Evening star., 1933-08-28
BY the Associated Press.

PRESIDENT HOOSeVelt At ayoe HhIA, Aol-
lows:
The following provisions are estab-
lshed as q code Of fair competition Tor
the automobile manufacturing industry:
1. Definitions.
The term motor vehicles" as used
herein means automobiles. including
passenger cars, trucks. truck tractors.
busses, taxicabs. hearses. ambulances
and other commercial vehicles, for use
on the highway. excluding motor cycles,
fire apparatus and tractors other than
truck tractors.
The term industry" as used herein
includes the manufacturing and assem-
bling within the United States of mo-
tor vehicles and bodies therefor, and OF
component and repair parts and ac-
cessories by manufacturers or assem-
blers of motor vehicles.
The term "employes" as used herein
means ell persons employed In the con-
duct of such operations.
The term employers" as used herein
means all individuals, partnerships, as
sociationS. trusts and corporations In
the industry by whom such employees
are employed.
The term chamber" as used herein
means National Automobile Chamber
Il
ing its office at No. 366 Madison ave-
rue, New York City.
The term effective date" as used
hera;, means the tenth day after this
code shall have been approved by the
President of the United States.
The term expiration date as useo
herein means December 81, 1888, or the
earliest date prior thereto on which the
President shall by proclamation or the
Congress shall by joint resolution oe-
clare that the emergency recognized oy
section l of the national industrial
recovery act has ended.
The term city as used herein IN
cl,des the immediate trade area OF
such city which in the case OF Detrot
be deemed to include Pontiac or Flint.
H-Wages.
On and after the effective date, and
to and until the expiration date:
The minimum wages OF factory EN-
ploves covered hereby shall be at the
following hourly rates, regardless OF
whether the employe is compensated on
or otherwise:
or over. 43 cents.
In cities having $50 900 and less than
5OO,OO0 population. Al p cents: in cities
or towns having less than 250,GOO pop
ulation. 40 cents
Provided. however, that apprentices
and learners and females not doing the
same work as adult males shall be paid
bot less than 87l2 per cent Of said
minimums. but the number of such
apprentices and learners and females
not doing the same work as adult
males employed by any employer, shall
not exceed per cent of the total
number Of factory employees of such
employer. including subsidiary and az
f1liated companies.
Equitable adjustment in all pay sched-
ules of factory employees above the min
imums shall be made on or before Sep
tember IS, 1888, by any employers who
have not heretofore made such adjust
ments and the first monthly report of
wages required to be filed under this
code shall contain all wage increases
made since May /, 1888.
The minimum wages Of office and
salaried employees covered hereby shall
not be less than the following weekly
rates:
In cities having 100000 population
or over. at the rate Of SIS per week.
In cities having 250, 900 and less than
500 900 population, at the rate of $14.50
per week
In cities or towns having less than
$50 900 population, at the rate Of $14
per week.
IH-Hours.
There are substantial fluctuations IN
the rate of factory production through
out each year. due mainly to the con-
centration of q large part Of the annual
f1r n fnIy he
and also to the slowing down of en-
ployment in connection with changes in
models and other causes beyond the in
dustry's control.
To lessen the effect on employment Of
these conditions it has been the policy
of the industry to adjust working hours
in order to retain the greatest number
of employees and SO far as practicable.
adjust the manufacturing schedules Of
component parts to allow a more uni
form schedule of hours. The industry
will continue this policy.
The progressive falling off Of retail
sales during the years of depression, re-
sulting in the necessity Of repeated ad-
justments downward IN production
schedules, had its important influence
in causing an abnormal nuctuatlon In
employment schedules.
Before the presentation OF this
code. the industry had gone far in
spreading available work to relieve un-
employment and under this code 1t pro-
poses to spread the work as far as
practicable in its Judgment, consistent
| with the policy of giving each employe
a reasonable amount of work in each
year
For this purpose it is made pro-
vision of this code that employers shall
so operate their plants that the aver
| age employment of all factory employees
| with the exceptions stated below shall
not exceed IS hours per week for the
period from the effective date to the
expiration date. and the hours of each
| individual employe shall so far as prac-
| ticable conform with this average and
! shall in no case exceed the same by
more than 3 per cent.
! In order to give to employees such
average of IS hours per week, 1t Will be
necessary at times to operate for sub
stantially longer hours. but no employe
shall be employed for more than SIX
days or 48 hours in any one week, and
all such peaks shall be absorbed in such
average.
In order that production and employ
ment for the main body of employees
NAV be maintained with as few inter-
ruptions as possible. it is necessary. and
it is part of this code. that the super
visory staff and employees engage in the
preparation. care and maintenance OF
plant machinery and facilities OF and
! for production, shall be exempt from
| the weekly limitations above provided,
but the hours of employment OF any
such exempted employe engaged IN the
preparation, care and maintenance oil
factories and machinery of and for pro-
duction shall not exceed AZ hours per
week averaged on an annual basis.
| Office and other salaried employees
covered hereby receiving less than $3s
per week shall not work more than 4s
hours in any one week and not more
than an average Of 40 hours per week
for the period from the effective date
to the expiration date. Employees re.
ceiving more than $35 per week anc
executives and managerial and super
visory staffs are not subject to any