RECOVERY DRIVE

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1933, Page 5

RECOVERY DRIVE

UNITED STATES’ PROGRESS COAL TRADE ACCEPTS CODE MORE WAGES, FEWER HOURS NON-UNION MEN ORGANISE THREATS TO OBJECTORS By Telegraph—Press Association. Rec. 10 p.m. Washington, Aug. 30. Greatly encouraged over the apparent successful negotiations of a coal industry code the National Recovery Administration. to-day continued its whirlwind campaign to formulate and implement as many codes as possible before Labour Day on September 4. With the exception of a few diehard operators the vast soft coal industry, which for years has suffered turmoil and bloodshed, is now under the Blue Eagle clause, allowing 340.000 hitherto non-union miners to organise for collective bargaining, has accepted. The operators have also agreed to increase wages and shorten hours in conformity with the recovery programme. In a Press interview General Johnson to-day virtually threatened a Government boycott of Mr. Henry Fords motorcars unless Mr. Ford signs the automobile code. He pointed out that the law specified that all products the Government purchased must be from N.R.A. signers, and he could make no exception in Mr. Ford’s case. There is still considerable confusion regarding possible punitive action against non-conformers. A great volume of complaints and alleged evasions of various codes is admitted. Suggestions of organised boycotts are being ignored by the officials, but some observers contend that drastic action will eventually be necessary if the N.R.A. is to succeed.