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 CODE AUTHORITY

 LADLES' HAID1AG I-.DUST3Y

 303 Fifth Avenue

 New York

 May 1st, 1934



 Dr. Earl Dean Howard
 Deputy Administrator
 Commerce Bldg.
 Washington, D. C.

 Dear Dr. Howard:-

 I am enclosing a report of the findings of the Committee on the De-
 finition of semi-skilled workers; also a copy of the verbatim report
 dictated by Dr. Paul Abelson, who was present at this last meeting.

 From the report of the vote, it must be evident to you that the same
 division of interests dominated these meetings the out-of-town
 against 'New York only in this instance, the deciding vote in favor
 of the adoption of the report was given by a manufacturer who has a
 factory in Kew York as well as out-of-town, but who opposed the efforts
 of the out-of-town manufacturers to minimize the class of unskilled
 workers to a point where it would be neglible.

 I pointed out to the Committee that very little was required to be
 added to the exemptions already stated *in the Code in order to give them
 the Definition of a Semi-Skilled Worker. I regret that the Definitions
 that were adopted, even by the majority, are lengthy and that it will
 be almost impossible for a Code Director to obtain compliance unless
 he spends considerable time in each factory to watch the operations of
 the workers. However, these Definitions are the best that could be ob-
 tained under the existing conditions.

 Yours very truly,



 (Signed) A. Mittenthal
 Code Director
 Ladies' Handbag Industry


 A. Mittenthal/TD






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