The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-09-07
WE 90 OUR PART

lIHE SCOPE AND PUKPUSE OF HE
PRESIDENTS EMERGENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
CAMPAIGN
The Presidents Emergency Unemployment Campaign be
to the nations payos weeks So through
made with the President of the United States by
individuals employing EACH
In order that this number of jobs may be made available will
be of for employers shorten
ing hours The plan also provides for certain minimum scales
many added labor for the employer
Agreement however includes pledge of
ton from the consuming public and thus anticipated that the
employer while undertaking larger expense the direct result Of
his with the President will gain added the
just reward of his public spirited attitude
The also be borne in mind that where all employers
together people back their payros to raise
President himself has pointed aU suffer because
the relative level competitive cost will Advance by the amount
for ALL" s2..
understood that this plan is supplementary the plan
of code adoption by industrial and trade which has for
purpose unfair competition the establishment Of
eqae rewards for labor the spread of employment and the
of production This plan for speeding business
launched under the provisions the National Recovery Act passed
by the Congress- rapidly being made effective and there will
be letup the drive make its adoption widespread
The Presidents Emergency Unemployment plan will bridge time
and bring the nation the depression rapidly than if the
code adoption plan depended exclusively The
also business that would be
able any of the code arrangements
And what still important perhaps the Presidents Emer
that priceless patriotism at this uncue OF our economic
history himself made this quite in his radio
address the when he ad ION the basis of this simple
cpIe everybody doing things together starting this
nationwide attack unemployment 1t will succeed people
understand tin the big industries in the little shops, in the
cities and the small uge There nothing complicated about
and there nothing particularly the principle 1t back
the basic idea society," and of the Nation ITSELF that people acting
in accomplish things Which individual acting alone
could hope bring about" 52ts
Thus have all the and potency of mass attack directed
along sound lines of organization and system Here briefly out
organizations formed along military lines which fitting enough
because the Presidents Emergency Unemployment campaign Uncle
Sans unemployment and the nation ng the coors just
loyalty though actually engaged in war against
foreign foe. s<
The local committee made up leading
business organizations and includes also the These
thousands of cities and throughout the
formed following kilograms and letters sent by General Johnson
Chambers of Commerce similar trade bodies
every the United States These local committees elect
era to charge and lieutenant general who
is general three coone each of whom take
part the campaign work For example, Colonel No.
charge of the organization department. Under his
bckoock will be made to check
pance the Presidents Agreement and make of the
unemployed adapab by experience to trades and indus
able readily help the of assima
labor expanding industries Colonel No. briefly charge
of newspaper publicity kindred activities; and Colonel No has
the training direction of public speakers under his charge
colonies has majors his staff
and each has about the number captains Each captain
has field workers. All of the local organizations OF
constantly supplied with educational and insponal material
of all kinds from the National Recovery Administration in Washington
Literally and of printed has been shipped
nook and of the country.
The MIRA emblem, known popularity the Blue Eagle of
the interesting and vital features the campaign All employers
sign the Presidents Agreement entitled display the Blue
Eagle with the initials NRA and the words 1--WE Do Our PART
Merchants all others who have the right display
the of their having complied with the Presidents
permitted hang their walls in their windows
and and if they DESIRE their prod
merchandise is in fact the desire of the Recovery Admin
that all make liberal of this badge of patriotism
Any person the United States who wishes cooperate the
Presidents Emergency Unemployment Campaign and be considered
of the N the authorized establishment in his
locality and sign OF cooperation follows:
II will unemployment by supporting and patron
ling employers and workers aho members of NRA"
Any such gner will then be given and thereafter the
insignia of consumer membership in MIRA
Every phase progress this mighty campaign will be flashed
the and announced constantly the
will be position what the
campaign doing day day in actually putting people back
the pays and adding the purchasing the country
While has been stated desired that liberal of the
be made by employer and be remembered
that the official MIRA emblem the of the United States
and be used reproduced without authority OF
the National Recovery Administration.
all employers who sign the Presidents Agreement
local pooces and urged that all employers who
yet signed Immediately deliver them
to their local postmaster
With minor exceptions the of the Presidents Agree
with employers briefly follows: Amy employer Of factory
mechanical worker artisan him less than 40 cents
him than IS hours week. that if the
paying less than 40 for that kind of work
July Is the employer that but less than 80
As all other employeth0se weekly rate-he
employer than SIS week of 100000
population; week in cities of between 100000 and 5OOOO
between 500 and $50 900 popuaon $1,000
of less than $500 population and the employer
work this class of workers than 40 hours week AS
employees who getting higher the employer must not
reduce because reduction their hours and he should
generally the usual differences between the lower and the