The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-08-04

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Thus Lewis w. Douglas. director OF
the budget, emerged as the man re-
lied on to cut out the unwise, unes-
sential and graft-tainted schemes and
to submit for board action only the
worthy projects. Politicians had been
slipping into the lists proposals for
construction of post offices, but Sec
rotary Ickes had forbidden their in
clusion and in this was supported by
President Roosevelt. Ickes insists
that each project provide maximum
Of work, that 1t perform a necessary
social service, and that it not be
recurring item belonging properly In
an annual appropriation bill.
1--WE MILLION business men Of the
1 United States are asked by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to accept voluntarily
what is called the presidents Re
employment Agreement which is de-
signed to restore employment and
raise purchasing power through in
creased wages. Every business and
trade and every conceivable type Of
worker are included In this pact, which
Is the master code that Gen. Hugh s.
johnson, national recovery admins
traitor, and his aids worked out.
The employers are asked to adopt
for five months, beginning August l.
minimum wage and maximum hour
soa1ae CO.. %hn;r xx,orlyarc fn o0roo not
to levy "profteering prices" to abol-
ish child labor, and to obey various
other regulations.
The hours of work fixed are 40 per
week for the so-called white collar
employees and 35 hours for Industrial
workers.
The wages proposed are 40 cents
an hour for industrial workers. or
$14 per week, except in cases where
employees in the same class of work
were paid less than that rate on July
is, 1929, and then the 1929 rate is
to be applied, but in no case shall
It be less than 80 cents an hour.
For the white collar workers, the
wage scales are fixed according to
populations of the cities in which they
work. In cities Of more than $4,000
population, the minimum rate is set
at SIS per week; in cities between
25O,00O and 100000, the rate Is $14.5O;
between $500 and 100000 at $14. In
towns of less than $500 population,
all wages shall be increased by 20
per cent, except that the maximum re-
quired shall not be more than $12 per
week.
If regular industry codes are signed
before or during the five month pc
Rod, they will supersede the emerg-
ency ones. Employers are given until
September 1 to come under the plan,
and IL they have not signed at that
date, the President made known that
he win exert the powers he possesses
under the national Industrial recov-
cry act and compel industries to ac-
cept codes which he will lay down
arbitrarily.
A ADMINISTRATOR JOHNSON, ac-
"A cording to Washington correspond
ents, Is constructing big propaganda
agency on behalf Of the Industrial con-
troll administration. He has called on
such veterans in the, game as Charles
Nicholson, publicity man for the Dem
ocratic national committee; Frank r.
Wilson, Charles F. Horner and others
who were leaders in the Liberty loan
drives; Bruce McNamee, William v.
Lawson, Heber Blankenhorn, and vari-
Gus other skilled publicity men. Pri-
marily, it was indicated, the new or
ganization is intended to win favor
for the proposed master" code men,
toned above.
IMPAIRMENT of Labor surveys.
- reported by Secretary Frances
Perkins, show that during June AGO.
600 workers returned to jobs in fac
tories Of the United States, and 100.-
OO0 others found work in nonmanu-
featuring Industries and in agricul-
ture. Railroads and other industries
not included in the surveys, said Sec
rotary Perkins, showed "Slgnincanl
Increase" in employment.
Gains of Z per cent in factory en-
ployment and 1913 per cent in factory
pay rolls made June the third con-
secutive month in which both employ
ment and earnings have increased.
Secretary Perkins accompanied the
report, however. with warning
against overoptimism and specula-
tive production. A gain in month
normally marked by a seasonal de-
cline was "heartening," she declared,
but she pointed to the long climb still
ahead before the country can regain
the 1925 level taken as the base by