Evening star., 1934-05-18
NEWSPAPER CODE
SETS 4(EH0URWEEK
Proposal Also Fixes Pay
Minimums of From SIP
to $25 Weekly.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
N. r. A. today made public pro-
posals of the Daily Newspaper Code
Authority to establish the 40-hour
work week for editorial workers In
cities of more than $1,000 population.
The plan was put forward as an
amendment to the newspaper code
and may be made subject to public
hearing later. Before becoming effec-
tive, it would have to receive Presi-
dent Roosevelt's approval.
The work week for reporters and
other news department employees, not
employed in executive or managerial
capacities, would range up from the
40 maximum in the larger cities to
48 hours a week in communities
under $4,000.
Minimum wages would range
downward from S25 a week In cities
over 100000 to- $12 a week in COM
munities under $4,000.
$40 Papers in Survey.
The report was required by the
newspaper code. S. M. Williams,
secretary of the Code Authority, in
formed N. r. A. the amendment was
based on a survey Of $40 daily news
paper Offices throughout the country
and on testimony submitted at a
public hearing April 80 in New York.
At the hearing. spokesmen for the
American Newspaper Guild were
given opportunity to be heard.
The text Of the proposed amend
ment:
Maximum hours and minimum
wages for news department workers.
ARTICLE TX.
Section /. Publishers shall not work
any news department employe for
more than 40 hours per week in any
city of over $4,000 population; nor
more than "A hours per week in any
city of between $4,000 and $4,000
population; nor more than 48 hours
per week in any city or town of less
than rs 900 population: provided that
in emergencies additional hours may
be worked by an equivalent amount
of time off.
Exceptions Are Listed.
The provisions Of this section shall
not apply to persons employed in a
managerial or executive capacity, nor
TO reporters on out-of-town assign
ments. nor to correspondents en-
ployed in cities or towns, other than
the city or town of publication: pro-
vided that in the case of such CORE
spondents where bureau with staff
Of two or more full time correspond
ents is maintained, then the provision
shall apply.
Section 2. No full-time salaried
news department employe, other than
Office boys and girls and learners who
are provided for in Article ", section
/. shall be paid less than s25 per
week in any city of over 100000 pop
ulation; nor less than $40 per week
in any city Of between 100000 and
$50 900 population: nor less than s18
per week in any city of between $50
900 and 500 900 population: nor less
than Sl6 per week in any city of be-
tween $4,000 and $50 900 population;
nor less than Sl4 per week in any
city of between $4,000 and $4,000
population; nor less than S12 per
week in any city or town of less than
$4,000 population.
Hugh S. johnson said shortly after
the amendment was submitted that
he understood any objections would
be received and then it would go to
public hearing to decide whether or
not the publishers program was salts
factory to the administration.
The prospects were the hearing
would not take place before the mid
die of June, when additional statisti-
cal data requested by the Newspaper
Guild will be completed.