Evening star., 1933-06-27

they will compete with two and three
shift mills
I'VE feel the code goes as far as
possible and yet does not threaten con-
struction of the small concerns. The
immediate thing We believe is to make
beginning"
Will Danish Child Labor.
In his testimony. Sloan predicted
that within 60 to 80 days after the code
takes effect child labor would be elimi-
mated from the industry through the
minimum wage provision under which
a child would be paid as much as an
older employe.
Applicants for the code did not con-
slider the matter of sufficient impor-
tance to discuss in view of their premise
that the matter would eliminate itself.
but he said they would be willing to
consider the question.
johnson. as Sloan concluded. praised
the textile operators for their Wiling
ness to cooperate and said Whatever
caste this has will be in large measure
attributable to you
Il understand that the child labor
provisions eliminated themselves by
making this a minimum wage 1or
everybody and there would be no ad-
That is correct" Sloan replied. "ex-
cent for the provision for six-week ap-
prenticeships"
johnson then suggested that II such
were a fact. there should be no obJec-
ton to a provision that would wipe the
question out.
Want to Run at Night.
Sloan suggested that certain strong
concerns want the privilege OF running
all night with three shifts, contrary to
the two 40-hour shifts provided IN the
code, and added that in order to OBJ
tain this they may come here prepared
to offer higher minimum wages, Whlch
smaller, one-shift mills cannot meet and
which would kill them off in this time OF
emergency"
He concluded amid applause and was
informed he would be recalled later.
Unfolding the $40 minimum wage
provided for the South, William D. An
derson of Macon, Ga, pointed out there
must be taken into consideration the
background of the Southern textile
workers, who have been drawn chiefly
from farms, and the resultant close
interrelation between the textile indus
try. the farmers and the towns.
He said that as result of this gen.
eral dependence of the surrounding
farming regions and the textile towns
on that industry, the $40 minimum was
wanted.
Would Increase Work.
Anderson predicted that under the
4O-hour, two-shift weekly plan, one-half
of the idle spindles should be put IN
operation this year
He estimated that because of the in
ability of some mills to operate the two
full 40-hour shifts, the average for the
industry would not be over 60 hours
week
Heard at his own request, Senator
Byrnes of South Carolina-one of Pres
ident Roosevelt's closest congressional
advisers - attacked the 'stretch-out
system" whereby mill worker attends
many looms and advocated regulations
restricting the machine load on en-
ployes during the emergency"
The reduction in hours to 40 hours
a week should result in greatly in
creased employment, but he expressed
some concern that the number of ma
chimes each employe would attend might
be increased and thereby defeat the
purposes of the code.
He had a memorandum from a man
in whom he had complete confidence
WHICH SnOWeQ UlldC III Olle Hill dlOIle
As men were tending the same num-
Der of machines in 1888 that in 1929
required 70 attendants.
Roosevelt Would Favor It.
Asked if the President favors his
recommendations for elimination of the
"stretch-out SYSTEM" Byrnes replied
with a laugh:
Il can't say I had any direct word
from the President, but the President
would be in favor of it,
johnson asked the Labor and In
dustrial Advisory Boards each to ap-
point a member of a committee to
follow up Byrnes' suggestion for an
investigation, and he himself will name
a member.
"I know it is difficult to arrive at
an intelligent conclusion as to how the
situation should be remedied without