Registry No. 621-01 

NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION 

PROPOSED CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

SHOE AND LEATHER FINISHES 

AND CEMENTS INDUSTRY 

AS SUBMITTED ON AUGUST 29, 1933 

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U.S. 0EPOfflTORY 

The Code for the Shoe and Leather Finishes and Cements Industry 

in its present form merely reflects the proposal of the above-mentioned 

industry, and none of the provisions contained therein are 

to be regarded as having received the approval of 

the National Recovery Administration 

as applying to this industry 

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1933 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Wash.in2ton, D.C. - - - - - - - - Price 5 cents 

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SUBMITTED BY 

ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS OF SHOE AND LEATHER 

FINISHES AND CEMENTS 
TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION OF 

THE ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS OF SHOE AND 

LEATHER FINISHES AND CEMENTS 

ARTICLE 1-PURPOSE 

1. To effectuate the policy of Title 1 of the National Recovery 

Act, and in accordance with the expressed wish of the Pre ident of 

the United States, this code is set up for the purpose of assuring fair 

and reasonable compensation and working conditions for employees; 

of assuring fair and reasonable compensation to distributors; of 

assuring fair and reasonable value to consumers; of assuring a fair 

and reasonable profit for the manufacturers; and of assuring fair and 

economically sound practices in the shoe and leather finish and 

cement industry. 

ARTICLE 2-DEFINITIONS 

1. The term "Shoe and Leather Finishes and Cements Industry" 

shall be defined to mean: Persons, partnerships, associations, corporations, trustees, receivers, or other fiduciaries engaged in the 

manufacture of Blackings, Dressings, Cements, Waxes, Cleanser, Polishes, Inks, and Specialties for use in shoe factories, wood-heel 

factories, and allied businesses, Finishes, Binders, Top Coats, and 

Specialties for use by tanneries, welting manufacturers, and fabricators of leather. 

ARTICLE 3-APPLICATION 

1. This code and any subsequent revision of or addition to the 

code shall be binding any person, partnership, association, or corporation in the shoe and leather finish and cement industry. 

ARTICLE 4-PRESCRIBED CODE 

A. L ab01'.-l. Employees in the shoe and leather finish and cement 

industry shall have the right to organize and bargain collectively 

through representatives of their own choosing, and shall be free from 

the interference, restraint, or coercion of em.ployers of labor, or thefr 

agents, in the designation of such representatives or in self-organizations or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective 

bargainjng or other mutual aid or protection. 

2. o employee in the shoe and leather finish and cement industry, and no one seeking employment therein, shall be required as condition 

of employment to join any company union or to refrain from joining 

a lab r organization of his own choosing. 3. Employers of labor in the shoe and leather finish and cement 

industry agree to comply with the maA7.mum hours of labor, minimum 

r ates of pay, and other conditions of employment approved or prescribed by the President of the United States. The above language in Pal'agraphs 1, 2, 3, is mandatory under 

Section 7 of the ational Indu trial Recovery Act. 

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4. The following provisions as to maximum hours and rrurumum 

wages shall apply to the Industrv, subject to the approval of the 

President: V 

a. No factory employee other than outside salesmen, engineers, 

firemen, shippers, repair crews, watchmen, cleaners, and those engaged 

in emergency maintenance and repair work shall work over forty (40) 

hours in any week, except employee in a managerial or executive 

capacity, who now receive more than $35 per week or to very special 

cases where restrictions of hours of highly skilled workers on continuous processes would unavoidably reduce production. 

Provided that in case of emergency it is permissible to work 44 

hours per week provided that the aggregate hours for any 4 weeks 

shall not exceed 160 hours. 

b. o person shall be employed under 16 years of age, except that 

persons between 14 and 16 may be employed (but not in manufacturing or mechanical pursuits) for not to exceed 3 hours per day and 

those hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in such work as will not 

interfere with hours of day school. 

c. The minimum wage for all women shall be at the rate of $13 

per 40-hour week. The minimum wage for all boys under the age 

of 21 years shall be at the rate of $14 per 40-hour week. Male 

employees 21 years or older at the rate of $18 per 40-hour week. 

d. The foregoing minimum wage rates are not a discrimination by 

reason of sex, but because of difference in the work in the industry. 

Wben women do the same kind and amount of work, they shall 

receive the same rates of wages. 

B. Costs.-1. It shall be an unfair method of competition for any 

producer to sell below cost. In view of the difficulty of determining 

what is each manufacturer's actual cost, the Executive Comn1ittee 

has been authorized to determine an average figure of a substantial 

and representative number of this indu try, this to comprise, as far 

as possible, the average cost of the individual products manufactuTed. 

The Executive Committee is also authorized to recommend a reasonable margin of profit. 

C. Marketing.-1. The Executive Committee or control committee shall establish a marketing code to cover the following subjects: 

a. Classification of purchasers into manufacturers, jobbers, and 

retailers, and recognition of standard and economically justifiable 

price di:ff eren tials among them. 

D. Trade Ethics.-l. The association condemns as unethical, and 

therefore prohibits, the following practices: 

a. Special discounts other than 2 percent 30 days or 10th prox. and 

net thereafter. 

b. To give or permit to be given to agents or employees or representatives of customers or prospective cu tomers, or of competitors 

or of persons purchasing from or contracting with customers of competitors, money or anything of value to induce them to influence their 

employers, principals, or sellers to enter into or to refrain from the 

purchase from or contract with a competitor or a member of the 

industry offering or authorizing the gift, bribe, or bonus. 

c. Misrepresentation. 

d. Rebates. 

e. False invoicing. 

f. Piracy of design. 

g. Dumping. 
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h. Free goods. 

i. Interference with contracts. 

j. Slack filled containers. 

k. Enticement of employees. 

1. Use of Competitors' containers. 

m. Wilful or malicious defamation of competitors or the disparagement of competitors' products. 

2. When formal complaint is made to the Association that the 

provisions of this code have been violated by any employer or group 

of employers, the Executive Committee or other committee appointed 

by the Executive Committee shall investigate the complaint as fully 

as may be necessary to determine whether the complaint is well 

founded, and, if in its opinion the complaint is justified, shall 

report to the National Recovery Administration the result of such 

examination. 

ARTICLE 5-STATISTICS 

1. In order to provide data necessary for the administration of 

the National Industrial Recovery Act, the members of the shoe and 

leather finish and cement industry shall furnish such statistical 

information as the government may require. 

ARTICLE 6-LIMITATION OF CODE 

1. No provision in this code shall be interpreted or applied in such 

manner as to: 

a. Promote monopolies. 

b. Permit or encourage unfair competition. 

c. Eliminate or oppress small enterprises. 

d. Discriminate against small enterprises. 

ARTICLE 7-MODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT 

1. This code or any of its provisions may be cancelled or modified, 

and any approved rule issued thereunder shall be ineffective, to the 

extent necessary to conform to any action by the President under 

Section 9B of the National Industrial Recovery Act. 

2. The Executive Committee or Control Committee shall from time 

to time make to the Association of Manufacturers of Shoe and Leather 

Finishes and Cements such recommendations, including amendments 

of the code as in its judgment will aid the effective administration of 

this code or may be necessary to effectuate within the shoe and 

leather finish and cement industry the purpose of the National 

Industrial Recovery Act as administered. 

3. This code, and any amendments thereto, unless otherwise 

provided by regulations from Washington, shall be in effect beginning 

ten days after approval by the President. 

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