price-slaShing wars or ether
unfair price tactics in the production
end and to prevent exorbitant prices
being charged the consuming public.
1t is planned for President Roosevelt
to designate a Federal agency to ad-
minister the code in cooperation with
a committee from the industry to func-
ton as co-ordinating and policy group
The President has indicated the Interior
Department would be the Federal
agency and that Secretary Ickes would
set up a special committee of three. to
be composed of James A. Moffett. for
mer vice president of the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey; M. L. Benedum Of
Pittsburgh, and a third member prob
ably from the midcontinent or south
western fields
Just what factors would be used to
determine prices was undiSclosed, the
explanation being that plans were not
sufficiently final for details. 1t was
understood, however, that geographic
areas would be considered
The latest industrial entry in the
campaign was newspapers. For them,
johnson approved modification of the
national unemployment agreement sub
mitted by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association
Effective pending consideration of a
permanent code, the plan prescribeS,
with exception. a 40-hour week and
minimum salaries OF from S12 to SIS
among other things
The hearing on the automobile code