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This I did and one of the larF'st pttendances kno'-n was had at the
McAlpine Hotel, eew York, inonuflrcturers coining in irom 11 parts of
the c.1untry. Tnis ,Letting was defiritely tht first step in consolidating
the warring elements and pacd a iart in thte pepce pact signed some
time later,

 The effect of the ne"l code's "Terms" provision ws brought out at
both the Code Authority mcetin, one the latcr one of Industry, end it
developed that P Retail Buyers strike was thrertcned if recession from
the Codes Terms wvas not made. (See Exhibit I1. Section dated April 7.)

 As the weeks passed feelings ran still higher, the old bu;aboo
"Rcpresentetion", always to the fore, preventing to o degree a sane
approach to problems from time to time prLs, ntcod. In May I found it
necessary to halt a Code Authority nmeting as uuch, and tackle the
questions underlying the re presentation problem. (see Exhibit ]- Section
dpted iL:a y 25) and few "e-E'-s I'ater decision "'Ps 'irde to unite all
trade associations into one.

 Criticism of this move r-ps mpc'e by labor -s oeirg designed to
better fight the moot-sen'i-skilled-shortt-r hour Pnd clasEiiicntion
problems, losing, siacht of the frcet that the npnuf -cturers' side of
industry had still other bpttl,.s f,-cin_- tein anc' needed unity if they
were to rehabilitate themselves.

 The Code Authority selected an d 1.at( L-lected t-o former members
of their or'n industry to heec up the Code Authority inpmchine. These
two men were unusually '-ell equipped for their vork, for in addition
to having a first hand knowledge of processes nrd materials used, an
understfndinn-of style, all important to an industry of this character,
an apreciation of the difficult cositior tie industry was in, nnd
knowing all the tricks of the tyade, had tact, r sy7!1rthy' with and
understanding of the 'ipnuiacturers s1ke--L- tnrt wrs to stpnd them in
good steal, in the troublous months heand. Tiapt thi.ir rccomolisr-minents
rere great is to be found in a reading o. maptripl cort:ined. in the
Complipnct and Generrl Files, for they -pleed an ii:iport'nt part in
bringing into and keeping recalcitrant me ibers in line.' (See Exhioit
Nv Section of June 6, 1934.)

 To cite on particular instance, thpt oi01 Virginip Art Goods
Companywhere notable n'or-: v-s done, This coi.i p'ny referred to on
ppgt43of this history applied for exemption on "ht industry felt
was en unjust cleim. As pointtc out Vir'-inin stated they ha.d taken
no Part in the mckir:; of the Code and izere ertitlt.d to exemption under
b205 3. Industry denied that this was so, and v'hether so or not, the
company lived under a wpge scale based uton their claim for P differential
but which wps never authorized at least, formally oy the Administrator.
The Cook Directors acting upon the good counsel o0 Deputy ",;lter Mangum
finally visited the factory in Lyncnburg pnc thor.: developed that was
the basic trouble in m-kini- Vir.einip Art iEel their need for s differ-
ential. Their ooerstive irpctice was th.n capn :eco pnd tie co.-ippny was
brought into obedience. .ie shall have occasion totreat of this more
fully in a later chapter.


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