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 Many arnlications for permission to employ learners wore made,
 but the invariable custom was to deny such. The Code Authority were
 desirous of having as nearly 100S perfection as -ossible. In their
 judgment learners were not necessary, and the fewer exceptions made,
 the more nearly they believed would be the attainment of their
 objective, nerfection. This being, so, learners -rere not and could
 not be exploited.

 5. Other Miscellaneous Labor Provisions

 Section 3 of Article III which stated "The provisions of this
article shall not arply to outside salesmen" led to considerable
argument. This group of em-lolyees had become suite restive (See
Exhibit E.1) and wished to be considered in the code n-orovisions, in
fact outside salesmen in all consumer goods industries were insistent
upon recognition, organized and arnlied for an A. F. of L. charter.
The Handbag Industry here refused to consider collective bargaining,
taking the position that the nature of the salesman's calling was such,
that of necessity all dealings must be with the individual. Nothing
was ever accomplished.

 Article V, Section 2, Right to Organize, standard.

 Section 3 of this article, Not Reouired to Join Comoany Union,
also standard.

 Section 4, provided that employers shall comoly with maximum
hours, minimum rates of Day and other conditions of employment approved
or prescribed by the President. Standard.

 Section 5. Forbiadance of reclassification. Standard.

 Section 6. Providing for safety and health. Standard.

 Section 7. Related to State Laws more stringent than Code
provisions. Standard.

 Section 8. Providing for posting of Labor Provisions. Standard.

 Section 9. No modification of established practices relating
to vacations, etc. Standard.

 Section 10. Home work forbiddance except for handbeading, hand
crocheting or hand embroideri-ng. See Section D, this chapter.

 Section 11. Provided for observance of Code Wages and hours by
employers in other industries making articles coming under this Code.

 Checked closely and by moral suasion, observed.

 Section 12. Requiring responsibility of manufacturers for observance
5f code provisions on the part of contractors in their emrloy,

 Followed and checked persistently.


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