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presumably made by the Division Administrator, A. D. Thiteside, and
in view of the conflicting claims made by the Trade Association
one can well understand his doabt of accuracy of statements.

 All of that month and through February and March, the battle
 raged and sporadic references are to be found in the general files
 to meetings with the Division Administrator, the Deputy, the re-
 presentatives of the Labor Advisory Board and Colonel Lea. Fol-
 lowing what appeared to hpve been the rule, insofar as this Code
 wps concerned, no record was made of these conferences but from want
 I rec:ill it seemed as if each faction was determined to rule or
 ruin, and could not or would not agree on the disputed points.

 A comparison of the dr-ift submitted at the hearing (see pages
270 to 285 transcript of Public Hearing) with the approved code
gives light upon what must have been the subject matter of the
various meetinigs. I auote in the following the major points at
issue:

 Proposed Code: Article II Definitions not sufficiently
 clear, and without reservation, all em-
 bracing.

Approved Code: Article II Definition clarified more specific.

 Proposed Code: Article III 40 hours in any one week and
 not in excess of 8 in any 24 hour period
 for factory and office help.

Approved Code: Article III 40 hours per week except that shipping,
 clerical or office forces were to average 48 hours
 over a monthly period.

 Proposed Code: Article IV 351 per hour for greater New
 York, 30 outside New York area.

Approved Code: Article IV A flat 350 rate per hour.

 Proposed Code: Semi-skilled not provided for.

A-oproved Code: Provides for seuai-skilled at 45 per hour rate.
 (Stayed in order of approval)

 Pro-osed Code: Leaners to be paid not less than 80% of
 minimum wages and must not exceed 15% of
 total number of employees..

Approved Code: The Administrator may under exceptional circumstan-
 ces permit employment of learners.

 Pronoosed Code: Classification None.

Approved Code; Section 6 provides that uoon recommendation by the
 Code Authority and after full study the Administrator


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