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IN CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP ":ITH INTERNATIONAL POCKETBOOK ORDERSS UNION
WHOSE INTERESTS SO FAR AS LABOR IS CON!CERED ARE IDENTICAL ATD ADVERSE
TO TH3 OUT OF TON LMI.AUJFACTTURE'S STOP WE WANT TO GO ON R7COP1D AS OPPOSING
THE EIGHTEEN DOLLAR OR FORTY-FIVE CE1T PER HOUR MIINIT-I WAGE PROVISIONS
CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSED CODE AND THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF THE CODE
AUTHORITY AMD ASK FOR FURTHER HEARING WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTERS COVER
BY THIS TELEGRAMi

 SCHLESINGER & KIINSKIY 270 BROADWAY NT! YORK CITY

 DA'-' LETTER


 February 10, 1934


Colonel Robert Lea
Deputy Administrator of Industry
Department of Cc.imerce Building
Washington, D. C.

 Re Ladies Handbag Code STOP Our wire last night was based on
telegram received from James C. Worthy Deputy Administrator STOP We
have just received copy of latest proposed Code STOP In the previous pro-
posed Code prepared by the Administration the Associated Handbag Industries
of America Inc was given a representation of three members on the Code
Authority STOP The Industrial Council of America one and the National
Association of Ladies HT-ndbpEg manufacturers three STOP Even to this ap-
portionment we objected and novr we find that without our consent without
notice to us and without being heard with respect thereto the proposed
Code forwarded to us allots to the Associated Handbag Industries of America
five representatives and to the Industrial Council of America two and to
the Association that we represent also two although the members of this
Association do at least one half the volume of business of the entire in-
dustry and we employ more thqn one half the wor-ers enfr~ed STOP 7We
again ask that all definite action with respect to this Code be postponed
until the members of the -.Tptional Association of Ladies Handbag Fanufac-
turers have been afforded a further opportunity to be fully heard

 SCfLESI1,,GER & KRIITSKY
 Attorneys for National Association
 of Ladies TTandbag Manufacturers