Evening star., 1933-08-17
Fundamentals Are Quickly
Determined in ParIey About
Roosevelt Desk-Johnson
and IckeS See Harmony.
CONFERENCE is CALLED
FOR INDUSTRY TODAY
Trade Chieftains Seek Blue Eagle
Banner for Steel, Automobiles
and Coal in Representations to
Officials of Governments Recov-
cry Administration in Capital.

By the Associated Press.
Principles to govern oils N. R. A.
code were quickly determined to-
day in a conference around Presi-
dent Roosevelt's desk while indus
trial officials expressed the desire
to float the recovery banner over
steel, automobiles and coal.
I'VE reached an agreement for
principles on the oil CODE" Hugh
S. Johnson, recovery admins
traitor, said after a lengthy White
House conference. Secretary
Ickes, proponent OF close Govern
ment regulation, smiled assent.
"I think the code will get 100
per cent support from the oil
men," Johnson added, and at his
office Immediately placed the
latest developments before gath
cred oil chieftains. He saw them
for a few minutes and then sum-
moned them for a conference at
4::30 pm.
Conferences Moved Up.
Meanwhile the strenuous Blue Eagle
campaign moved up from next Tuesday
to tomorrow conferences between re-
covery officials and bituminous coal
operators who submitted codes. 1t was
the administration desire to bring
warning bituminCus factions under one
general code.
A modified code for automobiles,
containing for the first time an aool-
ton to the recovery acts collective
bargaining provision for labor was
issued at headquarters preparatory 10
tomorroW'S hearing.
The language stated that employers
may continue the open shop poHcy
under which the selection, retentlon
and advancement of employees Will DE
IN the basis of individual merit with
out regard to their affiliation or nom
affiliation with any labor or other or
ganization"
Organized labor Immediately assalled
this provision, contending it violated
the law and that the law could not De
offended by any code.
Steel Parleys Continue.
Conferences continued on statistics
relating to hours and wages IN the steel
industry. Johnson and his deputy. Ken
meth NJ. Simpson, were too ousy Win Oh.
to give steel much time today. but
johnson expressed optimism for an early
agreement for the steel industry.
Il think We will have something on
that in a day or So" he said.
Hearings were being held on cooes
for the optical and hats and robes m
dustries and conferences were OH at
recovery headquarters with boot ano
shoe representatives. At the Agrlcul-
ture Department. tobacco interests
were working on code Tor supHnSsloii
to Johnson. ,.s
In accordance with their understand,
ING with President Roosevelt, 1ckes ana
Johnson went to work on the prepara-
tion of a written statement OF theH
oil views.
indications were that strong ma
chinery for Federal supervision over
nrices and production was being written
into the oil code by N. r. A. and m
terror Department collaborators on the
basis of agreement on principles reacneo
at the White House conference
Code Ready Soon.
After johnson and Ickes were told
bv the President to put into written
form their ideas for the oil code, !cKes
said he would be ready in a couple OF
hours. johnson was uncertain whether
he could complete the job today oue
both men were agreed that an oil cooe
probably would be in effect soon:
Neither Ickes nor johnson would re-
veal who would administer the new
charter for the oil industry.
The President is anxious for cooe
to be put into effect for this Industry
before he departs over the week end
for Hyde Park, N. Y.
The change in the automobile cooe;
which officials indicated represented
the views of Johnson, was the flrst
modification of the collective bargain
ing" labor clause Of the industrial act
which has been written in in co-opera-
ton with the N r. A.
The law as written provided for the
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