The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-06
Entire Code Is Drawn Up by Deputy Admins
 trator Wade
SENT TO WASHINGTON
 FOR OPEN HEARINGS
Hours, Wages Set Forth Would Eliminate Con-
 tract System

h tOdS VI 4dll COilJcbA-i sf TUT the canned salmon industry has been formulated, forwarded to Washington for consideration, and was made public today by Deputy MIRA Administrator Hugh J. Wade, for the first time. Before it can be put into effect, it must be opened to hearings, MT. Wade said.
 In it's present form it is only tentative and changes can be, and are almost certain to be made. It establishes a minimum rate of pay for cannery workers not receiving board and lodging of 35 cents per hour, and 48-hour working week for most workers, with 56 hours for certain classes of labor.
 Eliminates Contract System
 It seeks to eliminate the old oriental labor" contract system by requiring that all contracts be made directly between the employ CT and employee It requires em- .ll9Tevs te7-reay '.:sas ,orteds labcr from the day it sails from the south until it returns to the port of authorization, and to pay transpor- tation costs.
 It requires that canners operat- ing in Alaska to give, as far as practicable, preference to Alaska labor. It establishes a Code Au- thority of Il persons composed of two members operating plants in the districts of Columbia River and Oregon and Washington up to Cape Flattery, two from Puget Sound, two from Southeast Alaska, two from Central Alaska, two from Western Alaska and the eleventh to be selected by the first ten. Text of Code The text of the proposed code is as follows:
 ARTICLE PURPOSES To effectuate the policies of Title I of the National Industrial Re- covery Act, the following provis- ions are submitted as a Code of Fair Competition for the Canned Salmon Industry and upon approv- al by the President shah be the standard of fair competition for such Industry and shall be binding upon every member thereof.
 ARTICLE IT.
 DEFINITIONS Section 1. Canned Salmon Industry.
 The term Canned Salmon h. dustry" as used herein means and i includes all persons engaged who'll ly or in part in canning salmon in dramatically sealed contai in CTS, which term shall include the catch- ing, canning. packing, disposition and all other matters incident thereto by those engaged in can- ming salmon and also means and includes such related branches or subdivisions as may from time to time be included under the pro- visions of this Code by the Presi- dent of the United States after such notice and hearing as he may prescribe.
 Section 2. Member of the
 Industry.
 The term member Of the indus try" as used herein means and in- cludes. but without limitation. any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other form of enter prise, engaged in the industry as an employer
 Section 3. Employee.
 The term employee" as used herein means any person engaged in the industry in any capacity and receiving compensation for his serv- ice irrespective of the nature or method of payment of such com pensation
 Section f. Act and Administrators. The term "Act" and |Adminis- trator" as used herein mean re- spectively Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act. and the Administrator for Industrial Recov- cry.
 Section 5. Watchman-
 The term "watchman" means an employee whose principal function