Evening star., 1933-07-28
INDUSTRY RUSHING
| UNDER BLUE EAGLE
Response Spurs Recovery
Chiefs in Job-Making
and Pay-Boosting.
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him to Detroit for conferences with
leaders of the motor industry. The
big automobile plants had announced
raised wages, but kept quiet about SUBJ
mitting code of fair competition. al
though they have had the question
under consideration long time.
Secretary Of Labor Perkins also took
the field SO she would have some first
hand information when hearings start
Monday on the steel industry's trade
agreement. She slipped of to Pitts
burgh last night unannounced.
The steel code. 1t Is estimated. will
mean better pay for around 10000
workers, directly and indirectly. Labor
problems in this, .as well as the auto
motive code, have caused some dif-
ferences.
Progress on Oil Agreement.
Odicials were making progress toward
shaping agreements to cover the whole
oil industry; a new hearing for lace
manufacturers was begun this morning
lumber industry committee drove
ahead at rewriting their agreement
OCputy LlIluSdy ItOBcEs
took charge Of the two mems clothing
industry codes.
Next week, there will begin a whole
new series of hearings on products
ranging from cameras to wall paper
and corsets, filling every week day from
now to August 10.
A newly submitted major code
covering tobacco manufacturers-wen
to the agricultural adjustment admins
tration since its raw material comes
from the farm. Johnson's representa-
tives will sit in to pass on all labor
provisions. The tobacco men proclaimed
intention Of putting the terms into
effect August l voluntarily.
Queries have piled up since the issu-
ance last week Of the text of the re-
employment agreement and Of the more
than $4,000 pledges of cooperation re-
ceived by President Roosevelt in the last
rev days many indicated they did not
understand just what was expected.
Forecast Appeal Response.
Despite these doubts, however, officials
forecast a response to the appeal that
would provide millions of jobs before
Labor day for those now walking the
streets in idleness.
To drive the intent of the campaign
home to every person. the publicity sec
tion of the administration has begun
to distribute 100000 900 pieces of printed
matter, each bearing the blue eagle in
sigma. and more than $4,000 organiza- :
tionS over the country we're planning
the most intensive campaign for public
support since the Liberty Loan drives
of the World War
The tobacco code calls for minimum
pay ranging from $13 to SIS for q
40-hour work week. The code repre-
sented manufacturers Of cigarettes
smoking tobacco and snuff and was
said to have been agreed to by 30 per
cent Of the industry.
The Farm Administration and the
National Recovery Administrator will
work comparatively in considering 1t
since tobacco was included with farm
products by President Roosevelt
Meanwhile, further reports Of CO.
operation in the Unemployment move
ment were received here.
West Virginia Co-operates.
Gov. Kump Of West Virginia reported
that in an executive order he had
directed all State departments to comply
and had appealed to the people Of the
State to "cheerfully accept the spirit
and letter" Of the plan.
Other kilograms promising support
were received from Alexander Legge,
president of the International Harvester
Co.: Will H. Hays. president of the
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
tributors of America. Inc; F. B. Davis
jr., president Of the United States Rub
ber Co.; P. w. Litchfield, president OF
the Goodyear Rubber Co.; Thomas A.
Buckner. New York Life Insurance Co.;
F. H. Ecker, president of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Co.: J. D. Tew
president B. F. Goodrich Co; Clarence
E. Fisher, president Fisher Cadillac Co.
Erwin c. Ulhlein, president Schlits
Brewing Co.. and Ernest v. Moncrieff
president Swan-F Finch Oil Corporation