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 L"- rence o.s, President
 Tnteriri e kccos5ories, Inc.,
 35 :'ifth Avenue,
 ,e' Yor:.- Cit-.
 A 1e'- York i:anufrcturer making a one price line
 t:' retail at "4.95

 Ay).lication for approval of this committee vwas first mace
under authorit- of a resolution raassed byr the Code Authorit7 at meeting
17o. 4 held A)ril 11, 1034 (see Kinutes in .-:hibit 3.1) but it was not
aonrovec. until the fo.lo,-ing September and the committee held but one
meetin.--, October 9, 1914.

 There a ilso submitted, at that time a plan of -rocedure,
ihich v-ith some change -as also a-oproved (Exhibit B.l). The plan called
for a National Committee s "-ell as regional Divisional and aibdivisional
committees for specified territories and. purposes. 3ut one committee,
the National, -as ever set uo and for reasons stated belo'"- never actually
functioned.

 Th.ie oair; personnel of this Code Authority-- held a broader vievw-
point of their functions .nd their opportunity to serve, than vas the
case in other industries, coupled .!ith, as ex-manufacturers of handbags,
hrvin- a )rimer-, k':no"led:e of their industry, its problems and pitfalls.
It '.;as in their vie -: -oint, right -nd proper to tpke up all compliance
matters themselves, 'ere they trade practices, or hours and 7ages, study
each situation, -opply nnr remedy necessary and report to the whole Code
Author t-r.

 *At no time within n the knowled.to of therriter rere trrde prac-
tice com-olaints made at first hand, knowledge of seeming violations corn-
in- to of icials, as ;' result of study of the retailer's buying and
selling ofr merchc-.ndise. .H-ving obtained. in this :way, fccts upon which
to act, meetirs ere ii:-' ith the -oparties involved and it was generally
found theta violrtionF- occurred through lack of proper understanding and
-'ere rerdilv straiIhtened. out.

 (b) Labor Compl.aints'Committee

 At a meeting of the Code Authority- held June 14, (Eeeting NTo.
11, see minutess E::hibit C-l) a resolution vas pas-ed appointing a rational
Labor Complaintn Committee consisting of three members of industry, and
also that the Labor Advisory Board should appoint three members and that
the Administr.tion :ember should be a member. The following industry
members ",ere appointed:

 David A. Ingher, President; Ingber Co., Inc.,
 347 Fifth Ave., NTew York
 David Norgenstern, President, Morgenstern & Brossear, Inc.
 26 ITo. 17th St., New York
 Sol iutteroerl, Presidfent, Sol 1:utterperi, Inc.,
 330 Fifth Avenue, Iew York, I.Y.

The names of this committee, together with plan of procedure was submitted


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