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...still pocking the nation from coast to coast, General Johnson warns the A. F. of L. convention: "The plain, stark truth is that you cannot tolerate the strike. . . . Public confidence will turn against you!" First crackdown, on a Gary, Ind. roadhouse proprietor, whose Blue Eagle is recalled. Oct. 12-Weirton Steel strike starts. Oct. 25-Administrator Johnson announces NRA's reorganization into four industrial divisions. A fifth division, compliance, he personally takes in charge. Nov. 17-Steel, pointing to a 32.1% increase in wages, a 28.3% increase in payroll, announces it is "satisfied" with its tentative code, renews...
...Depression paragon is National Steel -only major steel company able to keep its plants running profitably throughout the dark days. Its presiding genius is Ernest Tener Weir who also chairmans subsidiary Weirton Steel of Weirton, W. Va. Last week white-crested Founder Weir got a sizzling telegram from NRAdministrator Johnson: ''You are about to commit a deliberate violation of Federal laws and ... if you do so, I shall request the Attorney General to proceed against you immediately." Founder Weir proceeded to commit the "violation," then settled down in his Pittsburgh home to read (for the lost time...
When, two days before last week's Weirton primaries, the "procedure" rules came from the Labor Board, Founder Weir grew warm under his collar...
...past decisions of the Board and redefined its activities. It is to mediate and settle all industrial disputes, except those that are specifically referred to some other agency. Roosevelt's move here can safely be construed, I think, as an attempt to bring "moral" pressure to bear on the Weirton Mines operators, without going to the lengths of singing them out for special attention or special authoritative handling. On the general front, the National Emergency Council is planning a unification of the N.R.A. administration, designed to secure strong control down from the top to the last county unit. The bureau...
...Weirton Steel Co., big National Steel subsidiary, bought 15,000 freight cars and 400 locomotives from Baltimore & Ohio R. R. to mash up for scrap. Each freight car will yield 15 tons of steel, each locomotive 90 tons. Price of scrap...