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 NATIONAL rECOVY ADI', 1iI STPATIOi:
 45 Bro:,i ..'.- I. Y. C.



 November 1, 1' 3-1

Colonel Harry S. Berry
Deputy Admini s trr tor
Conmerce Building
Washington, D. C.

 P2: LpJic-' H-ndT.:,- Codu A-.th:,rity

My dear Colonel Berry:

 The Cornrittee r.-pointed at the Code Authority meeting of last
week, whichh is to make a recomniend.ation to the Code Authority respec-
ting the.hour and -na.es provision, .iet and sat for f-' ur hours yester-
day and decided they wishel to talk it over with the entire industry,
which '7as to meant at ei-'ht clock l st ni.ht.

 At the Code Authority 'eet"ti, it wrs determined. in fact, a
very strong rish 7n.O e:jrpressed that I shou-ld be present. However,
e.t the Committee meeting yeer ,';., thjerc seemed to be a feeling tlivt
industry vou d tol: more freo!r if neit:or the C-'lo Directors nor r.iu-.
self -ere. present. Hence, I did not i;o. They did, however, invite
the Counsel of the Association in the l-erson of a Ir. Schlcssi;-ier.

 I. am told this morning, confi.Oentially, .that Mr. Schlessin.;.'er
made a wholely destructive speech, telling: the industry that the iMA
was unconstitutional nd.d th'.t no code authority can levy anj asess.ents
or collect any other mone-s front, indutrv, V. ',,c- result of all this 7as
a definite exor,-csion of feeling t-hat they --ou1.6. not trIke any action 7-ith
res-ect to hours and would not agree to anythin- in excess of the pre-
sent minimum wele.

 I Pm keenly disap.-o'intec1 bout this, because last VwCeck, as I wrote
you, I had hoped rnd belieeied cool heads would prevail pned we co'iid come
to a satisfactory settlement.

 I presume the Code Authority will get together v-,ry shortly, ..nd
take formal action in the matter, of Thich, of course, rou will be d-ly
advised.

 Very truly -u',

 /s/ 0. T. PJRi:SOII.

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