The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-09-22
THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF THE
PRESIDENTS EMERGENCY
RE EMPLOYMENT
CAMPAIGN

The Presidents Emergency Rempoyment Campaign may be
described briefly plan add from 100000 5000 persons
to the nations payols six weeks or 50 hrou
agreements made with the President States y some
100000 concerns individuals employing persons each
In order that this number of jobs be available VII
be necessary OF for employers many shorten work
ing hours The plan also provides for wage scales
"hch also IN will added labor
The Presidents Agreement however, pledge coope
non from the consuming public and it thus anticipated tie
employer while undertaking larger expense as the direct result i
his agreement with the President gain added patronage the
Just reward OF his public spirited attitude.
The fact also is to be borne where all employers act
together to people back their payros raise wages no
employer as the President himself has pointed suffer
te relative Ue Of competitive BY the same ao
for ALL"
1t is be understood plan supplementary 10 the n
OF code adoption by various industrial groups which has m
Its the elimination of competition establishments Il
equabe rewards for labor spread employment and
control OF production This plan for speeding recovery
launched under the provisions of the National Recovery Act p4s
by the last Congress- rapidly being effective there viii
be no ietup on the drive make adoption widespread
The Presidents Emergency Reempoyment plan will bridge time
and bring the nation the depression rapidly m il The
code adoption plan depended exclusively The
Agreement also covers business that would
able to any of the code arrangements
And what still more important perhans the presd F
genc Unemployment campaign carries certain psychological
that priceless patriotism this uncture our economic
history The President himself made this quite rad,
address TO the nation when he sad On the OF simple pa
ePle OF everybody doing things together starting
nati0nHtde attack unemployment 1t uW peoos
understand hin the big industries shops in The g,ef
cities and in the small villages. There nothing complicated ubou
ana there nothing particularly
the basic idea OF society," and OF the Nation ITSELF people actag
N group can accomplish things hch individual acting
could ever hope TO bring about"
Thus We have all the potency mass attack directed
along sound lines of organization system briefly an out
line OF this organized attack every community
organizations along military lines which is fitting enough
because the Presidents Emergency campaign Uncle
Sans unemployment and the just
as oValy as though actually engaged
foreign foe
The local made up the active heads of the leading
thousands cities and throughout the
following kilograms and letters by General Johnson
presidents Chambers of Commerce similar trade bodies
every the United Sae These local elect gen
eral have charge of the city campaign lieutenant general
The general selects three coone each of whom take
certain of the campaign work For example, Colonel No
has charge of the msnow organization department Under his
direction bkobk will be made to check
panc with the Presidents and make the
unemployed adpaby by experience trades and indus
and thus be able readily help in the of mi
by expanding Colonel No. briefly charge
publicity and kindred activities and Colonel No. has
training direction public speakers under his charge
Each of these three colonies has majors his staff
has about the number of captains Each
field workers All of the local organizations
constantly supplied with educational and material
of all kinds from the National Recovery Administration Washington
Literally and of printed has been shipped
nook and corner of the country
The NRA emblem known popuarly the Blue Eagle of
interesting features the campaign All employers
who sion the Presidents Agreement are entitled TO display the Blue
Eagle NRA. and the words I'VE Do Our Part
Merchants and all others who have the right display
the insignia by of their having complied with the Presidents
trucks and and, if they DESIRE their prod
merchandise is in fact the desire of the Recovery Admin
all liberal this badge of patriotism.
Any person the United States who wishes cooperate in the
Emergency Unemployment Campaign and be considered
member of the NRA the authorized establishment in his
locality and sign statement of cooperation as follows
Il wH cooperate unemployment BY supporting and
izng employers and w0rkes Who members OF N.RA."
Any such will then be given and thereafter the
insignia of consumer membership in MA
phase of the progress of this mighty campaign will be flashed
the the and announced constantly the
he in
campaign doing from day day actually putting people back
the pay and adding the purchasing OF the country
While has been stated is desired that liberal OF the
insignia be made by employer and be remembered
that the official NRA emblem is the the United States
Government and be used reproduced without authority
the National Recovery Administration
The lists of all employers who the Presidents Agreement
displayed in local posoces and urged that all employers who
yet signed agreement do Immediately and deliver them
to their local postmaster.
exceptions the of the Presidents Agree
with briefly foows Any employer OF factory
him than 40
work him IS week. that the
employer paying less than 40 for that kind OF work
July Is the employer that now but not less than 80
all other empoyes-those weekly raethe
than SIS week of 100000
population; Of between 25000 and 500OO0
between $500 and 250OO0 population; $1,000
less than population and the employer
work this class of workers than 40 hours week As
employees who getting higher the employer must not
their wages reduction their hours and he should
generally keep the usual differences between the lower and the
higher paid employees And after 81 he work children
under 10 There other rules Whh
apply special but the of the As here outlined
the large bulk of