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9 ii Page Six LA GRANDE EVENING OBHEKVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Friday August 25, 1933 f (oUnldl off (S(oIn) f : f ! It J; it f 'K f E f t i Antl-Proflteering (9) Not to Increase the price of any merchandise sold after Ihe date hereof over the price on July It 1933, by more than is made necessary by flriual In crease In production, replacement, or Invoice cost ctf merchandise, or by taxes or other coils result tag from action taken pursuant to the Agricultural Adjustment Act, since July 1, 1933, and. In " aneh price Increases, to give full weight to probable increases In sales volume and lb refrain from taking 1 " ... . i The object of this paragraph to prevnt profiteering or speculation, so that prices will not rise faster than pur- tMSrlm Suna 18. 1988. In the statement which he made on signing the Recovery Act. He sold, then i "If we now Inflate price, as fast and at for at wa Increase wages, the wholo project will bo tot at naught., We cannot hopo for the full effect of this plan unlets, In these first critical months, and, even Sit the expense of full initial profits, we cjefcr price ncretset at long at possible. If we can thus start i strong, sound upward spiral of business activity olr industries will have utile doubt of black-Ink operations In the last quarter of this rear. The Bftnt'bp demand of thia people Is very great, and ' we can release It bri so broad a front, we need not leaj a lagging recovery. There Is greater danger of too niuch feverish speed." ;; if, you were selling your merchandise on July 1, 1983, petow cost, you may take your cost price on t lint date as the. basis, for, determining tho allowable Increase under mis paragraph. Cooperation ( id) , To support and pnlronizo establishments -which alto have signed this Agreement and nro listed as members of N. ft. A, (National Recovery Administration), , The success of the President's Reemployment Agree ment Program depends upon puhllc support going" to those, who raise wages and shorten hours in accordance with tills Agreement, in order to repiiy th fur the ettra expense which they have Incurred in doing their part. ' ;,' ,' Codes (11) To cooperate 16 tho fullest extent In having ii Codo of pair Competition submitted by his In ' duitry at the earliest possible dale, and in any event before September 1, 1933. I'hts Agreement Is a temporary measure to tide over tlic time from now until all employers and employees can cooperate under Codes of Fair Competition under the National Industrial Recovery Act. You agree,, In this Paragraph, to do alt you con to have a Code submitted for your trade or Industry before September 1, 1038. Appropriate Adjustments (14) inhere, Wore Juno 16, 1033, tho tin (for lined had con l roc Led io purchase goods ut a fixed prlco for delivery, during the period of this Agrre raent. Ihe undersigned will muko an appropriate adjustment of said fixed price to meet any increase in cost caused by the seller having signed this President's Oecmployment Agreement or having become bbnnd by any Code of Fair Competition approved by the President, lids Agreement will, usunlly, Increase the costs of those who sign It. The purpose of this paragraph Is to pass any such Increase costs along from one signer to another, and bo on to Uie consumer. you havo ft contract made before Jane 1(1, 1933, to buy goods at a Axed price, vou agree to make an arrange ment With your seller so that you nay Mat for the extra cost to hlni caused by his having signed this Agreement, or having come under a Code approved by the President, In some cases the final buyer Is the Government, which, under existing law. Is generally not allowed to pay more th&h the contract price. The President has announced that he, will recommend to Congress that appro prlatfoiiB be. .wade to allow the Government to play its part by paying Government contractors who have signed the Agreement for their Increased costs. The President has Qlso appealed to the States and cities to tukc action per mitting them to do likewise. Vou should have no fear that, because your buyer has not signed, vou will be left with the Increased cost on you alone. The President expects tvtry employer to sign this Agreemcpt Substitutions (13) This Agreement shall cense upon approval by the President of a Code to which tho undersigned subject or, if the IN. R. A. so elects, upon sub mission of a Code to which tho undersigned is sub ject apd. substitution of any of Its provisions for any or tho terms of this Agreement, m As pointed out In the explanation of paragraph (11) If. ft. A. above, the President plans to have all business govern Itself under Codes, and therefore Codes should be promptly submitted. If N. It. A, finds that the wagca and hours provisions of a Code which has been submitted are within the spirit of this Agreement, N. 11, A. will authorize your Industry to operate under those provisions rather than under the wages and hours provisions of this Agreement. Exceptions (14) It Is ngrci'd thnt any person who wishes to do his part in tho President Reemployment Drive by signing this Agreement, but wild asserts that some particular provision hereof, because of pecu liar circumstances, will create great nnd unavoid able hardship, may obtain the benefits hereof by signing this Agreement and putting It Into clTeel and then, in a petition approved by a trade associa tion of his industry, or other representative organiza tion designated by N. H. A., mar apply for a sidy of such provision pending a summnry investigation by N. It, A., If he agrees in such application to abide by the decision of such investigation. This Agreement is entered lino pursuant to wet J on 4(a) of the ftattonn) industrial Iterovrry Act and sub ject to all the terms and conditions required by tec I tons 7 (a) and 10 (b) of that act. If you really want to do your part In the President's Reemployment Program, sign this Agreement. If some particular part of this Agreement causes you, as an imi vUvni employer, greit and unavoidable hardship, you may obtain relief bv taking thr Mrps outlined under the hendiug "Cases of Individual Hardship." Save this sheet as your official source of informa tion. If there are any problems In your mind which are not cleared up by this explanation, get In touch with tho olliclal IN. It. A. representative In your community Official Statement NATIONAL RECOVERY ADMINISTRATION The President's Reemployment Program is advancing to complete success. No such sweeping demonstration of the , unity of a whole people against a national danger lias ever been made. in this vast surge of patriotism it is heces sary to keep our common purpose always clean When 125,000,000 people attempt to act as one man there are sure to be some misunderstandings. It is time to restate as dearly as possible the him of the whole endeavor and the duly of each individual. That . . . for common guidance. It donated this space. In that spirit the whole country is acting. is almost complete. In the next few days let us close up nail the flag of the Blue Eagle Oh the door of every man Vrt.DOJJUrtjART HOW TO EARN 1. Sign the President's Reemployment Agreement (P.R.A.). ' , 2. Shorten Hours of factory workers to 35 hows per week, and of all other employees to 40 hours per week. See paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, P.R.A.) 3. Rail Wages. (See paragraphs 5, 6, and 7, P.R.A.) 4. Don't Employ Child Labor. (See paragraph 1, P.R.A.) S. Cooporato with tho President. To do this: (a) Llvo Up to tho Agreement. (See paragraph 8, P.R.A.) r (b) Don't Profiteer. (See paragraph 9, P.R.A.) (c) Deal Only with Others "Under the Blue Eagle." (See paragraphs 10 and 12.) (d) Get a Code In by September 1st. (See paragraphs 11 and 13, P.R.A.) HOW TO GET 1. Sign the President's Reemployment Agreement, 2. Mall the Signed Agreement to your District Office of me Department of Commerce. 3. Put the Agreement into Effect (as outlined above in "How to Earn the Blue Eagle"). 4. Sign a Certificate of Compliance. This is a slip distributed with tie Agreement. It says: "1IFe certify that toe have adjusted the hours of labor and the.wages of our employees to accord with the President's Reemployment Agreement, which too have signed." 5. Deliver the Certificate of Compliance to Your Post Office. The Postmaster will give you your Blue Eagle. ' 'I ' " EXCEPTIONAL CASES 1. Whcfe a Codo Has Decn Submitted. (Sec paragraph 1U, President's Reemployment Agree ment). If your whole Trade or Industry is unable to live up to the President's Agreement, you should get together at once, with other employers in your Trade or Industry nnd, In a group, sub mit a Code of Pair Competition to N. It A. In Washington. Since it takes some time after a Code has : been submitted for It to be finally approved, your group may petition N. R. A. to substitute the wages and hours provisions of your Code for the wages and hours provisions of the President's Reemployment Agreement. If N. It A. finds that the Code provisions arc within the spirit of the President's Reemploy ment Agreement, It will consent to such substitu tions. If N. It A. docs consent there will be An ofllclal notice In alt the papers. You may then put the substituted provisions Into effect in place of the Indicated paragraphs of the President's Re employment Agreement. In this case you should adu to your Certificate of Compliance the fol lowing clause: To the extent of N. It A. con sent us announced, we have compiled with the President's Agreement by complying with the substituted provisions of the Code submitted by yl0 ., TradeIndustry." If the substitution Is consented to after you have already put the President's Reemployment Agreement Into full effect, and after you have already gotten your Blue Eagle, you may still put the substituted provisions into effect without signing another Certificate of Compliance. 2. Where n Codo Has Rccn Approved. If a Codo of Fair Competition for your Trade or Industry has already been finally approved by the President, you need not sign the President's Reemploy incnt Agreement In order to get the Blue Eagle. Hie same Is true If you are subject to a Code which has been put Into effect tempo rarily by agreement between the President and representatives of your Trade or Industry but In cither of these coses, you must sign a Certificate of Compliance, adding to It the following state ment! "Wc have compiled with the operative pro visions of the Code for the Trade Industry." 3. Casca of Individual Hard "hip. (Paragraph 11, President's Reemployment Agreement). If there are some peculiar reasons why a par ticular provision of the President's Agreement will cause you, Individually, a great and unavoid able hardship, you may still get the Blue Eagle by taking the following stcpst (a) Sign the Agreement and mall It to your District Office of the Department of Commerce, of the Blue Eagle Division, N.R.A., is the purpose of this message to state officially, briefly and clearly the simple rules , .- , . . is an evidence of the self-sacrificing service of the whole country that this newspaper has , '.', J . M THE BLUE EAGLE A. THE BLUE EAGLE (b) Prepare a petition to N. It. A. setting out the reasons why you cannot comply with certain provisions, and requesting that an exception be made In your case. ' (c) Have this petition approved by your Trade Association. If there Is no Trade Association for your business, have your petition approved by your local Chamber of Commerce or other repre sentative organization designated by N. It. A. (d) If the Trade Association, or other organi zation, approves your petition, send it to N. R. A, in Washington with this approval. (e) Comply with all the provisions of the Agreement except the one you are petitioning to have excepted. (H Sign the Certlticata of Compliance, adding to if the following clause t "Except for those Interim provisions regarding wages and hours which have hern approved by the ' Trade Association.' Deliver this Certificate of Compliance to your Post Office. Voii will receive a Ohio Englc, but before displaying it, you must nut a white bar across its breast with the word 'Trovlslonnl" on it. If your petition Is finally approved by N. It A. you may take the bar down. If your petition Is not approved by N.R.A. you must comply with the Agreement In full. 4. Union Contracts, If you have a contract with a labor organisation calling for longer hours than the President's Agreement allows, and this contract was made In good faith by collective bargaining and cnunot be changed by you alone, try to get the labor organization to agree to A reduction to the maximum hours allowed by the President's Agreement If the labor organlza-, tlon will not agree, you may apply to N. R. A, for permission to work your employees as many hours a week as the contract calls for. Send to N. H. A. a request for this permission, with a certified copy of the labor contract and any statement of fact you desire. This application will be handled by N. R. A. In the same manner as an application for relief In cases of Individual hardship, filed under paragraph (14) P. R. At but it will not be necessary to obtain the ap proval of a trade association or other organisa tion. If N. R. A. approves your application or Is able to bring about any modification of the contract, you will then be granted permission to work employees In accordance with the con tract as originally written or modified, and can then sign the Certificate of ' Compliance adding to It the following! "Except as required to comply with the terras of the Agreement in effect between the undersigned and the (Name of Labor Organization)." Washington, D. C. This plan depends wholly every gap in the ranks and who works another man. OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S REEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Sometimes miscalled "The Blanket Code") . This Agreement binds you to put Its terms Into effect from the time you sign the Certificate of Compliance until December 81, 1038; But when the President has approved a Code for your trade or industry, that Code takes the ' place of this Agreement, you agret: Child Labor (1) After August 31, 1933, not to employ any person under 16 years of age, except that persons between 14 and 16 may be employed (but not In manufacturing or mechanical industries) for not to exceed 3 hours per day and those hours between 7 A. M. and 7 P. H. In such work as will not inter fere with hours of day school. This means that after August 31, 1938, you agree not to employ any children under 14 years old In any kind of business. Vou may employ children between 1 and 10 years old, but only for three hours a day and those hours must be between 7 In the morning and T at night, and arranged so as not to Interfere with school., You agree not to employ any children under 16 years old In a manufacturing or mechanical Industry, at any time. Maximum Hours (2) Not to work any accounting, clerical, bank. lug, ollicc, service, or sales employees (except out" side salesmen) in any store, trflicci department, establishment, or public utility, or on any. auto motive or horse-drawn passenger, express, delivery, or freight service, or in any othar place or manner, for more than 40 hours in any 1 weclc and not to 'educe the hours of any store or service operation to below 52 hours in any 1 week, unless such hours were (ess than 52 hours per week before July 1, 1933, nnd in tho latter ease not to reduce such hours at all. HilS means that y.u agree not to work any of the kinds of employees listed In this paragraph (except outside salesmen) for more than 40 hours a week. This para graph covers all employees except factory workers, mc chnnlcal workers and artisans. However, no limit on hours and no minimum, wage applies to purely agricul tural labor, domestic servants, or persons .working for you solely on a commission basis; but, If you have persons working for you who ar guaranteed a 'base pay in addition to their commission, then their base pay plus commissions must equal the minimum wage. This Acrcement sets no maximum on tlic number of hour, you moy keep your business open. You agree not to keep your wholesale, retail, or service establishment open less than 62 hours a week unless it was open less than 52 hour a wcek before July 1, 1933. Even then you agree to keep It open as long as you used to keep It open before July 1. Of course, if you have always kept your store open shorter hours in the Summer months you can continue to do so this Summer, but you should pay your employees the same amount each week that they will get when you keep your store open full time. Th'c stores with more than two employees which remain open the longest are contributing the most to carrying out the purpose of the Agreement The stores with two or less employees which can be open only the minimum : number of hours required, are doing the most to fulfill their part (3) Not - to employ any factory or rncchan'ical worker or artisan moro than a maximum week of w 35 hours until December 31, 1933, but with Uio -right to Vrork a maximum week of 40 hours, for any 6 weeks within this period ( and not to employ any worker moro than 8 hours in any one day..', - This means that if you are employing factory or me- .( chantcal workers or artisans, you agree not to work them more than 8S hours a week and not more than 8 hours in any one day. . ' (i When you have more than the usual amount of. work to . do and can't get additional workers, you may employ this", class of employee up to 40 hours a week in any 6 weeks, but even in this case you must not work them more than -8 hours a day. -v' (4) The maximum hours fixed ih Hie foregoing paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to em ployees in establishments employing not more than two persons in towns of less than 2,500 population which tpwns are not part of a larger trade area; nor to registered pharmacists or other professional -persons entployca In their profession nor to em ployees In a managerial or executive capacity, who now receive more than $35 per week; nor to em- ployecs on emergency maintenance Bnd repair workt nor to very special cases where restriclious of hours of highly skilled workers on continuous processes would unavoidably reduce production hut. In any such special case, at least time and one-third shall he pain for hours worked In excess of the maximum. Population for the purposes of this agreement shall be determined by reference to the 1930 Federal census. , This means that there are certain employees whom voir may work longer hours than arc allowed In paragraphs (2) and (8) P. it. A. ' If your business Is In small town (population less tlinn 2,600 by the 1930 census) and you do not employ more than two persons, the limit on hours does not apply to these employees. If your town Is really a part of a larger business community, the limit on hours does apply to these employees. The limit on hours does not apply to your employees who are wholly or primarily managers or executives, as long as they receive $34 a week. Professional persons, like doctors, lawyers, registered pharmacists and nurses, may be employed without any limit on hours. Where employees are doing emergency Jobs of mainte nance or repair work, they may be kept on Ihe job for on united action. That unity : jf A ' 7J longer hours, but you agree lb pay them at least time and one-third for hours worked over the limits set In para-: ;f graphs (2) and (8) P.R.A. There are a few very special cases where highly skilled s 'workers must be allowed to work more than the limit of Hours In order to keep up output pn continuous processes, . but, here again, you agree to pay them at least time and ' ' one-third for the hours they work over the limits set In paragraphs (2) and (8) P.R.A. . Minimum Wages ' (5) Not to pay any of the classes of employees mentioned in paragraph (2) less than SI 5 per week in any city of over 500,000 population, or In the immediate trade area of such city; nor less than $14.50 per week in any city of between ' 250,000 and 500,000 population, or in , the im- mediate trade area of such cityi nor less than 814 per week in any city of between 2,500 and 250,000 population, or In the immediate trade area pf such city and In towns of less than 2,500 population (p Increase all wages by not less than 20 per cent, provided that this shall not require wages in excess of $12 per week. This sets put the schedule of minimum wages which you agree to pay all employees, except factory or mechanical Workers or artisans. The wages arc set out in terms of ,, , dollars per week, but If your employees are paid by the houj, you,moy use. hf . following schedule; ., Place pf Bu$tiieU: Population by 1930 dim.) In cities of 500,000 or over.. Minimum Waget ...37$ cents per hour In cities of between 250,000 and 500,000 ................... 36 4 cents per hour In cities of between 2,500 and 250,000 35 cerris jpcrhour If your business is In a town of less than 2,600 popula tion, you agree to raise all wages at least 20. If raising all wages 20 causes you to pay over $12 per week, then you heed only pay the $12 per week. If there is any doubt in your mind as to whether your business is in the "immediate trade area" of a city, you should ask your local Chamber of Commerce or other similar organization for a decision on the matter. The general rule is that the "immediate trade area" is the area In which there Is direct retail competition. (6) Not to pay any employee of the classes men tioned in paragraph (3) less than 40 ccpls per hour unless the- hourly rate for the same class, of work on July 15, 1929, was less than 40 cefrts per hour, in, which latter raso not to pay less than the hourly rate pn, July .15, 1929, and in no event (ess than 30 cents per hour. It Is agreed that this para-' graph qslablUhcs a guaranteed minimum rate of pay regardless of whether the employee is com pensated on tho basis of a limb rate or on a piece work performance. This fixes the minimum wage which you agree q pay factory and mechanical workers and artisans. .The fol lowing schedule may help you to find out the proper rate; III. P.!. for iki iomklnd Th. m,,m ' 61 Kprfc In lb. iqmfl.cenpinunlr 011 July 15, 929, w' o.r.p in pay ut More than 40c an hour...40c an kibur' 30c to 40c on hour Tlic July 15, 1929 hourly rate l.ess than 30c an hour.. ...30c an hour Instead, of. payfn, ring by the hour, vou mav nnv bv ( the week at a rate which elves the same wreltlV mmw ' for a week of 85 hours. For exomnle. Insfenil nf mi. ? rnmgs t hour, you may pay $14 per week. . If you bad a contract on or before August 1, 1938, with , a learner pr apprentice, you do not have to pay him the minimum wage, but ho one should be classed as a learner , or ah apprentice who has ever been employed as a regu lar worker In your Industry. (7) Not to reduce the compensation for employ ment now in excess of the minimum wages hereby agreed to (notwithstanding that the hours worked in such employment moy be hereby reduced) and to increase the pay for such employment by an equitable readjustment of all pay schedules. Two official interpretations No. 1 and No. 20 have been Issued, explaining this paragraph. You can, get copies of these at your local Chamber of Commerce or from the nearest N. It. A. representative Anti-Subterfuge (8) Not to use any subterfuge to frustrate tjhe spirit and intent f, this Agreement which is, oni'onff other things, to increase employment by. a uni versal covenant, to rcmovd ohstructlohs to com merce, and to shorten hours and to raise wages for Ihe shorter week to a living basis. ' Tail is tht hrart of tin tcholi Airetrntnt. Th. Presi rfrnt' Plan ii to curt thlt dpreio by incriiao pir ehaitnir powsr. You can help him put (hii plan oWr by voluntarily tipmng thit Agrument to ihorttn our and rain tro. Tsr it no force to compel you to. tign thit Jgrctment, It it not law. It It a perianal agrtement betarun you and tht Prttldent. Tht Prttident trpectt you to do everything (a your pou-r to carry out (hi tfirit of tht Agreement after you tign ft., Thit means icol-iiorld ceopsrofon by really earning the Jlfui Eagltnot by jutt gelling it and the not doing your It wottM be a "tubterfugt to fruitratt thi spirit and inlrnt ol thit Agreement" lo tign it and then piil ril? of your employee! on a llralght committion hatiior any other trick to avoid doiaj trAal yon promis. t. do.
