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The Union h-1 already registered several complaints for violations of the
Code with tht Code Authority as well as with the N. R. A. Offices in the
State of Coninecticut against the Stylecraft Leather Goods Co. but the firm
instead of p/iing any attention to our complaints, is openly defying the
Code Authority.

Isn't it stranw;e that the .Iorris White ifg., Co. nricd the Stylecraft Loathe
Goods Co,, which firms hadC received at the "beginning of the year a loan in
the amount of 100,00 from the R. F. C. to cond'.tct their business,
should challenge the Code Authority and defy the IT. R. A.? The situation
is more .nenaciig because of the fact that LMorris White is openly boasting
before other :r'Lanufacturers of said daring exploits of taking on numerous
apprentices in defiance of the Code Authority which rakes for general d6e-
mNoralization of the entire trade.

Your irtL,,ec.ite attention and action is most urgent.

Waiting to hear from' you, I am

 Very truly yours,
 (Signed) A. ST*'IT

BSL-AU i.an ajer"
12646
A~oL.

 The situation here referred to resulted later in the matter being
brought before the Compliance Board and restitution made. Of this we
shall deal later.

 A few others, generally small in size also proved troublesome but
in:'the main industry reacted spendidly.

 Coiiplaint .-as :nrde that the Code Authcority and its Directors were at
times stiff necked, that they were Eastern Manuf;cturers arnd without
nationr.l viev- oint or ability to .-et one. T--o outotstrn&.in- instances of
this -eke the :-ceker Co..ipany of Joplin, i1.: ouri, and the Virginia Art
Studios of Ric'-imnnd, Virgiiia. The files are replete with their volum-
inous co:rmluni cat ions.

 Exhibits V and-W indicate the care exercised to answer and explain
positions takerl in a refusal of the seekerr Cmpany s plea, and the
Virginia Art file shows a complete reversal of the position consistently
taken by them in their pleas for differentials through the first year.or
fourteen months of Code life.

 Other manufacturers frnm time to time complained, for a moment
or two at any rate, of the consistent position of refusal taken by the
Code Authority with respect to individual requests ard pleas, but almost
invariablyr decisions made were gracefully accepted. These pleas were oret.
much of the sae tenor, applications for over time, twv. shifts, a-pren-
tices and wa.-e differentials.

 Reference was made above to false advertising by Retailers. An in-


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