The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-18
u. 5. TO FIGHT
OPEN SHOP IN
STEEL PLANTS
lnduStry'S Submitted Code
Is Held Violation of
Recovery Act.
BAN PLACED ON UNIONS
Corporation Chiefs to Face
Battle in High Court
With Government.
BY f r. SACK
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, July lS.-The
national recovery administration is
preparing for a showdown fight with
the steel industry.
The American Iron and Steel In
stitute, acting in behalf of the ma
tons biggest industry. has submit
ted a code which labor experts in
terpret as being in contradiction TO
the spirit and intent of the recovery
law. This opinion is held by all Of
Administrator Hugh JohnSon's adj
viserS.
The steel barons, it is reported
authoritatively, are preparing to go
to the supreme court if necessary
to sustain their theory of labor re-
lationShip.
And we will go right with them"
n OF General Johnson'S closest ad-
viSers announced. Meanwhile, the
administrator and his staff are de-
termined that the steel industry's
Interpretation of what shall consti-
tute collective bargaining shall not
prevail. Mr.. JohnSon'S staff has had
several conferences already on the
subject.
Deny Right to Workers
1t is claimed that the steel code
declaration in behalf of the open
shop is a notification of Section
Z OF the recovery law, which says
that all codes shall provide for COL
lective bargaining.
This code provision denies work.
ers the right to join in a common
cause as intended by the law. ana
while the steel makers agree to pro-
Cect themselves against cut-throat
competitive methods. they, in effect.
deny to their workers the right to
organize collectively for their mu-
tual protection.
In other words, as the code is
interpreted at the industrial admin
lStratlon, employees in the Carnegie
plant of United States Steel. could
not organize jointly with employees
OF one & Laughlin and Bethle-
hem Steel.
The steel code had not been in
General Johnson's hands half an
hour on Saturday before Edward F.
McGrady, deputy administrator rep
resenting labor and other labor adj
vlserS, had spotted the open shop
Joker"
Coal Men Follow Lead
Taking the hint from the Iron
and Steel Institute, the Mellon and
Rockefeller dominated group of coal
producers are preparing to adopt
the steel industry's labor o This
group OF producers will be in con-
met with the Central Coal Associ-
ateS group, which last week con-
cluded the first collective bargaining
agreement with organized labor be-
fore submission of a code.
Inc coal hearing will at the start
present an industry divided. with
n section advocating an enlipht-
ened labor policy which heralds a
new era in coal mining and another
section seeking to continue what
PRESIDENT Lewis of the United Mine
workers says is a reign of terror"
combined with starvation and
peonage.
Between the two groups. it is
deemed certain that the recovery
administration will side with the
Central Coal Associates and defv
the Mellon-Rockefeller interests tn
upset findings.
Alarm Is Sounded
The coal question will in all prob
ability be decided before the steel
code is adopted, although the hear
lngs may run simultaneously for a
time.
Natlonal labor leaders are sound
ing the alarm against the steel and
proposed majority interest coal code
PRESIDENT William Green of tho
American Federation of Labor al
ready has protested vigorously and
To-Day John L. Lewis of the mina
workers joined in.
The steel code is horrible and is ,
violation of the law" Lewis de-
clared. 1T does not conform in INV
opinion to the provisions of the
statute with reference to collective
bargaining.
I am confident that the entire Ia
DOR unit of the country will present
a united front against this section
ana Will fight it to the bitter end"