Evening star., 1933-08-08
PUBLISHERS OFFER
NEWSPAPER CODE
Shorter Hours, Higher Wages
Provided flight of Free
Press Reserved.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The American Newspaper Publishers
Association today proposed to the Re-
covery Administration a code for news
paper operations, providing shortening
Of hours, minimum wages higher than
provided in the blanket agreement,
maintenance Of existing contracts, and
the reservation Of the constitutional
right of a free press.
In the document, for which approval
was requested, the publishers agreed:
After August 81, or before then upon
the approval by the President, not to
employ any person under 16 years of
age, except for the delivery or sale OF
newspapers where such work does not
interfere with hours of day school and
except persons between IA and 16 years
of age for other work between z am.
and pm, not to exceed thRee hours
per day. in employment IN other than
mechanical or manufacturing depart
mentS.
Contracts Excepted.
Not to work any accounting, clerical.
Office, service or sales employees except
outside employees in any office or de-
partment for more than 40 hours IN
any one week, except as provided in
existing contracts and agreements.
Not to employ any factory or me-
chanical worker or artisan more than
40 hours per week. except as provided
in existing contracts and agreements:
but with the right to work maximum
week of A hours for any six weeks
with any six months period during the
term OF this agreement.
Professions Exempted.
That the maximum hours fixed above
shall not apply to professional persons
employed In their profession; nor to
employees employed in managerial. ex-
ecutive or supervisory capacity who re-
ceived more than $35 per week; nor to
special cases where restrictions OF
hours of highly skilled workers on
continuous processes would unavolo-
ably reduce production; but, IN any
such special cases. at least time and
one e-third shall be paid for hours
worked In excess of the maximum, ex-
cept as provided in existing contracts
and agreements.
However, when necessary, because Of
an emergency, overtime and extra shifts
above the limitations herein set forth
shall be permitted, provided that no
employe. other than one engaged on
emergency maintenance or repair work,
shall be permitted to work more than
48 hours in any one week.
Under the code, it was also agreed:
Not to pay any full time accounting,
clerical, Office service or sales employees
except outside employees in any Office or
department, less than SIS per week in
any city of over 100000 population or In
the immediate trade area of such city;
nor less than $l450 per week in any
city of between 250000 and 500 900 or
in the Immediate trade area Of such
city; nor less than sl4 week in cities
of between $500 and 250,000 popula-
ton or less than $l2 per week in
towns of less than $500 population.
Organizations Represented.
The proposed code was submitted In
behalf of the daily newspapers of the
United States-members of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Associa ton,
the Inland Press Association, the South
ern Newspaper Publishers Association
the New England Publishers Associa-
ton and other organizations of pub
fishers.
In letter accompanying the code
signed by Howard Davis. president Of
the American Newspaper Publishers
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that association. its Federal Laws Com
mittee and representatives of the other
organizations have been in almost con-
tinuous session on the problem for more
than two weeks past
During that period" said Davis.
they have been in constant contact
with publishers throughout the country
and feel certain the code herewith sub
mitted will receive almost unanimous
support from publishers Of daily news
papers"
The code was signed for the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association
by Davis, as president.
In the letter transmitting the code,
Davis said 1t provided for minimum
wages higher than in the blanket
agreement"
Comparison between the schedule
proc.sed and that embraced in the
blanket code showed the rates were
identical from a SIS week minimum
in cities of over 100000 population
down to sl4 in communities Of from
$500 to 100000 population.
Davis pointed out, however, that in
communities of less than $500. the
press code provides minimum Of $l2
per week. In the blanket code, it is
stipulated that wages in such towns
shall be increased 20 per cent, pro
vided that this shall not require wages
in excess ofSl2 per week"