Evening star., 1933-12-20
PRESIDENT RENEWS
BLANKET CODE FOR
NEXT FOUR MONTHS
Essential to Prevent Any Let
Down in N. R. A. e.
forts, He Says.
EXPECTS PERMANENT
AGREEMENTS BY MAY
Republicans Undecided on Whether
They Will Demand Senate
Investigation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today announced
a renewal of the blanket Unemployment
code for four months after January l.
In continuing the general code, he
told a press conference that all the
fair competition" agreements now
cover 70 per cent of all employees who
eventually will be covered by codes.
The blanket unemployment agree
ment was put up as means to take
in the great majority of employers
pending establishment of individual
N. r. A. codes.
In the midst of Winter and with
many persons out of work" said the
President. 1T is essential that the new
year should not bring with it any let
Gown IN the recovery program in the
trades and industries which at that
time have not come under approved
codes and to which, therefore, only the
Presidents Unemployment agreement
applies"
BY the end Of the four month extern
sion period Mr. Roosevelt was repre-
sented as confident that permanent
cooes applying TO the remaining 80 per
cent Of employees will have been worked
out. thus making unnecessary the gen.
eral blanket agreement.
Meanwhile, it developed today that
President Roosevelt expects Frank C.
walker to supervise the recovery cam
palgn henceforth under the National
Emergency Council" led by him, with
the heads of the various recovery units
in direct charge Of administration and
enforcement.
Fav0rs Concentration.
The President said he regarded the
organization Of the emergency council
as practical administrative business
measure with the objective of concen-
trating the manifold recovery commit
tees and functions into a cohesive unit.
He made it clear the State directors
| would be under the direction Of MIR.
Walker, long close to the President in
various capacities and who serves as
treasurer of the Democratic National
On particular questions, such as en-
forcement Of the N. R. A. codes or ad-
ministration of them, the State agents
will be subject to the jurisdiction of
Hugh S. johnson, industrial admins
traitor.
! Likewise, on questions relating to
other recovery agencies such as the
! Farm Credit Administration or the
Home Loan Corporation, the agents will
deal directly with the heads of these
units.
The administration intends to have
| the new State directors assemble here
in the middle of January for organi-
Zation.
Text of Extension Order.
! The executive order regarding the
agreement extension follows:
It, Franklin D. Roosevelt. President
of the United States, pursuant to the
authority vested in me by title l
of the national industrial recovery act,
approved June 16, 1893, and otherwise,
do hereby provide as follows and do
hereby prescribe the rules and regula-
tions hereinafter set forth which /
deem necessary for carrying out the
| purpose of title l of said act:
II hereby offer to enter into the
Presidents employment agreement with
every employer, insofar as he is not COW
cred by an approved code Of fair COM
petition, for further period Of four
months from January l, 1884, to April
80, 1884, or to any earlier date of ap-
proval of code Of fair competition to
| which he is subject.
employers who shall have already
signed the Presidents Unemployment
agreement before January /, 1884, may
accept this offer of extension by dis
play of the Blue Eagle on or after jan
| uary l, 1884. Employers who shall not
have signed the Presidents re-employ-
ment agreement before January /, 1884,
| may accept this offer of eXtention by
| signing the Presidents Unemployment
agreement.
Same Exemptions Apply.
| "An substitutions and exemptions