Evening star., 1933-09-03
Aides Draft Plan to Free
Millions for Merchant
Groups. i
COAL ACCORD DELAYED;
JOHNSON AGAIN IN FRAY
Ford Still Silent-President Re.
ported Ready to Weld Ii.
censing Club.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Awaiting the approval of President
Roosevelt, tentative plan for pouring
out some of the Reconstruction Cor
poration's millions to aid willing but
financially disabled employers who are
trying to operate under the N. r. A.
last night was near completion.
The rugged outlines, as disclosed yes
terday, embrace mortgage corporations
formed by business men in various COM
munities to receive funds from the
r. F. c. and in turn lend them to
business firms to supply money for
the increased pay rolls incidental to the
recovery program.
This plan took shape at the direction
OF President Roosevelt as Hugh S.
Johnson, the recovery chief, ended his
projected week end Of relaxation and
threw himself into an apparently un-
successful effort to end the disagree
ment within the bituminous coal in
duStry.
After hours OF arguing, the intention
Of having coal code ready for the
President upon his return to the Capital
went overheard and johnson adjourned
the conferences until Tuesday.
Too Sleepy to Negotiate.
asleep during his talk with them and
all were so tired after the weeks Of
night discussions that it was useless to
try to get an accord from the non-
union operators and John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Workers
of America
The operators were understood to have
insisted upon inclusion in the contracts
of clause which would permit recog-
milton of labor groups other than the
United Mine Workers for purposes Of
collective bargaining-if such groups
asked recognition.
J. V. Norman of Louisville, KY, one
of the attorneys for the Smokeless
Appalachian Coal Association, said a
contract without such provision would
violate the recovery act.
The operators and miners also were
clusion of the check-off. The usual
mine union contract calls for the
check-off. or deduction Of union dues
from miners pay.
Many coal men felt the open shop
question had simmered down to q
difference as to whether minorities of
labor should be recognized or majorities
should rule under the recovery act.
Negotiators Nom -Committal.
After the morning conference miners
and operators were equally non-com-
initial on its proceedings and results.
Operators were represented by Charles
O'Neill, vice president of Peale. Pea
cock & Kerr John D. A. Morrow,
president of the Pittsburgh Coal Co.;
R. E. Taggart Of the General Coal Co.
and Duncan Kennedy of Charleston,
w. Va. Those representing the miners
were John L. Lewis. president of the
Mine Workers: Philip Murray, vice
president; Percy Tetlow. Ohio district
president; Patrick Pagan. Pittsburgh
district president, and Van Bitner, West
Virginia district president.
So hedged about has Johnson become
with labor problems involving the COL
lective bargaining section of the re-
covery act that he said he was consider
ing seeking from Attorney General
Cummings an interpretation
The administrator still was without
recent word from Henry Ford as to his
attitude on the automobile code for the
industry. but the Detroit manufacturer
has until Tuesday-the day the code
becomes effective-to affiliate himself
with it.
Should he not do so, it was under
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