Evening star., 1933-07-21
Text of Roosevelt Plan
Minimum Pay and Maximum Hours Specified in
Proposed Blanket Code-Fex Exceptions
VII Be allowed.

1929. and in no event less than 80 cents
per hour. It Is agreed that this para
graph establishes q guaranteed mini
mum rate Of pay regardless Of whether
the employe Is compensated on the basis
Of time rate or on q piecework per-
Torrance.
CD Not to reduce the compensation
for employment now in excess of the
minimum wages hereby agreed to mot
withstanding that the hours worked
In such employment may be hereby
reduceO and to increase the pay for
such employment by an equitable re-
adjustment Of all pay schedules.
90 Not to use any subterfuge TO
Illustrate the spirit and intent Of this
agreement which Is, among other
things, to increase employment by. q
universal covenant, to remove obstruc-
tions to commerce, and to shorten hours
and raise wages for the shorter week
to living basis.
Prices to BE Curbed
90 Not to increase the price Of any
merchandise sold after the date hereof
over the price on July /, 1888, by more
than is made necessary by actual in
creases in production, replacement, or
!, 1888, or by taxes or other costs re-
sulting from action taken pursuant to
the agricultural adjustment act, and, in
setting such price increases, to give
full weight to probable increases in
sales volume and to refrain from taking
prof1teering advantage Of the consum-
ing public.
u0 To support and patronize estab-
nShmentS which also have signed this
agreement and are listed as members
OF N. r. A. National Recovery Admin
istration)
1D TO cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent In having a code of fair compe-
tition submitted by his industry at the
earliest possible date and in any event
before September /, 1888.
Adjustment Of Contracts
Q2) Where, before June is. 1893.
the undersigned had contracted to pur-
chase goods at fixed price for delivery
during the period. of this agreement, the
undersigned will make an appropriate
adjustment of said fixed price to meet
any increase in cost caused by the seller
having signed this Presidents re-em-
ployment agreement or having become
bound by any code Of fair competition
oPPAofCd Oy lAlC 1ICSlOClll.
u3) This agreement shall cease upon
approval by the President of a code to
which the undersigned Is subject; or,
If the N. r A. SO elects, upon submis-
sion Of code to which the undersigned
is subject and substitution of any of
its provisions for any Of the terms of
this agreement.
u1 1t is agreed that any person
VINO WISHES to do his part in the Presi-
dents Unemployment drive by signing
this agreement, but who asserts that
some particular provision hereof, be-
cause of peculiar circumstances, will
create great and unavoidable hardship,
may obtain the benefits hereof by sign
ing this agreement and putting it into
effect and then, in a petition approved
by a representative trade association
of his industry. or other representative
organization designated by N r. A. may
apply for stay of such provision pend
ing summary investigation by N. r. A.
if he agrees in such application to abide
by the decision Of such investigation
This agreement is entered into pur-
suant to section 4 (A) Of the national
industrial recovery act and subject to
all the terms and conditions required
by sections (A) and 10 tB) of that act