The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-08-16

A revised daily newspaper code
was filed with the National Recov-
cry Administration To-Day and
accepted by the N. R. a. pending
hearing:
The Co -ering Letter and Text OF
the Code Follow:
The National Recovery Administfa-
lion,
washington, d. C.
Attached herewith you will find
code submitted in behalf of daily
newspapers of the United States
members Of the American News
paper Publishers association, the
Inland Daily Press association. the
southern Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION. the New England Pub
fishers association, and other or
ganizations of publishers of daily
newspapers-as substitute for the
one fled with you on August 8,
1898.
1t is requested that paragraphs
(3) a. (5) co CD 60 and (s)
of this code be accepted as substi-
tute paragraphs for paragraphs
(1) to az inclusive Of the. presi-
dents blanket agreement: that
paragraphs (9). (11) (12) and (13)
of the presidents blanket agree
ment be eliminated; and that par
agraph (13) Of this code be substi-
tuted for paragraph (14) of the
presidents blanket agreement, so
that publishers signing the presi-
dents blanket agreement and this
code, with the substitutions and
eliminations above proposed, will
be- considered as having done their
part in the presidents re-employ-
ment drive, pending hearing on this
code.
In view Of the fact that para
graphs (12) and (14) of this code
involve controversial matters, 1t
they cannot be approved pending
hearing, then it Is requested that
final disposition Of them be de-
ferred until after hearing.
In connection with paragraph
(14) it is pertinent to call your at
tention to the fact that third par
ties, in no way connected with the
particular newspapers involved, are
now engaged in a. campaign to
compel employees Of these news
papers to join certain organizations
with which they are not now con-
nected, on the allegation that such
membership is required under the
provisions OF section (a) of the
national Industrial recovery act.
such is not our Interpretation OF
that section. Rather, 1t Is our be-
lief that while the section author
ICES collective bargaining by en-
ployes, it does not limit or impair
the right Of an Individual to con-
tract for his services and under no
possible Interpretation can 1t De
construed as authorizing the in
trusion Of third parties in negotia-
tions between employers ana en-
ployes, when such intrusion Is de-
sired by neither.
In the event you find it imprac-
ticable to approve paragraph (lq
pending hearing, we respectfully
submit that this campaign Is OF
such immediate importance as to
call for an official ruling, setting
forth the policy Of the N. r.. A.
which has heretofore been fire.
quently declared in public by the
chief administrator.
Very truly yours,
AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUB
LISTERS ASSOCIATION,
BY HOWARD DAVIS.
President.
T. IL. 4 "
Code Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
-. The American Newspaper
Publishers association, hereafter
described as 1.-THE association" be-
ing in sympathy with the spirit
and purpose of the national indus
trial recovery act, presents this
code to the president to forward
the program leading toward the
economic and business recovery of
the United States, the necessity for
which is stated in title I, section 1,
OF the act. The term newspapers"
as used herein, shall include all
newspapers published daily or daily
and Sunday; and the term news
paper publishing" as used herein Is
Defined to mean the publishing of
such newspapers. The term pub
liShers," as used herein. shall In
clude persons actually engaged in
the publishing Of such newspapers
whether individuals, partnerships,
associations, trusts or corporations.
2. The American Newspaper
Publishers association is a volun-
tary membership corporation, not
for profit organized and incorpo-
rated under the laws Of the state
of New York. A copy of its by
laws is hereto attached, marked ex-
hfbit A, to be read as q part here
Of. Membership within the associa-
ton Is open to AIRY publisher who
conforms to the requirements Of
membership therein. but any pub
Usher who is not a member of the
association but who subscribes to
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