Evening star., 1933-11-09

AAOnkluuSQ FROM rlISI Pa&e.l -
Of general strike Is new to me. We
have had many meetings on this code
them, and I have heard no discussion
of general strike. I don't know where
Bill Carroll got his information about
the war councf.,1
"a strike" McDonough continued, "is
only the last resort Of labor, and we
haven't exhausted the possibilities Of
talking this thing out and getting a
code acceptable to labor and to the in
duStry."
The charges of the Construction
League brought out into the open trou-
BILE that has been smoldering between
the American Federation Of Labor and
the Construction League for many
weeks, based on many factors.
The American Federation of Labor
wants the code to contain the minimum
wage provisions Of the regulations Of the
Public Works Administration. The Con-
struction League and some of the off,
cials of the N. r. A. are known to be Of
the opinion that inclusion Of the wage
provisions in the code is not allowed
under the recovery act.
Another point at issue Is the demand
Of labor for equal representation with
the industry on the code authority,
which the Construction League opposes
holding labor Is not entitled to any rep
resentation in the actual government Of
the industry.
Declared Minority.
A third point Is the claim Of the
American Federation of Labor that the
Construction League does not represent
the majority of the employers In the
construction industry, and that better
representation Of employers can De
found in the Building Trades Employ
ers Association, sponsor Of the letter
which brought the fight out into the
OPEN
The Building Trades EMPLOYERS Asso-
citation is headed by Oscar RoSenthal of
Chicago, and the code of the organiza-
ton, drawn up by Rosenthals organi-
zation in conjunction with the National
Association Of Builders EXCHANGES, Is
backed by the building trades division
Of the A. F. of L.
so lar. this code mas not received the
consideration at the N. r. A. that the
Construction League code has. The
construction League code is a sort of
master code for the entire construction
INDUSTRY, and II adopted would be part
one OF the various Sub-codes governing
different branches of the construction
industry.
Deputy N. R. A. Administrator Muir
indicated yesterday that II IL Is NOT
decided to hold further hearings ON a
construction code in the meantime, the
present code, that Of the Construction
League, will 60 before Gen. Hugh s.
johnson, N. r. A. administrator, for his
signature on his return from the West.
however. ne said, 1t Is likely the whole
question will be reopened and further
hearings held to attempt to get a newer,
fresher slant on the proposals 10 govern
the construction industry.
Delay Explained.
The delay on the construction code.
Muir revealed, has been due almost en-
tirely to the complexity of the problem
presented by the construction industry.
There was an actual delay Of about a
week. he said, when consideration was
given to q wage step-up plan proposed
by some leaders Of the industry. This
plan was thrown out after about a
weeks confederation, after N. r. A
Mesnwhi1e ad ofSaereS t6e Ganstt, as mot feasible
which includes In its membership the
Associated General Contractors Of
America, the American Institute of
Architects. the American Society Of Civil
Engineers End several other groups.
charges that private building Is at Q
standstil
Private capital, 1t Is claimed. is not
willing TO go into construction while
the code question remains unsettled. for
the reason that 1t cannot be determined
before the code Is adopted, Just what
costs viii be-
Private capital, 1t Is claimed, normally
finances about three-quarters Of the
SIC ,000. 900 900 of construction annually
In this country. The $4,000. 600 600
Public Works Administration fund.
which was intended as q primer for
the private construction industry,s re-
covery, Is missing IRE, members OF the
Construction League claim, because Of
the lack Of code for the industry.