The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-18
BIC BUSINESS
CODES HURRIED
BY ROOSEVELT
Steel. Coal. Oil Problems
Under Direct Handling
of President.
BY RUTH FINNEY
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON. Aug lS.-Under
direct supervision OF President
Roosevelt the three major problems
Of the recovery drive neared adjust
ment today.
Coal oil and steel codes may be
ready for final approval before the
President leaves Washington for
Hyde Park Saturday night as re-
suit of whirlwind activity in the past
three days.
A coal code written by the re-
coyery administration was presented
TO coal operators today, two weeks in
advance of the date on which such
action was expected. 1t attempts
10 solve the Goals labor problems
at one bold stroke by providing for
nationwide recognition OF the
United Mine Workers Of America,
nationwide agreement that miners
will not strike and settlement OF
board Of arbitration.
Steel Code Ready
Administrative reports on the
steel code have been completed and
revised agreement may be offered
STEEL operators today or Saturday.
A new code for the oil industry.
written by the recovery sdministra-
ton, was sent to President Roose-
welt for approval today. less than
twenty-four hours after its contents
were made known TO oil men.
These basic industries. torn with
diSsensions in their own ranks, have
stood in the way Of the recovery
programs forward drive for weeks.
Decisive action bringing them under
codes of fair competition imme-
diately has apparently been decided
on as the only method Of clearing
the way for the rest of the recovery
program.
The new coal code takes the place
of twenty-nine separate codes pre-
scented by hostile groups within the
industry.
1t contains collective bargaining
guarantees for labor as required by
the recovery act and omits all quail
flying clauses which open shop
operators had sought to write into
their codes.
Permanent Arbitration
In some respects. its most i'm
portant provision establishes per-
manent machinery for arbitration
of ell disputes within the coal in
dustry similar to that existing for
railroads. This machinery is in
tended to take care of wage and
other disputes which are certain TO
rise in the industry and which can
not be settled by strikes under the
proposed agreement Coal operators
may agree to recognize the conserva-
tive A. F. Of L. organization on these
terms They would at The same
time secure themselves against the
inroads of more radical labor
groups.
A similar provision may be in
cluded in the steel code by the
NRA. Less progress has been made
in unionization of steel, so far, than
in coal.
President Roosevelt began work
on these three troublesome codes
the DAY he returned to Washington
from his first Hyde Park sojourn.
Confers Every Day
He has had one or more conaer-
ences each day with Administrators
Johnson. Interior Secretary Ickes.
who is closely in touch with the oil
program, and other cabinet mem
bers concerned.
Wednesds y he had a long con-
ference with Myron Taylor. CHAIR
man OF the board Of United States
Steel Corporation. and Charles M.
Schwab. chairman of the board Of
Bethlehem Steel. at a time when
action of other steel men in refus-
ing to attend a conference at which
William Green. MIRA labor adviser,
was present, threatened further de-
lay in adjusting differences.
A day later. the President called
four of the largest bituminous coal
operators TO the White House. all
of them leaders in the movement
TO force an open shop clause into
the coal code in defiance of the re-