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 J-nuary 5, 19Y4 De-uty Ir,..l Dea.. toward writi-i., the following
mcmorr-..idii to Division Aijni.:istr;itor A. D. W7hiteside was evidently
incli.icd to LErce with two of his advisors thrt the rmanjority faction
should meet with the Administrator and write a Code based unon the
Division AdAinistrator's ultimatum viz:

 A "a,.e minimum not to exceed ($18) eightec.n dollars "er week and a
discount provision of 3',.
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I.;r. A. D. Whiteside

 Earl Dean Howard

 Messrs. Eillma-:i and 3url:ow.itz, Labor and Industrial
 Advisers, respectively, on the -.rbao Code have )etitioned
 me in the matter of the deadlock on that code.

 They are convinced that the atteim-t to '.ct -n arree-
 ment between the two factions in the industry has entirely
 failed since the last nro-osition to arbitrate their
 differences has been rnfused by the minority.

 They therefore recornie:n'd that we authorize the major-
 i- faction, consistin. of at least seventyr-five per cent
 of the industry, to ,ieet with the Deputy and -.dvisers and
 formulate a code on the basis of your ultimatum -o them,
 n'.mic-ly: two wa e minima not to exceed eihteen dollars
 per week and discount -r'ovision of three er cent.

 Mr. Hillmn-I is not satisfied with the wa.,e *.-:id hour
 provisions of the code submitted by the majority, but there
 is no doubt that these differences can be reconciled if ve
 hold the conference which they recommend. This would involve
 a decision on your -,art to aP-rove a code against rhich there
 was a minority on-)osition of probably twenty-five -)er cent.

 Ea-r1 Dea.I Howard
 Deputy Administrptor
 On this memorandu.i are to be found question narl-s against
the fibu'res quoted in the second line of third -arara-)h and the
last two lines of the l-st iar..a--.. At the bottom is also a -encile


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