Evening star., 1934-03-22
PRESIDENT CALLS
AUTO UNION HEADS
Summons Group in Renewal
of Effort to Break
Deadlock.
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law-the provision for free organiza-
ton and collective bargaining-was
what the men hoped to get from the
President, Collins said.
Motor company officials, who saw
the President yesterday afternoon,
meanwhile kept themselves on call,
maintaining formal silence.
Green's warning was made in
statement saying if the manufac-
turers stand pat against the unions,
labor will urge the President to set
q precedent by invoking the licensing
section of the industrial recovery act"
Penalty Is Provided.
This power is given him under Sec
ton 4B of the national industrial
recovery act. 1t says:
whenever the President shall find
that destructive wage or price cutting
or other activities contrary to the pol
icy Of this title are being practlced
in any trade or industry or any sub
division thereof, and after such pub
lie notice and hearing as he shall
specify, shall find it essential to IL
cense business enterprises in order to
make effective a code of fair COM
petition or an agreement under this
title or otherwise to effectuate the
policy of this title, and shall publicly
so announce, no person shall, after
date fixed in such announcement, en-
gage in or carry on any business in or
affecting interstate of foreign COM
merce, specified in such announce
ment, unless he shall have first OBJ
tanned a license issued pursuant to
such regulations as the President shall
prescribe The President may suspend
or revoke any such license, after due
notice and opportunity for hearing,
for violations Of the terms or Condi-
tions thereof. Any order of the
President suspending or revoking any
such license shall be final if in ac-
cordance with the law. Any person
who, without such license or in vio-
lation of any condition thereof, car
ries on any such business for which a
license is so required, shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be fined not more
than $500 or imprisoned not more
than six months, or both, and each
day such violation continues shall be
deemed separate offense."
Green, who has pledged labor CO.
operation, urged the Michigan union
leaders TO reduce their demands to
two essentials:
l. That neutral board be created
to pass upon complaints Of discrimi-
nation.
2 That by election or otherwise en-
ployes be permitted a clear-cut Selec-
ton Of representatives and that the
employers agree to abide by the result
for collective bargaining.
Other Developments watched.
The President watched today other
developments on the labor front.
Arbitration of the rail wage dispute,
still deadlocked, was by agreement
of labor and employers pushed ahead
by Joseph B. Eastman, transportation
co-ordinator. He called rail managers
to meet with him this morning and
union leaders for an afternoon parley.
Secretary Perkins was of to Detroit
to deliver a speech. The Capital
speculated that she might be carry
ing an administration pronouncement
affecting the strike situation of that
area.
Representatives of Weirton Steel
Co. employees announced they were
satisfied there had been no undue
delay in the Governments injunction
action against the concern, which is
accused of blocking an impartial elec-
tion. After lengthy explanation by
Department of Justice officials the
labor men sought out Harry L. Hop
kins to obtain Federal relief for
workers they said were made destitute
by last October's unsuccessful strike
Warnings yesterday before congress
Sional committees that more big
strikes would follow if the automobile
troubles were not put down made an
impression on the committeeman.
Presidents Task Simplifed.
Green sought simplif1cation OF the
automobile workers demands after
being told by administration men that
this action, casting overheard for the
present a long list of secondary de-
mands, would facilitate the Presi-
dents task.
Administration sources maintained
silence in regard to use of the licensing
power-never yet employed but avail
able under the industrial law as a
weapon against any group deemed by
the President to be bucking the re-
covery program.
The President, after seeing the
motor executives, conferred for more
than an hour yesterday with Attorney
General Cummings, who accentuated
the secrecy of the discussion by look
ing up at the sky as he departed and
observing to newSmen:
That's a nice clear sky"
What Mr.. Roosevelt told the heads
OF General Motors, Chrysler, Hudson,
Packard and Nash Motors, was not
officially disclosed. But it was indi-
Gated definitely that he did not put
before them any formula for ending
the dispute.
The executives were reminded that
the Government did not demand
recognition Of the Federation of Labor
or any one union but merely that the
legal requirement that they deal with
chosen spokesmen of the workers
must be observed implicitly. They
were given opportunity to state their
side.
The motor executives basic opposi-
ton, founded on the longtime open
shop policy of the industry, has been
voiced in their charge that the A. F.
of L. is trying to get control of the
industry.
Claims n. r. A. Adherance.
They square their stand with the
recovery law through a legal view
that between 'employe representation
plans" or company unions. and their
readiness to deal with any outside
spokesmen showing authority from
specific employees, they are conforming
with all actual requirements of the