FORD WARNED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 196, 21 August 1933, Page 7

FORD WARNED.

U.S. RECOVERY SCHEME

Key Industries Opposed to

Roosevelt Codes.

ULTIMATUM WITHDRAWN.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

WASHINGTON; August 20.

The administrator of President Roosevelt's national recovery scheme, General Johnson, at a discussion of the proposed code for the motor industry, warned Mr. Henry Ford by inference that he must subscribe to the provisions of the National Recovery Act or be regarded as a non-co-operator in the Government's plans.

Mr. Ford so far lias ignored the Act and indicated that lie is opposed to its basic principle of the Government's participation in business.

Officials are adamant on the principle that labour must be allowed the privilege of collective bargaining and that tho worker shall join whatever labour organisations he wishes, not necessarily the so-called company unions.

As an indication of the strong position President Roosevelt is taking over the failure of the petroleum industry to reach an agreement, he has revised the code so as to provide for modified price-fixing, and control of production, and has submitted it to the operators for acceptance within 24 hours. The rejection of the code might lead to Government licensing of the entire industry. Deadlock in Oil Code. Mr. Roosevelt yesterday signed the lumber code. This was expected to load off a mass movement of industrial codes, with steel and oil agreements being a matter of Lours only. The steel code was agreed upon in the main by that industry's leaders and the officials administering the Act, and awaited only the. adjustment of a few minor details. This code is expected to be subjected to a three months' test. In regard to the oil code the Government and petroleum industry are still at a deadlock over the question of pricefixing. The leaders of the industry announced that they could not agree and turned the responsibility for their code over to the Government.

The coal code is still far from formulated. The mine operators still appear to be miles apart on practically every proposal, but although General Johnson delivered an ultimatum that the code must be ready to-day, apparently he relented and intimated that the industry would be given until next week.

Among the minor industries the codes of which received the President's signature were the fishing tackle and photographic supply manufacturers.

The dressmakers' strike was terminated yesterday with the introduction of a sliding scale of wages, satisfactory to contractors and workers.