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The 03EC0N STATESMAN. SaUau Oregon, Wednesday Morning, Ansrnst 23, 1933 pag n nvc MM Dm mm ft y(otyj Tlie President's Reemployment Program is advancing to complete success. No such sweeping demonstration of the unity of a whole people against a national danger has ever been made. In this vast surge of patriotism it is neees sary to keep our common purpose always clear. When 125,000,000 people attempt to act as one man there are sure to be some misunderstandings. It is time to restate as clearly as possible the aim of the whole endeavor and the duly of each individual. That is the' purpose of this message -to state officially, briefly and clearly the simple rules for common guidance. It is an evidence of the self-sacrificing service of the whole country that this newspaper has donated this space. In that spirit the whole country is acting. This plan depends wholly on united action. That unity is almost complete. In the next few days let us close up every gap in the ranks and A A 7J nail the flag of the Blue Eagle on the door of every man OFFICIAL EXPLANATION REEMPLOYMENT (Sometimes miscalled This Agreement binds Ton to put its terms iato effect from the time you sign the Certificate of Compliance until December -31. 1333; but when the President has Approved Code for your trade or Industry, that Code takers the place of tills Agreement. You ogroo: Child Later (1) After August SI, 1933, not to employ person made 16 years of age, except that n between 14 aad la soar be-employed (bat net in nsanafactnrins or sneen antral industries) fee to exceed 3 boars per day ami those hours between 7 A.M. and 7 F. BL in sack work as will not inter fere witk boars of day This means that after August 31, 1933, you agree not to employ any children under 14 years old ha any kind Of business. You may employ children between 14 and 1 years oM, but only for three hours a day end these tiours mast -be between 7 in the morning and 7 at nlpbt, and arranged so as not to interfere with school. Yon agree not to employ any children under 16 years old fct - a manufacturing or mechanical industry, at any time. Maximum Hours (2) Not to any aeeennt iliac clerieaL bank inc, esnee. pierces (except eut- ) in any store, office, oVparUncnt, tat ihmenl, r peblie utility, ar en any auto motive or hoise drawa paaseiigcr, express, delivery, or freight service, ee in any other place or aasnnrr, for Mere tkan 40 boars in any 1 week and net la redace tke boars of any Store ar sendee epilation to below 52 boars in any 1 week, nalese rack houm weae leas tkaa 52 boars per week before Jaly 1, 1933, and in tbe latter case not to redace sack boars at alL This means that you agree not to work any of the kinds of employees listed in this paragraph (except ostside salesmen) for mere than 4o hours a week. This para graph covers all employees except factory workers, me chanical wo&ers and artisans. However, no limit on bours and no minimum wage applies to poreiy agricul tural labor, domestic servants, or persons working for you solely on s commission basis.; but. If you bare persons weaking for you who are guaranteed base pay hi addition to their commission, then their base pay pl enemissMns must equal the minimum wage. This .Agreement sets no msshnum on the number of bours you may keep your business open. You agree not to keep your wholesale, retail, or service establishment opes less than a bours a week unless it was open U$i Ickaa 82 hours a week before July 1, 1933. Even then ye -agree to keep It open as long as you used to keep it open before July L Of course, if you hare always kept jour tare open shorter bours in the Summer months yen can . continue to do so this Summer, but yon should pay your eurployees the same amount each week that they will get when you keep your store open full time. The stores with more than two employees which remain open the longest are contributing the most to carrying out the purpose of the Agreement Tbe stores with two or lest employees which can be open only the minim am nssnser of hours req aired, are doing tbe most to fulfill their part ploy any factory or nseebanical S3 boars naafl December 31, 1933, bat with tbe right to wank, a snaxintnsn week of 40 bones for any a weeks wfekia this period; and not to employ any worker snore than 8 boars in any one day. This means that if you are employing factory or me chanical a others or artisans, yon agree not to work them snore than 35 bours a week and not mere than 8 bours In any one day. When you bare 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 bours a week in any 4 weeks, but ercn in this case yon must not work them snore than t hours a day. (4) Tbe maximum boars fixed in tbe foregoing paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to em ployees in sntaMlshmento employ lag not snore than two persons in towns of leos than 2,500 population which towns are not part of a larger trade area ; nor to registered pharmacists or other professional persons employed in their profession nor to em ployees In a maaagerial or executive eapacily, who ' now receive more than $35 per week; nor to em ployees on emergency maintenance and repair work; nor to very special cases where restrictions of hoars of highly skilled workers on eontinnons would unavoidably redace prod action but, in any suck special ease, at least time and one-third aha II be paid for boars worked as excess of the maximum. Population for tbe purposes of this agreement (hall be determined by reference to tke 1930 Federal census. This means that there are certain employees wbom'you may work longer bours than are allowed by paragraphs (2) and 3) P. R. A. If your business is in s small town (population less than 2,500 by the 1930 census) and you do not employ more than two persons, the limit on boors does not apply to these employees. If your town is really a part of a larger business community, the limit oa hours does apply to these employees, The limit on hours does not spply to your employees who are wholly or primarily saanagers or executives, as long as they receirs $35 a week. Professional persons, like doctors, lawyers, registered pharmacists and nurses, may be employed without any tmut on hours. Where employees arc doing emergency Jobs of mainte nance sr repair work, they may be kept oa the job for K) nee in en OF THE PRESIDENT'S AGREEMENT "The Blanket Code") longer boars, bat yon agree to pay them at least time a ad one-third for boars worked over the limits set ia para graphs (2) and (3) P. R. A. There are a few Teiy special cases where highly skilled workers must be allowed to work more than the limit of hours in order to keep up output on continuous processes, hut. here again, you agree to pay them at least time and one-third for the hoars they work over the limits set in paragraphs (2) and (8) P.R.A. Minimum Wages (5) Not to pay sny nf the classes of employees mentioned la paragraph (2) leos than ftlS per week fn any eh? of ever 00,000 population, or ia the toimediate trade area of sack eityt nor leas ban 91450 per week in any city of between 250,000 ana 500,000 population, or ia tko im mediate trade area of sack eityj nor leas tkan $14 per week to sny city of between 2,500 anal 250,000 population, or in the immediate trade ares nf sock city and in towns of less than 2,500 population to increase all wages by net leas tkaa 20 per cent, " provided that this shall not reaniro wages in excess f SI 2 per week. This sets oat the schedule of minimum wages which yon agree to pay all employees, except factory or mechanical workers or artisans. The wages art set out is terms of doUars per week, bat if yum employees are paid by the hoar, you may sr the following schedule! . Place o Business irpmlmltmm Sy 19SO Cxna) Afiaimum Wmget Ia cities of 300,000 or I7H cents per hoar la cities of between 250,000 500,000 Jt6i cents per hour In cities of between 200 and 250.000 35 cents If your business Is in a town of less titan 2500 popula tion, you agree to raise all wages at least 20. IX raising all wages 20 causes you to pay orer $12 per week, then you need 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 organisation for n decision on the matter. The general rule is that the "immediate trade area" is the ares ia which there is direct retail competition. k (4) Not to pay any employee tinned ha paragraph (3) less hoar unlaw, the Jtousfy rata fs work oa Jury 15, 1929, was lam hoar, ia which latter ease not to honrtr rate oa Jaly 15, 1929, limn $0 rents are hanr. It m named that this pare- rate of pay regarniem of employee it cam rate or on a pieee- This fixes the minimum wage which you agree to factory and mechanical workers and artisans. The lowing schedule may help you to find out the proper ratei If Mm mm par Si mm Stetf ri OS Imtf IS. 1929, mmt Horn than 40e an hour.40c an hour 30e to 40c aa hoar The July 15,1929 hourly rate Less than 30e aa henr.30e aa hoar Instead of paying by the hour, you may pay by the week at a- rate which gives : the same weekly earnings for a week of 83 hours. For example, instead of 40c aa ' , hour, you may pay $14 per week. If you had a contract on or before August 1, 1933, with a learner or apprentice, yon do not hare to pay him the minimum wage, out no one should be classed as a learner or an apprentice who has ever been employed ss regu lar worker m your industry. (7) Not to red nee the compensation for euepley ment now In excess of the minimum wages hereby agreed to (notwithstanding that the Isours worked ia such employment mar be hereby reduced) and to increase the pay lor such employment by na eenitable readjustment of all pay schedules. Two official Interpretations No. 1 and No. 20 hare been issued, explaining this paragraph. You Can get copies of these at your local Chamber of Commerce or from the nearest N. R. A represents tire. Anti-Subterfuge (8) Not to use any subterfuge to frustrate the spirit and intent of this Agreement which Is, among other things, to increase employment by n uni versal covenant, to rem ore obstructions to com merce, and to shorten hours and to raise wages for the shorter week to n Bring basis. TXSo it tko aoart fie araois Agrwmtnt. T$ Prttt denft Plan it Is ears fhit 4prttio bj iucrttuima pr chatiuf fovtr. 7 an can AIp im paf tkit plea ever by rofeutsriy tigning Ui Agrtimtnt fo start a soar and rui sreee. Thtrt it no force to compel yon fs stye ... tkit ArttmmU It t not law. If is a perrons! mgnomint . .. bttmotn yon and tkt Pnridnt. Tko Protidtnt nxnoeto you to do ovtrytUmg fa your pmr to'omrrj oat lis. , tpiHt of tt Jfrtomtnt if tor yon sfyn ft. Xsto.wseas sraots-asartod cooperation sy raaSy earning fks Slmo .' Eaglowt bjf jntt jotting U and thorn not doing four - - -.r: . r: , It mould bo a -oubiorfrngo to fruotrmU tko onirtt ansT ia(at of fair Jgroomonf to niea a and ia pal aH ' gout omflogui on a tlraigkt commiitiou 6ut or any - eilrr trick fs sroU doing what yon fromUt Is do, y ef the classes mess than 40 cents per r the sumo class of than 40 ccssnv per pay lass than the who works another man. - tS MS SO WI DO OULAJtT HOW TO EARN THE BLUE EAGLE 1. Sign the PraUent's Reemployment Agreement (PJLA.). 2. Shortnn Hours of factory workers to 35 hour per week, and of all other employees to 49 hourt per Meat. (See paragrapht 2, 3 and 4, P.RA.) 3. Raise Wageo. (See parapaphs 5, 6, and 7, P.&A.) 4. Don't Emprey Child Labor. (See paragraph 1, PJLA.) 5. Cooperate urith the Presklent. To do Ait: () Live Up to the AgreeaBeat. (See paragraph , PJLA.) (b) Dent Prefitoer. (See paragraph 9t PJLA,) () Deal Only with Others Under the litre Eagle." . (See paragraphs 19 and 12.) (d) Get Cede In by Septesnber 1st. (See paragraphs 11 and 13, PJLA.) HOW TO GET THE DLUE EAGLE 1. Sign the President's Reemployment Agreement. 2. Mall the . loaned Agreement to your District Office of the Department of Commerce. .ihrttn0AQraua1mntuiao(as outlined above In Hoio U Earn the Blue Eagle"). 4. Sign a Certificate off Compliance. This is a slip distributed Kith the Agreement. It eayu mIWocertify that tee have adjusted the hours of labor and the tvaga of our employees so accord tctih the Presidents Reemployment Agreement, uhith toe have signed.' 5. Deliver the Certi3cte of CempBonce to Tear Post Office. The Postmaster teiU give yeu your Bine Eagle. EXCEPTIONAL CASES 1. fThoro a Code Sas Bona Jwhenhted (See pararmph 18, President's Reempkrmeut Agree meat). If tout whole Trade or Industry Is unable to He up to the President's Agreement, you should get together at once, with other employers ht your Trade or Industry and, fat s group, sub mit n Coda of Fair Competition to N. R. A. m Washington. - Since it takes some time after a Cod has i sumattted for It to b finally approred, your group may petition N. R. A. to substitute the i ana noun proruuons ox your woo tor ine wages ana hours pnmaons or tne rrenaenrg Reemployment Agreement. If N. R. A. finds that the Cods prsekuons within the spirit of the President's Reemploy ment Agreement, it will consent to such substita- If N. R. A. does consent thers wm be an notice fat aS the nepers. Ton may the put tbs substituted provisions into effect la pise of the Indicated paragraphs of the President's Re emrjloyment Agreement In this ease you should ada to your CertiiScato of' Compliance the fol lowing clauses To the extent or N. R. A. con sent as announced, we hare coatphed- with the President's Agreement by cwupjlng with, tbe substituted pmoWons of the Code submitted by the TradeIndustry." If the substitution is consented to after yon bars already put the President's Reempsoyment Agreement into full effect, and after yon hare already rotten your Bin Eagle, yon may stm put the substituted previsions into effect without signing another Certificate of Compliance. 2. Where n Cod Das Bona Approred. If Code of Fair (Competition for your. Trade or Industry has already been finally approred by tbe President, yon need not sign tbe President's Reemployment Agreement hi order to get the Bins Eagle. The same is true If yon are subject to a Cod which has been put into effect tempo rarily by agreement between the President and rep resenta tires of your Trade or Industry t but in either of these esses, you mast sign n Certificate of Compliance, adding to It the following ttete , menti "We hare complied with the opera tire pro visions of the Code for the - TradeIndustry.'' 3. Cases of IneueUnal Hardsklp. (Paragraph 14, President's Reemployment Agreement).. If there are some peculiar reasons why s par ticular provision of the President's Agreement wQI cause you, individually, a great and unavoid able hardship, ron may still get the Blue Eagle by taking the following steps i (a) Sign the Agreement and mail. It to your District Office of the Department of Commerce. Official Statement This adrertisaent furnisrl by National Recovery Administration and rui without charge by The Oresnu datesraaa which has risked the Preal detrt'a Re-eiirployaient Asreejoent and Is e?eratlni thereunder. 4, (h) Prepare a petition to N. It. A. setting out the reasons why yon cannot comply with certain provisions, and requesting that aa exception be mads hi your esse. (c) Hare this petition tpprored by your Trade Association. If there is no Trade Association for your business, hare your poUtkut approred by your local Chamber of Commirca or other repre sentstrrs organisation designated by N. R. A. (d) If tbs Trade Association, or other orrani satiou, approres your petition, send it to N. R. A. in Washington with this spproraL (e) Comply with all the provisions of the Agreement except tbs one you are petitioning to hare excepted, i (0 Sign the Certificate of Compliance, adding to it tne rouowing Clause i -j&xcept tor vaose interim provisions regarding wares ana nours wnten bars been approvea by tne Trad Association.' Deliver this Certificate et Compliance to tow Post Office. Ton win receive a Blue Eerie, but before displaying It, yon must, put a white bar across its breast with the word Provisional" on it. If your petition Is finally approred by N. R. A. yon may take the bar down. If your petition b not approved by N.R.A. yen must comply with tbs Agreement hi full. 4. Union Contracts. If yon bar a contract with n labor organisation calling for longer hours than tbs Presidents Agreement allows, and this contract was made in good faith by collective bargaining and cannot be changed by you alone, try to get tbe labor organisation to agree to n redaction to the msThnam hours allowed by the President's Agreement. If tbs labor organisa tion wfll not agree, yon may apply to N. R. A. for permlssios to work your employees ss many bours a week ss the contract calls for. Send to N. R. A. s request for this permission, with n certified copy of the labor contract and any statement of fact yon desire. This application win be bandied by N. R. A. In the seme manner as an application for relief In eases of individual hardship, filed under paragraph (14) P. R. A but It wfll not be necessary to obtain tit ap proval of a trad association or other organisa tion. If N. R. A. approves your application or is able to bring about say 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 tbe terms of the Agreement in effect between the undersigned and the (Name f Labor Organisation). of the Blue Eagle Division; N. R. A Antl-Preflteerinf f) fiot to Increase the price aar sold after the date hereof own? the priea sntjaty L. If33, by more than m made nrrrssnry by aetnai in creases in production, awpteeeaaenx, or - of mrrrbaadiir, or by taxes or other hug from actios taken fimsaaut to the Adjustment Act, since Jafar 1. 1933. and. in sack price increases, to giro fall weight to prohabl haerensca in sales volume and to reiraia from taking piwfiteermg advantage of lbs iiiissamlng uufclii The object of this paragraph to to prevent profiteeriag or speculation, so that prices wQI not rise faster than put chasing power, and destroy the President's plan. The deaV ger to be avoided was pointed out by the President on June 1ft, 133, in the statement which he made on signing the Recovery Act. He said, then: If we now innate prices aa fast and as far aa wo wages, tbe whole project will no set at We cannot hope for the tall effect of ibie plan naless, in these first critical months, ana, ovem at the expense of full initial profile, we defer price increases as long as possible. If wa can tkaa atari a strong, sound upward spiral of business activity our industries will have little doubt of blaeh-iak operations ia the last smarter of this year. The pent-op demand of this people is very great, aad if we eaa release it oa so broad a front, we need not fear a lagging recovery. There is greater danger of too maeh feverish speed. If you were selling your merchandise on July L. 1933, below cost, you may take your cost price on that date as the basis for determining the allowable increase under this paragraph. . Cooperation (10) To support and patronize establishments . which also have signed this Agreement and are listed aa members of N. R. A. (National Recovery Administration). ! The success of the President's Reemployment Agree ment Program depends upon public support going to those who raise wages and shorten bears in serattiaae witlrthis Agreement, in order to repay them for the extra expense which they have incurred la doing their part. Codes (11) Ta cooperate to the fnllest extent in having n Coda of Fair Coaaaethien sahaairted be duetry at the earliest pomihle date, aad ia aay event before September 1, 1933. This Agreement Is a temporary measure to tide over the time from now until all employers and employees eaa cooperate under Codes of Fair Competition under too National Industrial Recovery Act Yeu agree, in this paragraph, to do all you eaa to have a Code submitted for your trade or industry before September 1, 133. Appropriate Adjustments (12) Where, before Ji 16, 1933, the atoned had contracted to fixed price for delivery dwrtag the of this Agree- naent, tne uwoersignea will adjsmrmrnt of said axed to meet nmj aa oast caused by tbe nsving ikm t's He by any Code of Fab? Com pet it iom approve: by tne Prtsidf sU This Agreement wB), usually, increase the costs of those who sign it. The purpose of this paragraph hi to pass any such Increased costs along from one signer to another, and so on to the consumer. If yen have a contract made before June 16, 1933, to buy goods at a fixed price, yon agree to make aa arrange ment with your seller so that yon pay aim for tbs extra cost ta faim caused by bis having signed this Agreement, or having come under a Code approved by the-Presntent. In some cases tbe final buyer is the Government, which, under existing law, Is generally not allowed to pay mora than the contract price. The President has announced that he will recommend to Congress that appropriations be ssade to allow the Government to play Rs part by, .paying Government contractors who nave signed the Agreement for their Increased costs. Tbs President has also appealed to tbs States and cities to take action per untbag them to do Demise, . Ton should have no fear that, because your buyer has not signed, yotr wa be left with tbe Increased cost en yon alone. Tbe President expects ovorg employer to sign thin Agreement. Substitatiem (IS) This Agreement shaU eeas upon approval ay tne rroaideat of a Code to waocn tao to sabjectt or, IT tao PU K. A. so mlselan of n Cade to which the jeet and substitution of aay of its any of tke terms of tkis As pointed out in the explanation of paragraph (11) E.R. A. above, the President plans to have all business govern Itself under Codes, and therefore Codes should bo promptly submitted. If N. R. A. finds that the wages and hoars provisions of a Cede which has been submitted are within tbe spirit of this Agreement, N. R. A. will authorise your industry to operate under those provisions rather than under tbe wages and hours provbfons of this Agreement. . Exceptions ' (141 It do his by atoaiag this smme pailk ulat afar tlnnmstaiins. wffl ' able tmrdslaip, user ebtaia the shrnhmg this Arreeeaent and pattiag k and then, ht n petition appreiedhy a I tana of sua industry, or . tioa designated by N. R. A-, may apply for a stay of by N. R. A if he application to abide by of each invert Uatiaa. This t is snlnmd into pursuant to section 4 (a) of tko National Indantrial Recovery Act and sab feet to all the terms and conditions reeaired by. sections 7 (a) and 10 (b) of that net. If yon really waut to do your part ht the President's Reempioyment Program, sign this Agreement. If some particular part of this Agreement causes yon, as sa iad. eidraf employer, great and unavoidable hardship, yon N may obtain relief by taking the steps outlined under tbs heading "Cases of Individual lUrdship." . Save this sheet edfielal If thorn are any which are not cleared up by this explanation, get ia with the official N. B. A. representative la V Washington, 0. C. agreed that uny pern an who wishes to h tbe President's Reemplerneemt Drive Agriumtut. hat who asserts -that eronta si eat and snmsueuV benefita haeeel b