Evening star., 1934-03-25
johnson Calls
Final Issue
Nonsense.
ANGER FLARES
DURING PARLEY
N. A. C.. C., Unions
Row Over Naming
of Employees.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
For at least another day, the out
come of the labor dispute in the auto
After hours OF talks that had whit
tied the nub of contention down to
such a point that Hugh S. Johnson
called it damned nonsense the con-
ferences were postponed last night
until today.
"You wouldn't believe 1t If ! told
you" he said. when asked what the
remaining point of difference was. Il
can't tell you, but it is damned
nonsense"
For Sunday. johnson said. 1--WE will
80 on and negotiate as we have been
doing today"
"There's no possibility of any agree
ment until tomorrow morning.
Refuses to Lose Hope.
"I won't give up until I'm licked
and I'm not licked yet.
This is nothing new to me- have
been through these things lots of
times when they looked much worse
than they do now
The recovery administrator indi-
Gated today's conferences would begin
this morning, but did not venture a
guess as to how long they would last.
For hours before the breakup last
night. johnson had been trying to
mediate the dispute. Since late after
noon, automobile manufacturers had
been stationed in an office on one side
Of Johnson's suite and labor repre-
sentatives in a room on the other.
with the administrator passing from
one conference to the other.
Johnson's announcement of the
postponement was made before the
labor men had been informed Of the
plan. The latter agreed to the delay
and on leaving William Green. as
their spokesman, said:
We've been waiting like the bride
at the church for quite while.
THE auto manufacturers have gone
to their hotels to think matters over
and tell Gen johnson tomorrow what
they can do.
Strike Still Delayed.
"1n the meantime, we are simply
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strike is of for the moment as we told
them yesterday, and tomorrow being
Sunday there Is no work"
Can you hold them Monday?"
Green was asked.
"I don't know what to say. I
don't know what will happen Monday.
1--WE are hoping, of course, that
something can come out of this to-
morrow"
Most of the labor men were under
stood to be staying over.
Asked whether there could be any
further yielding from the labor side,
Green said emphatically:
We've said what we will do finally,
and it's up to the employers"
He would not say what the remain
ing point of issue was
William Collins, the chief organizer
of the. A. F. Of L. in the automobile
plants, refused to comment on what
might happen if an agreement was
not reached today.
President Ready to Act.
President Roosevelt, attending a
dinner at the National Press Club,
was informed of the latest develop
ments through his secretary, Marvin
H. Mcintyre. He was prepared to
leave at any time should either side
request advice during the evening
AS they left the N. r. A., Green
and Collins gave out a statement
answering the announcement OF the
motor companies in Detroit Friday
that they were going on a 36-hour
work week basis with "compensating
wage increases"
The union statement pointed out
that the manufacturers have been,
and still are, working their men the
maximum of 48 hours, allowed under
the code and that the 36-hour figure
was an average for the year. which,
the statement said, the manufacturers
expected to arrive at by lay-offs in
the Summer.
The 'compensating wage increase
announced by the companies" the
statement added, cannot mean any
thing until there has actually been
an actual shortening of the present
weekly hours. When that has been
done it will be time to consider wheth-
er the companies have actually grant
ed the men higher wage rates.
I'VE shall be prepared to believe
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