Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-08-03
Richberg Decision Paves Way
for Large Employers to Join
N. R. A. Program Without
Adjusting Pay and Work.
COAL PEACE SESSIONS
SUDDENLY TERMINATED
Johnson to Meet Groups Later To.
day-0il Code Again Denounced
by Lawyer for Failure to Allow
Price Fixing-Prominent OFF,
Gals Drafted as Speakers.

By the Associated Press
The way was cleared today for
big employers of labor under con-
tract to join the country wide
N. R. A. program without alter
ing existing wage and hour terms.
While Hugh S. Johnson, as head
of the Recovery Administration,
continued efforts to bring peace
to the coal strike territory of
Western Pennsylvania, Donald
Richberg-his general counsel
issued an Interpretation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's voluntary agree
ment under which contracts
reached by collective bargaining
and which specify definite num-
Der of hours employment per
week, may be maintained unim-
paired.
The employer affected, to obtain his
blue eagle insignia. must conform in
other ways to the wage and employment
INCREASING move, however.
Newspapers in Group.
Newspapers are a principal group
affected by the new ruling. since huge
proportion have their mechanical forces
now under nion-negotiated contracts.
Johnsons coal peace conference, be-
gun last night, were resumed this morn
ing, but suddenly suspended until late
afternoon at the request of the mine
operators involved Gov Pinchot of
Pennsylvania and union labor spokes-
men had filed into Johnson;s Office to
start talking when the postponement
was asked. They filed out again, tight
Tipped.
Meantime, the effects of one of the
codes of fair practice now in force be-
came evident. The Navy awarded mil
lions of dollars worth of ship con-
tracts to private yards which will oper-
ate on 32-hour week under the code,
and simultaneously, civilian employees in
the Navy Yards were ordered on a fat
5-day 40-hour week. Further ADJUST
ment and changes may be made later.
200 Speakers Drafted.
In driving forward the mobilization
for national campaign to place public
opinion actively behind the re-employ-
meanwhile announced more than 200
speakers, including Governors, Con-
gressmen and even cabinet members,
had been drafted to stump the country.
Prominent in the list were Secretary
of War Dern, John Dickinson. As
sistant Secretary of Commerce, speak
ing today in Pittsburgh; Speaker
Rainey; Senators Robinson of Arkan-
sas, Harrison of Mississippi, La Toilette
of Wisconsin McAdoo of California,
Byrnes of South Carolina Buckley Of
Ohio, Walsh of Massachusetts,, Bark
ley of Kentucky, Wagner of New York,
King of Utah, Brown of New Hamp-
shire Lewis of Illinois, Clark of Mis-
souri,, Byrd of Virginia, Duffy of Wis
cohsin; Glenn Frank, president of the
University of Wisconsin, and Prof. Paul
Douglas. University of Chicago.
Negotiations on codes for individual
industries were being carried on sinful
taneously.
! Steel. oil, lumber and many lesser in
dustries were dealing with recovery
officials in these efforts.
Oil Code Is Denounced.
The oil code, the only major one now
/ in open session, brought out fresh strife
today with Oscar Sutro, general counsel
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