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This was a fairly comprehensive committee set up and later minutes
show that on the whole, appointed members'tock their v'ork seriously,
approached problems earnestly and intelligently, not sparing themselves
or their time. Oft tiaesthey worked long and late, vnillingly giving
up Saturday and holilays, and the A6;ministration member being present
at m sy of these Committee meetings can speak with knowledge as to
proceedings.

 If we d-'ell upon this matter unduly it is that, although perhaps
unwittingly, the Division Administrator was unjust, in the charges
made by him at a public hearing held June 7th, 1934. He at that time
took occasion to c'enly rebuke the industry for lack oi diligence and
for not functioning as well, as caoEbly, as efficiently and as intel-
ligently as it could (see Transcript Public Hiearing June 7th, 1934,
pages 2 and 3).

 These remarks had far reaching repercussions for the Code Authority
keenly felt their injustice and deduced that the Administrator and
his Assistant Deputy were irrevocably committed to labor regardless
of the verities, and were not to be trusted. Thus wPs still more
intensified the feeling between labor and manufpcturez, and the Ad-
ministration's problem in attempting to settle highly controversial
matters made more difficult.

 At this first official Code Authority meeting it wvs decided that
a meeting of industry should be called so that it might look upon
its new Board and I was asked to be present and explain to industry
just w-hat the Code, if used properly and conscientiously, spelled for
them.


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