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 V'ay 18, 1934



 REGA-DING T E UST OF F.R.A. LaBELS IP: B3gDED
 RHIDBAGS PARTLY IMPORTS AND FINISHED IVT THE
 UNITED STkTtS. -

 Gentlemen: *

 In order that an official decision may be had from the Administration.
 regarding our right to issue such.labels, we. have filed the recaaired orort-
 to obtain such official ruling. In the meantime, the Code Authority will
 issue labels to beaded bag manufacturers for bags partly inmoorted and fi
 in the United States. .

 Very truly yours,


 Code Director .
 Ladies' Handbag Industry





 M ay 19, .1934

Mr. A. Mittenthal
Code Authorit, Ladiest Handbag Industry
303 Fifth Avenue
New York, N. Y. I

Dear Sir:

 We are in recei-t of a letter dated M4ay 18th whereby it is stated t.
the Code Authority will issue labels to beaded bag manufacturers for
partly imported and finished in the United States.

 We believe this is an injustice to the American manufacturers of bei
bags. You ask us to Day a living wage to American wr-rkers. You ask us.
limit oui hours of work. In all fairness to the American workers, we
that the N. R. A, labels should only be sewed in bags that are made in

 There are a few importers of beaded bags who through subterfuge are.,.
trying to have labels sewed in beaded bags that are imported from Euro*
on a oretext that they are sewing the lininps in the bags in this cou.s
beaded bag plate that is im-orted from Europe is really the whole artiai
linings are only a small fraction of the labor or construction of the bf
do not believe that any fair minded authority will permit labels to be
beaded bags or any other article that is imported from the other side. sW
earnestly ask you to give this matter your oromot attention.

 Thanking you, we are,
 Very truly yours, J

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