The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-25

Charles Edison, son of the
! famous inventor. notified Presi-
/ dent Roosevelt today, that the
/ Edison industries and all affili-
ated companies would come un-
der the uniform unemployment
! agreement.
( WASHINGTON. July 25. (UP)
Pledges of allegiance approach
/ ing wartime fervor poured into
President Roosevelt today as
Americans answered his call for
united immediate offensive to
conquer the depression.
at will be done" was the
slogan Of thousands of messages
which streamed into the White
House.
The president appealed last
night to every employer in the
country to sign the common
covenant" 0f uniform higher
wages and shorter hours Gin the
name of patriotism and human
/ ity" and thus make the new deal
an immediate reality.
Failure will mean another
desperate winter" he said in
statement to the nation issued
! to the press and broadcast over
the radio.
Striking at the "shirker," the
president said such an individual
refuses to play his part Eat the
expense of his country's well
fare"
Adoption of the uniform code,
which provides 4 35 hour week
and $l4 minimum wage for
! labor and a 40-hour week and
$l5 for the white collar" work
en-. will start the wheels turning
now, and not six months from
now" the president declared.
But if any considerable group
should lag or shirk, this great
opportunity will pass by us and
we will go into another desperate
winter" he warned solemnly.
This must not happen"
at will De clear to YOU" he
told the millions who heard his
appeal, as it is to me that while
the Sinking employer may under
sell his competitor, the saving he
thus makes is made at the eX-
pense of his cOuntry's welfare. -
While there are penalties in
the law to reach the shirkerS, the
/ i. Il 4 hi. 4
plan to depend upon cooperation.
There are. of course, men, a
few of them who might thwart
this great common purpose by
seeking selfish advantage" he
declared.
There are adequate penalties
in the law, but | am now asking
cooperation that comes from
opinion and conscience.
These are the only instruments
we shall use in this great sum-
mer offensive against unemploy-
ment.
But we shall use them to the
! limit to protect the willing from
the laggard and to make the plan
succeed"
81 cannot guarantee the sue
cess of this nationwide plan, but
the people of this country can
guarantee its success" President
Roosevelt said. 81 have no faith
in 'cure-alls,' but | believe we
can greatly influence economic
,, forces"
Pointing to the flood of tele-
grams which have deluged the
White House pledging support
for the plan, the president asked
every employer who has not done
so to write or telegraph him per-
: sonally expressing their inten-
tion of going through with the
, plan"
He plans. he said, to keep an
"honor rod" posted in every post
, office in the country.
l "Already," the president said,
"all the great, basic industries
have come forward willingly with
proposed codes, and in these
codes they accept the principles
Ile0UlUS U HldSS ISSllPAOy LAhShN'
But, important as is this heart
, ening cooperation, the richest
field for results is among the
small employers, those whose
= contribution will be to give new
:. work to from one to ten people.
n These smaller employers are in
!, deed a vital part of the backbone
l. of the country and the success
of the plan lies largely in their
hands"
No employer will suffer, the
chief executive said, because the
|, relative level of competitive cost
will advance by the same amount
for ALL"
He warned labor against re-
sorting to aggression" to gain
D its rights.
"While We are making this
S great common effort there should
e be no discOrd and dispute" the
j president declared. "This is no
n time to cavil or to question the
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