R gi try No. 913-1-01 

NATION L RECOVERY ADMI ISTRATION 

AMENDMENT TO 

CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LEATHER AND WOOLEN 

KNIT GLOVE INDUSTRY 

AS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 4, 1934 

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Approved Code No. 87- Amendment No. 2 

AMENDMENT TO CODE OF FAIR COMPETITION 

FOR THE 

LEATHER AND WOOLEN KNIT GLOVE 

INDUSTRY 

As Approved on December 4, 1934 

ORDER 

rrROYI -o Al\IE DMENT OF ODE OF FAIR Co IPETITION Fon TIIE 

LEATHER .AND '' OOLEN ICNTT .GLOYE IND TR 

n appli ation having been duly made pursuant to and in full 

complianc with the l rovi ion of Title I of the ational Indu trial 

R cov ry Act, ap1 ro d June 16, 1933, for approval of am ndments 

io a d of Fair C mpetition for the Leather and '1 ool n Knit 

Im- Indu tr an l h arings having b en luly held th reon and 

the ann x cl report on aid amendments, containing findin · with 

re p t th ret , having be€n made and direci:€d to the Pr sid nt : 

:ro1' , THER FORE on behalf of the Pre i 1 nt of the nited 

tate the ational Indu rial RecoYery Board pur uant to authorit v€ t l in it by Executiv Order of the Pre id nt, including 

Ex uti, Ord r o. 6 9 date 1 S pt mb r 27 193 , an l otherwi e ; 

doe h r b in rporate by r f rence, ai 1 ann x cl report and do 

find that ail am ndm nt and the Code as con titut l aft r being· 

amen l l con pl in all re pect with the p rtinen pro i ions and 

"ill promote th poli an l purpo c of sai 1 titl of ail act, and 

cl e her b or 1er that ail am ndment be and the ar h reby approved an l tl at th pr vious approval of aid o l b and it is 

her by am n 1 l to in lucle an ar proval of ail cl in it entirety 

a amen led · PRO IDE , H ,vE -rER that S tion 13-" \. lverti ino- '-of 

~\rti le \ II l an l it her by i stayed until u ·h tim a a subsequent Or t r i j, ·11 d thereon. 

T TJ - T I -o ' TilL L RE YETIY BOARD 

\... H , nRIMA.. Adm,ini trative Officer. 

Ap1 r val r 

PRETTI L. • L 

cting Di i ion Admini trator. 

WA HL'GTO D. . 

D mb r 4 1934. 

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REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT 

The PRESIDENT 

The lr hite House. 

Sm : This is a report on amendments of the Code of Fair Competition for the Leather and ·vv oolen Knit Glo-ve Industry. The 

amendments which are attached were presented by the Code Authority for the Leather and \Voolen I(nit Glove Industry and the National Recovery Administration, howeYer the amendments in their 

present form have been assented to by the Code Authority for the 

Leather and ,v oolen Knit Glove Industry on behalf of the said 

Industry. 

A public hearing, of which due notice was giYen all interested 

parties, was held August 3, 1934 on these amendments. All persons 

who requested were fairly heard in accordance with rules and regulations of the National Recovery Administration. 

The amendments amend Articles IV, V, VI and VIII of the Code 

as approved by you November 4, 1933 and later amended September 

5, 1934. 

Article IV is amended by deleting Section 3, which is a provision 

for handicapped workers that is now inconsistent with policy. 

Article V is amended by adding two new sections. The first provides for standards for safety and health of employees within the 

Industry. The second provides for employment of handicapped 

workers on light work at a wage below the minimum established 

by the Cocle·if the employer obtains from the State Authority designated by the United States Department of Labor a certificate 

authorizing such person's employment. 

Article VI is amended by revising the language of the first paragraph of Section 2; by adding three new sections providing for a 

Trade Practice Complaints Committee to handle trade practice complaints, a Trade Practice Committee to meet with the trade practice commj ttees appointed under such other codes for related 

industries for the purpose of formulating fair trade practices to 

goyern the relationships between manufacturers under this Code 

and such other codes, and a National Labor Complaints Committee 

to deal with complaints relating to labor in accordance with rules 

and regulations issued by the National Industrial Recovery Board; 

and by adding another new section providing for alternate Code 

Authority members to sit at Code Authority meetings and to yote 

in the absence of the principal. 

Article VIII is amended by deleting the entire Article as contained in the Code when originally approYed and substituting a 

new Article which contains fourteen unfair trade practices. Unfair trade practice No. 1 prohibits commercial bribery. Unfair 

trade practice No. 2 prohibits discounts in excess of a minimum 

rate. Unfair trade practice No. 3 prohibits false billing. Unfair 

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trade practice No. 4 prohibits copying or ongmal designs, copy- right, trade marks or trade names 0£ a competitor by a member 0£ 

the Industry and provides for regulations to effect the purposes of 

the provision to be adopted by the Code Authority f ~ 

ubject to the approval of the National Industrial Recovery Board. nfair trade practice No. 5, prohibits consignment selling. Unfair 

trade practice No. 6 prohibits return of merchandise except on spec- ified conditions. Unfair trade practice No. 7 prohibits false repr esentation of merchandise by printing, radio, display, false brantling, nwrked or packed, or in any other form or manner which 

is misleading. Unfair trade practice No. 8 prohibits certain 

marking or branding of gloves. Unfair trade practice No. 9 

prohibits any member of the Industry interfering with a 

ompetitor. Unfair trade practice No. 10 prohibits allowance...,, 

refunds, rebates, credits or unearned discounts. Unfair trad 

practice No. 11 prohibits defamation of competitors. Unfair 

trade practice No. 12 prohibits shipping of merchandise other than 

on shipping terms of F. 0. B. factory or main warehouse, which 

includes free delivery to any shipping or forwarding agency or stor 

within the city in which the factor y or main warehouse is located. nfair trade practice No. 13 was designed to prohibit the sharing 

by members of the industry, in whole or in part, the cost of ach·crtising of any customer's agent, but it has appeared that justice re- quires that it should be stayed until further action can be taken by 

the National Industrial Recovery Board. Unfair trade practice No. 

14 rr<;>hibits subterfuge and to evade the Code or any of it 

prov1s10ns. These amendments are the result of the experience of the indnstr 

under the Code for approximately one year, and the result of careful consideration of the practical effect of the Code proYisions by 

both the Code Authority for the industry and the National RecoYery 

Administration. FIKDING 

The Deputy Administrator in his final report to the National Industrial Recovery Board on said amendments to said Code having 

found as herein set forth and on the basis of all proceedings in this 

matter: 

,v e find that: 

(a) The amendments to said Code and the Code as amended are 

well designed to promote the policies and purposes of Title I of th 

National Industrial RecoYery Act including the remoYal of obstructions to the free flow of interstate and foreign commerce ,Yhich tend 

to diminish the amount thereof, and will provide for the general 

,velfarc by promoting the organization of industry for the purpo~ 

f cooperative action among trade groups, by inducing and maintaining united action of labor and management under adequate gov- rnmental sanction and superYision, by eliminating unfair competitiYe practices, by promoting the fullest possible utilization of the 

present productive capacity of industries, by avoiding undue restriction of production ( except as may be temporarily required), by 

increasing the consumption of industrial and agricultural products 

through increasing purchasing power, by reducing and relieving un-
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employment by improving standards 0£ labor and by otherwi e 

rehabilitating industry. 

(b) The Cod as amended complies in all respects with the perti- nent provisions 0£ said Title 0£ said Act, including without limitation subsection (a) 0£ Section 3, Subsection (a) of Section 7 and 

Sub ection (b) of Section 10 thereof. ( c) The Code empowers the Code Authority to present the aforesaid amendments on behalf of the In 1ustry a a "hole. 

(cl) The amendments and the Code as amended are not designed 

to and will not permit monopolies or monopolistic practices. 

( e) The a1nendments and the Code as amended are not designed to 

and 11ill not eliminn.te or oppress small enterprises and will not operate to discriminate against them. 

(f) Those engaged in other steps of the economic process have not 

been deprived of the right to be heard prior to approval of said 

amendments. 

For the aboYe reasons thes€ amendments have been approved. For the National Indu trial Recovery Board: 

DECEl\IBER 4, 1934. 

w. A. HARRil\IA~' 

.Adrninistrative Officer. 
Al\1END1\1ENT TO 

THE LEA TI-IER 

ODE OF FAIR 

D ,voOLEN KNIT 

ARTICLE IV 

l\1PETITION FOR 

E INDUSTRY 

Amend Article IV by deleting Sec. 3 thereof and renumbering 

Qubsequent remaining provisions 3, 4, 5, G and 7. 

ARTICLE V 

Amend Article V by adding thereto a Section numbered 5 to read 

as follows: 

5. Every employer shall provide for the safety and health of 

employees during the hours and at the places of their employment. 

Standards for safety and health shall be submitted by the Code 

Authority to the National Industrial Recovery Board ,,ithin thirty 

(30) days after the effective date of this Amendment. - ections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Article V shall become Sections 6, 7, 

9, 10 and 11 respectively. 

A1nend Article V by adding thereto a Section numbered 12 to 

read as f ollo"Ws : 

12. A person whose earning capacity is limited because of age, 

physical or mental handicap, or other infirmity, may be employed 

on light work at a "TT"age below the minimum established by thi 

ode, if the employer obtain.s from the State authority, designated 

by the United States Department of Labor, a certificate _authorizing 

such person's employment ut such wages and for such hours as shall 

be stated in the certificate. Such authority shall be guided by the 

instructions of the United States Depa:ctment of Labor in issuing 

certificates to such persons. Each employer shall file monthly with 

the Code Authority a list of all such persons employed by him, showing the wages paid to, and the maximum hours of work for such 

employees. The number of handicapped workers thus employed by 

a member of the industry shall not exceed ten ( 10 percent of the 

total nllmber of ·workers employed by such member of the Industry. 

ARTICLE VI 

Amend the first paragraph of Section 2 of Article VI to read as 

follo"s: 

2. Subj ect to s~1ch rules and regulations as may be _1 ssned by the 

.J'"ational Industrial Recovery Board, the Code Authon ty shall have 

the follo"TT"ing po"TT"ers and duties in addition to those authorized by 

other provisions of this Co_de. . . . . Amend Section 3 of Article VI by substitutm2: 1n h eu thereof the 

following: 

3. (a) The Code Authority shall cre~te a Trad_e Practic_e Complaints Committee to handle trade practice complaints. This Com-

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mittee shall be repre~entative of diffe ·eat group and intere t in the 

Inclu +ry, and shall be stabli hed in accordance with rule nd regulations pre cribe<l by the ational Indu. trial Recovery Board. 

(b) The Code Authority hall appoint a Trade Practice ommittee which shall m et with the Trade Practice Committees 

appointed under such other Codes a may be related to the industry 

for the purpose of formulating fair trade prac ices to gov.crn the 

relation hips bebyenn employers under this Code and under such 

other Cod 0 to the end that such fair trude practices ma3 be pr - posed to the ational Indu trial Re oYery Board as umendmen -n 

to this Code and such other Codes. 

( c) There shall be e tablished a ational L abor Complaints Committee for the Industry, which hall consist of an equal numb r or 

repre ent:itiYes of employers and employee and an impartial chairman. The National Industrial Recovery Board shall appoint ·uch 

impartial chairman upon the failure of the committee to elect on 

lJy aoTeement. If no truly repre entative labor organization existc;, 

the employee members of such board may be nominated by th Labor 

Advisory Board of the N. R. A. and appointed by the Nutiond 

Industrial Recovery Board. The employer representatives shall be 

cho en by the Code Authority. Such committee shall deal with complaint relating to labor in accordance with rules and reo·ulations 

i ued by the National Industrial Recovery Board. The rational 

Labor Complaints Committee may e tabli h such regional labor 

complaints committees as it may deem desirable, each of which hall 

be con tituted in like manner as the National Labor Complaints 

Committee. 

Amend Article VI by adding thereto a Section numbered 8 to 

read as follows : 

8. There hall be elected by the members of the National Asso iation of Leather Glove Th1anufacturers, Incorporated, Gloversville, 

New York, one alternate for each Industry member of the Code 

Authority for a term coextensive with that o:f his principal, an l 

such alternate shall have full authority to sit at meetings of the Code 

Authority and to vote, if his principal is ab ent. 

ARTICLE VIII 

mend Article VIII by substituting in lieu thereof the f llowing: 

For all purpo es of this Code the provisions hereinafter et forth 

hall constitute unfair tra le practice . Any member of the inclu try 

who. hull directly, or indirectly through any officer employer, agent, 

or representativ , knowinaly use, employ, or p rmit to be employed 

or be eng,,aed in any of uch unfair trade practices, . hall be guilty 

of violation of the Code and be subject to the penalties provided in 

the t. 

1. Oom11i rcial Bribe1·y.-No m mb r of the indu try shall aive 

permit to be given, or off r to o-iYe, an Tthing of value, for the purpo e of infl.nen ing or r ardino· the a tion of any employee, a;ent 

or repre ntative of another in relati n to the bu iness of the employer of u h mploy e, the principal of uch agent or the represented party, without the knowledge of such employer, principal 

or party. Thi provision hall not be on trued to prohibit free and 
· nerL l 1i. tributi n of arti le 

o far a . ·uch article ar 

a h r innbo,,c l fin d . 

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mm nly u e l I' r a lv rti in<Y xc It 

a tually u eel for mm r ial brib ry 

...,. T J'n .-It hall b unfair trade practi e to 

at a ct ~L li count in ° c s of ix I r ent ( Go/( ) 10 day E.0.M., 

( end of month) xc -pt that rn rchandi e hipr d aft r th 25th 

day f an month will b late l a of the fir t clay f the f llowinO' 

month. Anticipation hall not be allowed at a rate in xce · · of si~ 

per c nt ( 6?' ) per annum. 

3. False Billing.-No member of the inclu,try shall knowinglv 

withhold Il'Oill or in ert in any quotation or invoi ·e any tat ment 

that 1 rnkes it inaccurate in any m,.teriul particular. 

4. De ign Pfracy.-It hall be unfair tra<le practice to copy 

orio·inal de ign , copyri 0 hts trade names or rade marks of a competitor without the writt n permi ion of uch competitor. R rrulations to effe t the purpo e of thi pro-vi ion may b adopted by the 

Code Authority subject to the ational Indu trial Recov-ery Boards 

approval. 

5. onsir;nment.-It hall be unfair trade practice to ell or deliYer 

goods ubject to con ignment or by arty other method which has 

the :ffect of elling on con ignment or memorandum or guaranteeing 

r etail turnover. 

6. R turns.-Members of the industry shall · accept m rchandi e 

for er <lit, r eplacement or adju tment when returned within seven 

(7) workino- days from elate of receipt by the customer only for the 

following reason : oncompliance with order by shipper, or merchan li e showing faulty material or workmanship; if after ev-en 

(7) cla , only for breach of written confinement agreement, or merchandise showing faulty material or workmanship. There hall 

be no credit, replacement or adjustment made on gloves that how 

arele handling or mi use or signs of more than slight wear. 

7. False R pres ntation.-No member of the trade shall fal ely 

repre nt ( whether by printing, radio, display or by any other form) 

or fal el3 brand, mark or pack any goods, in any manner, whjch 

is mi ·l ac1ing. or hall any member of the Industry in any way 

mi repre nt any ·oocl (including but without limitation, their 

u e, trad -mark qualit quantity origin, size, finish, material, or 

._erYi ability) or redit term values, policie , services or the nature 

or form f the bu inc oncluct d . . Ji m·king or Branding.-It 1 all b unfair tra le practice to mark 

with the wor ls ' t ble cut ,-any o·lov s whi h are not cnt and fabric, tell nc rclinrr to the tn.ndarcl fixed b the 1 _..._ uthoritv r to 

u e h<' lon~r · nild .... Iark xc pt n goo l cut an l fabri 'ate l in 

ac r lan · ,,ith rul tabli h cl by the ode nthority, an 1 no 

th r de ignati n of uttino- shall be u ed excer t a apr roved by 

th o 1 uthorit all ubject t tl e disapproval of the I ational 

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drl I t. ub· tan L rd and di tre merchandi ·hall be branded 

a le ignatcd by t1 ocl _..._ uth ri y, ·with th approYal of the Xati n 1 n lu. trial Re OY n Boar l. The ale of u h di tre mer- chancli e hall be r ported· to th o l 4 uthority hen in ~oice 1. 

. lnterf('rence 'll itli Oompetitor.-It hall be unfair tra le I rac-• 

tice to maliciou ly induce or att mpt to induce the breach of an 
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exi ting oral or vaitten contract between a competitor and hi officers 

or ao-ents or between a competitor and his cu tomer or source of 

supply, or interfere with or obstruct the performance of any such 

contractual dutie or services. 

10. Allowanc s.-It shall be unfair trade practice to I'nake or give 

allowance or refunds, rebates, credits or unearned discounts 

(whether in the form of money or otherwise) and/ or special pri vileges or serYices not openly extended to all purchasers of the same 

cla s n like terms and conditions. 

11. Def anwtion .-The defamation of competitors by falsely imputing to them dishonorable conduct, inability to perform contracts, 

questionable credit standing, or by other false representation or by 

the false disparagement of the grade or quality of their good , shall 

be considered unfair trade practice. 

12. T1·ansportation.-All members of the indu try shall ell merchandise on the shipping terms o:f f. o. b. their factory or main 

warehouse which includes free delivery to any shipping or forwaruing agency or store within the city in which the factory or main 

warehouse is located. 

13. Advertising.-It shall be unfair trade practice for any member 

of the industry to share in whole or in part the cost of the adverti ·ing 

of any customer's agent. 

14. Subte1·fuge.-It shall be unfair trade practice to resort to subt rfuge to evade this code or any of the provisions thereof. 

Approved Code No. 87-Amendment No. 2. 

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