The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-08-10
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JUNEAU RES|| TO COMPLY WITH BUSINESS CODE.
We Will Support Presi- dent,' Declares B. M.
 Behrends, Voicing View

That Juneau's merchants and other employers of labor are whole heartedly in support of the Presi- dents employment code and will put it, or special codes, as in grocery and food retail stores, into effect, was made manifest at the meeting of the Chamber of Com merce today B. M. Behrends, banker and leading merchant, voic- ed the prevailing sentiment when he declared: T think we should all abide by it. We expect to, atI least, and I am confident others will support our President in like manner"
 The Presidents voluntary code was explained by Secretary G. H. Walmsley at some length. He also cited the special code for grocers and retail food dealers which was made effective on August l, throughout the land by its approval by National Administrator Hugh s. Johnson.
 Code to Be Adopted
 This code, said MT. Behrends, Gunnar Blomgren and other mer- chants, so far as it concerns work ing hours per day and week, and other conditions of store opera tion, can be put in effect here im- mediately. The minimum wage scales provided by it are much less than those already in effect here and will not be adopted.
 Other stores, which are not covered by special codes so far adopted, will conform to the Presi- dents temporary code just as soon as the adjustments necessary can be worked out. Two or three places have already signed this code and as result four men have been given work, Secretary Walmsley said.
 T don't see that it is going to work any particular hardship on us,' declared Donald Armour, head of the Alaska Piggly Wiggly chain. We have already adopted it in all of our stores" Here, he said, it meant the employment of one extra clerk and adjustment of hours.
 w. s. Pullen, Manager of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, said it meant putting on five extra employees for that firm, entailing an additional an- nual expense of $6,600 We are going to fall in line as soon as we can work out a plan to cover the extra cost he said.
 Entails Some Sacrifice
 The prime purpose of the code, MT. Walmsley declared, is to put more people to work at wages en- abling them to live comfortably. Undoubtedly this will call for sac- rifices on the part of some business men. Some one has to be un- selfish in the matter for a while," he said There are 250 unemploy- ed in Juneau today, and right here this is a great deal of destitution. If we could put 75 men to work under the code it would mean mite good deal to the com- munity"
 He read Gen. Johnson's analysis of the code which emphasized the fact that just now the great need is for greater aggregate payroll in the nation and holding down of price levels to the utmost minimum until buying power has at least reached the selling prices.
 No Boycotting Planned
 Boycotting is not wanted by the Administration. MT. Walmsley read a telegram just received by the Chamber from w. R. Scott, Acting Representative of the Se- attle Chamber of Commerce in Washington, saying: Because many willing employers are unable to comply at once with the require ments of the voluntary code, the Government wants the Chambers of Commerce everywhere to urge the people to refrain from boycott ting"
 Gen. Johnson's comment on the boycott, as quoted by MT. Walmsley was brief. We don't urge boy cotting. We will ask the people to buy from those who do comply with the code"
 For It Strong
 Everybody in the States seems to be 100 per cent for the new deal and are enrolling under the Presidents code" declared Oliver