Evening star., 1933-07-28
AUTOM0TVE GROUP
APPROVES 5-HOUR
WEEK IN NEW CODE.
Gen. Johnson Says Rules Are
Now Up to Government
for Acceptance.
MANUFACTURERS REVEAL
GENERAL RAISES IN PAY
Minimum Wages to Be Paid in Fac
tories Range From 40 to 43
Cents Per Hour.
By the Associated Press.

0S tic ASSOCldteu fIeSS.
DETROIT, July 2s.-Gen Hugh S.
johnson, national recovery administra-
tor, here to confer with leaders of the
automobile industry, announced today
that directors of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce had
agreed on an industrial code, which
had as its basis a 35-hour week.
The code will provide for a minimum
wage of 43 cents an hour for cities of
100000 population; Al 2 cents for cities
under 100000 and above 25O,CO0, and
40 cents an hour for cities under $50 900
There will be no child labor.
Johnson, who made the announce
ment after a second conference with
directors of the N. A. c. c., said the
code is now up to the Government for
acceptance"
A resolution adopted at the first code
conference calling for wage increases
August found reader acceptance.
Asked what effect this voluntary
program of wage increases might have,
Gen. johnson replied emphatically that
employment of additional workers was
basic under the administration plan.
He said the solid front necessary to
swing the industry into line with the
recovery plan could be attained only
through a specific code or adoption of
the Presidents blanket code, and pre-
dicted adoption of the automotive code
within few days.
Called on Henry Ford.
A heretofore unrevealed visit to De-
troit about a month ago for a confer
ence with Henry Ford was related by
Gen. Johnson. He said he left Wash
ington by airplane one afternoon,
spent an hour or two with Mr.. Ford
here and returned to Washington the
same day. He said Mr.. Ford agreed in
a general way with the theory of the
national recovery plan.
A number of large automobile COM
panies have announced wage increases
for August l, the Hudson Motor Car
Co. stating last night that the percent
age of its increase was being worked out.
Doesn't Mind Criticism.
Gen. johnson is unperturbed by criti-
cisms of the recovery program.
"Of course" he said, there are those
who will continue to pan the Govern
ment and Congress and the admins
traitor for going straight ahead with
this recovery program as laid down by
the recovery act. But it Is working-so
let them PAN
Gen. johnson was most optimistic
over prospects for the success of the
undertaking, and asserted his belief
that there was little, if any, possibility
of difficulty between capital and labor
as a result Of the program.
I'VE shall go forward" he said. mo
industry need fear any repetition OF
the pre-war difficulties between capital
and labor. We are entering new era
with a new economic design and pat
tern. with new rules Of procedure. This
is so definitely clear to those OF us
who are giving all our thought and time
to it that it seems almost silly for either
capital or labor to entertain suspicious
Or fears of the other"
Lot of Shadow Boxing.
Concerning the automobile industry
directly, Gen. johnson said earlier to-
day:
There has been a lot Of boxing OF
shadows here and elsewhere. Between
industrialists in such huge enterprise
as the manufacture of automobiles
there are bound to be many more or
less difficult points to iron out in order
to come to an agreement on trade as
sociation and a code governing action.
but the main difficulty has been fear OF
something in the industrial recovery act
which is no real ground for fear. hope
end believe these fears will be quickly
dispelled, and I definitely expect an au-
tomobile manufacturers code to be
signed"
Reiterating his statement that the re-
covery program is working" Gen.
johnson said:
People are going back to work; more
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