The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-25

any other one thing with which l have been connected since came to Washington.
 In the textile industry--an in- dustry which came to me sp0ntan- eously and with a splendid co-op- eration as soon as the recovery act was signed-child labor was an old evil. But no employer acting alone was able to wipe 1t out. If one employer tried 1t, or if one state tried 1t, the costs of opera. ton rose 50 high that 1t was im- possible to compete with the em- ployers or states which had failed to act.
 The moment the recovery act was passed, this monstrous thing which neither opinion nor law could reach through years of ef- fort went out in @ flash.
 As British editorial put 1t, we did more under a code in one day than they in England had been able to do under the common law in 85 years of effort.
 use this incident, my friends. not to boast of what has al- ready -been done but to point the way to you. for even greater CO., operative efforts this summer and autumn.
 Time for Courageous Action We are not going through an. other winter like the last. I doubt if ever any people so bravely and cheerfully endured a season half so bitter. We cannot ask Ameri- cans to continue to face such needless hardships. It is time for courageous action, and the recov- cry bill gives us the means to con- quer unemployment with exactly the same weapon that we have used to strike down child labor.
 The proposition is simply this:
 If all employers will act together to shorten hours and raise wages we can put people back to work. the relative level of competitive amount for all. But if any consid- erable group should lag or shirk. this great opportunity will pass us by and we will go into another des- perate winter. This must not hap pen.
 Agreement Sent to Employers
 We have sent out to all employ CTS an agreement which is the re- suit of weeks of consultation. This agreement checks against the vol untary codes of nearly all the large industries which have already been submitted. This blanket agree ment carries the unanimous ap- proval of the three boards which I have appointed to advise in this, boards representing the great lead- ors in labor, in industry and in so- cial service.
 The agreement has already brought flood of approval from | every state, and from so wide q cross-section of the common call- ing of idustry that I know 1t is fair for all. It is a plan--deliberate, reason able and just-intended to put into effect at once the most important of the broad principles which are being established, industry by in- dustry, through codes.
 Naturally, 1t takes a good deal | Ol VE8dHAHAn8 ahQ A 8LCAk lhahy hearings and many months, to get these codes perfected and signed, and we cannot wait for all of them to go through.
 The blanket agreements, how ever, which am sending to every employer, will start the wheels turning now, and not six months from now.
 There are, of course, men. a few of them who might thwart this great common purpose by seeking selfish advantage. There are ade- quate penalties in the law, but am now asking the cooperation that comes from opinion and from consciences.
 These are the only instruments we shall use in this great summer offensive against unemployment. | But we shall use them to the limit to protect the willing from the laggard and to make the plan suc- ceed.
 Tn war. in the gloom of night at tack, soldiers wear Q bright padge on. their shoulders to be sure that comrades do not fire on comrades lon that principle, those who co- operate in this program must know each other at . glance. That is why we have provided . badge of honor for this purpose. simple design with q legend. We do ouI part" and I ask that all those whc join with me shall display tna' badge prominently. It Is essential tc
 our purpose.
 Importance of Small Industries
 Already all the great. basic indus tries have come forward wiiiinBi, with proposed codes, and in thes' |codes they accept the principles
 leading to mass Unemployment