Evening star., 1933-08-04
TWO WEEKS GIVEN
TO SIGN N.R.A. CODE
johnson Announces Period
of Grace for Those
Now Tagging.
CONTINUED From First PaGe.)

created. The administration has begun
calling upon its regional ofnces for
actual numbers Of e-employment agree
ments signed. and for the total Of work.
ers affected by them.
At the same time. officials proceeded
to work out the temporary blanketing
process for more trades; pushed for
ward hearings on the garment and
shirt industry code, and a new one for
the Photographic industry; studied IN
detail the record on steel and lumber
hearings to frame final recommended
tions to President Roosevelt; began
work on final draft of an oil code, and
looked for presidential approval OF the
women's coat and suit trade code.
Meanwhile q code Of fair practice
prescribing a 40-hour work week for
hour mills was ordered into temporary
effect, pending hearings, by Gen. john
son.
- johnson thus made it possible for the
millers to obtain the Blue Eagle on
terms Of the code instead OF the 35-hour
week prescribed by the Presidents VOL
unSary agreement.
Wages for the millers will range from
q Ascent an hour minimum IN the
larger cities to as low as 37l2 cents In
the smaller communities. A scent dif-
ferential was established In favor Of
Southern territory.
The whole machine WAS being car
ried along by a momentum which actu-
ally had its start bare three weeks ago
when the first code. for the cotton
textile industry. was promulgated to 60
into force July IT, It covered 450 600
workers with the promise OF new jobs
to 10000 or 1925, 900 more.
o<1,
silk. rayon. wool and other divisional
units such as fabric finishers dyers and
thread makers-pushed forward to get
their labor conditions quickly on par
with cotton's. The cotton code by ex-
ecutive fiat was put over factories en-
ploying q million workers.
Code Arrival Accelerated.
The N. r. A. Unemployment CAM
patRn was announced. Codes began
coming in faster. The terms OF the re-
employment agreement became public
and from every part Of the country
there rolled in requests for immediate
application Of codes.
The net result to date is that hun
dreds of thousands of retail establish
ments of every nature either have or
soon will put into effect shorter hours
and higher wages.
The same is true Of $4,000 banks. with
the privilege extended to an additional
5000 banks not now affiliated with the
American Bankers Association. Yester-
day the laundry industry, employing
200 600. was blanketed In. and 50 was
zinc mining. Previously radio and elec-
trical manufacturers, the hosiery indus
try, bedding makers and others had been
covered.
Awaiting formal approval is similar
action for -four millers, confectioners,
ice cream and milk producers and others.
Representatives Of the drug and per.
fumery business brought In request
for similar treatment yesterday, while
the electric utilities and the meat packers
started conferences looking to the same
objective.
One of Johnsons aides has q definite
formula in passing on these requests.
They must show q very definite promise
Of is to 20 per cent increase In employ
ment and an even higher boost IN pay
roll totals.
Uttlities Groap Here.
A delegation representing the electric
utilities industry, one Of the Nations
large employers, conferred With Ad-
ministration officials yesterday with the
intention Of seeking temporary code
of wages and hours preliminary to franz
ing permanent code Of competition.
The cooperation of the public utilities
was promised johnson by George Cor
telou, president Of the Edison Electric
Institute. in visit to administration
headquarters.
Pointing out that their service re-
ouired continuous day and night opera
ton, the spokesman of the utilities told
johnson, however, that some concession
from the terms of the Presidents
blanket agreement would be sought.
The administrator suggested that
they submit code Immediately and
that II its wage and hour provisions
were satisfactory, they would be SUBJ
stituted for the wage and hour provi-
sions Of the Presidents agreement. The
utilities management could then sign
the agreements and display the Blue
Eagle pending . hearing Of approval
Of their code.
Minimum wages Of SIS . week and
maximum hours ranging from 20 .
week for clerical employees to 48 for
those in maintenance and Transports
tion were provided In . code the Ma
tional Association of Motor Bus
operators filed yesterday with the re-
covery administration.
The proposed agreement calls for
setting up schedule of fares between
principal cities within 80 days after its
approval, compulsory insurance, restric-
ton Of commissions on ticket sales to
10 per cent and curbing Of free o. re-
duced rate transportation.