Evening star., 1934-02-19
ROOSEVELT ASKS
5DAY NEWSWEEK
Accompanies Signing of
Code With Request to
Large Papers.
Continued From First Page.)

to-" The President then proceeded to
assert this did not In any way affect
his powers under the section Of the
industrial law which permits him TO
impose codes.
This policy has not been resorted
to under the N. r. A., but the right
to do so has not been surrendered by
the Administration.
OF the reference to freedom Of the
press the President also said:
Recitation Of the freedom of the
press clause has no more place here
than would a recitation Of the whole
OF the Constitution or Of the Ten
Commandments.
The freedom guaranteed by the
Constitution is the freedom of ex-
preston and that will be scrupu-
lousy respected-but it Is not free
dom to work children, or do business
In a fire trap or violate the laws
against obscenity. libel and lewdness."
johnson, presenting the Chief Ex-
ecutive's order to newsmen today. ex-
planned that, while all newspapers
were free to come under the A. N. P. A.
code without any requirement that
they should become members Of that
association, all those who did not
specifically subscribe to it would be
under the National Editorial Associa-
tion section Of the graphic arts code,
which was approved Saturday.
Conformity Planned.
The two codes. he explained, how
ever, would be made substantially
identical as to labor provisions, wages
and hours for all departments.
johnson also pointed out that while
the regulation Of child labor in the
A. N. P. A. code affected the children
employed directly by the papers, 1t
would not reach those employed by
newspaper distributing agencies. for
whom no code has been presented.
While the hours Of street sales by
children are expressly limited. there
Is no limitation on time for home de-
liveries. except that it shall not i'm
pair the health Of the boys nor In
terfere with day-school hours.
The Presidents request for immedi-
ate establishment Of the five-day week
on larger dailies was made In Q sep
arate letter to johnson.
Its text follows:
my dear Gen. Johnson:
"1n addition to the conditions in
the executive order approving the code
of fair competition for the daily news
paper publishing business, wish to
make the following observations:
"(a) I am not satisfied with the
child labor provisions. A special re-
a ttnv,e In, -
to the carrying out Of the provisions
will be made to me at the end of go |
days.
"(b) Publishers Of newspapers hav-
ing a circulation Of $4,000 or more
in cities Of 100000 population or more
are requested to install a 5-day,
40-hour week for their stan or report
ers and writer's, with the purpose of
giving employment to additional men |
and women in the field. A report on |
this will be made at the end Of so |
days.
Sincerely.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"
Text Of Order.
The text Of the executive order on !
the code follows:
"An application having been duly /
made, pursuant to and In full COM !
pliance with the provisions Of title !
/ of the national industrial recovery |
act, approved June Is, 1888, for my
approval Of a code of fair competi- |
ton for the daily newspaper publish i
ing business, and hearings having |
been held thereon and the admins |
traitor having rendered his report I
containing an analysis Of the said
code of fair competition, together with
his recommendation and findings |
with respect thereto, and the admins
traitor having found that the said code !
of fair competition complies in all
respect with the pertinent provisions
of title Of said act and that the
requirements of clauses Cd and (2)
of subsection (A) of section Of said
act have been met:
Nov, therefore, I, Franklin D.
Roosevelt. President Of the United
States, pursuant to the authority vest.
ed in me by title l of the national
industrial recovery act approved June
16, 1888, and otherwise, do hereby /
adopt and approve the report, recon- !
mendations and findings Of the ad-
ministrator and do order that the
said code of fair competition Be and !
It Is hereby approved, subject to the
following conditions:
Hours and Wages.
"(l) The determination Of hours
and wages for news department
workers shall be made not later than '
80 days hence.
"O Ths oovssznsns nsussss o.