Evening star., 1933-09-30
N. R. A. AID PLEDGED
| BY FR|CK COKE Co.
Statement 0mits Reference
to Recognition of Mine
Workers.
BY the Associsted Press.

BY the Associsted Press.
PITTSBURGH, September 30.-The
H. c. Frick Coke Co., in a statement
issued today pledged ito cooperate to
the fullest extent with the Government"
to promote the N r. A., but made no
mention of recognizing the United Mine
Workers Of America
The statement, signed by Thomas
Moses. president Of the company. largest
operators of captive mines" in South.
western Pennsylvania. said:
"The H. c. F,rick Coke Co. will con-
tinue its long established policy OF pay
ing as high wages and maintaining as
favorable hours OF labor and working
conditions as prevail in the districts
where its respective operations are con-
Quoted, and will observe all of the pro-
visions Of the national recovery act
applicable to them.
Detailed wage scales, effective as of
October 2. 1888, for all occupations will
be posted accordingly as soon as same
can be completed. Operations Of mines
will be resumed as soon as conditions
permit"
Agreement Filed.
Moses said members of the steel
code desiring to cooperate to the fullest
possible extent with the Government to
promote the purposes of the national
industrial recovery act, and having cap
tive mines for the production of coal for
use only by the owning companies or
their subsidiaries promptly upon the
adoption o. the coal code on Septem-
1Q22 1nl Vr1f !,
the National Recovery Administration
the following agreement:
The undersigned hereinafter some
times called the employers are mem
bers of the code Of fair competition Of
the iron and steel industry, approved
by the President of the United States
August 10, 1888 hereinafter called the
steel code), or are subsidiary or af1li-
ated companies of such members.
Such members Of the steel code or
their said subsidiary or af1liated COM
panies own and operate mines of BIZ
luminous coal for the production Of
such coal for the use of the employers
or their subsidiary or afdliated COM
panles in operation in or related to the
lnDn and steel industry.
The President of the United States
on September 18, 1888 approved a code
"a Nt~AA NOAAPSSAbAoA4 4OA VIC
coal industry hereinafter called the
coal code)
Cooperation Promised.
"The employers desire to cooperate
with the President and the National
Recovery Administration in order to
eftectuate the policy of Title l Of
the national industrial recovery act and
to that end hereby agree with the
President and between and among each
other as follows:
Each employer in the operation Of
any bituminous coal mine operated by
it will comply with the maximum hours
OF labor and minimum rates of pay
which are or shall be prescribed under
or pursuant to the coal code for the
district in which such mine is located
so long as the coal code shall remain i'll
effect
This agreement is entered into pur-
suant to section 4 tA) of the national
industrial recovery act as approved
by the President June 16. 1888. and
subject to all the terms and conditions
required by section (A) and section
10 (B) of said act"
The statement. without reference to
union recognition-one of the causes
for the striking holiday among miners
in Southwestern Pennsylvania-was
directed to employees.