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 May 19, 1934

KMr. Pearson
45 Broadway
New Yor- City

Dear Sir:

 Enclosed lease find a cor,! of a notice received this morning from the
Code Autnority, -nertainin? to IRA labels to be seved into beaded bags, the
makings of which are tartly imported and partly finished in this country.

 Having sent a life time in the beaded ba- business, both as an importer
and as a manufacturer, I cannot see the justice in a riling of this kind,
since the import -aonrt of a bag is 81 whereas the finished vart that, has to
be done in this country is not more than 21.

 You can therefore readily see that to continue under the ruling of the
Code Authority and still maintain the meaning that the BRA stands for, would
be nn absolute imno sibility.

 May I suggest to you before you allow this .ruling to go into effect that
;you will give the domestic bead bag manufacturers a hearing.

 Trusting to hear from you, we remain,


 Very truly yours,



 May 19, 1934

Mr. Mittenthal
Wode Authority Lpdiest Handbas Inlustry
303 Fifth Avenue
New York City

DPar Mr. Mittenthel:

 We have a letter from you dated U.av 18th regarding the IRA labels being
Dut into bags that are 3/4 manufactured in 'urtonue.

 We must ask'< for vour immediate assistance in ch-'ckine this action as labor
 is moaid at the rate of from 2U to 5e an hour in marts of Eurore such as Belgium,
 Czechoslovakia an, France.

 If labels are permitted to be nut into bams that ar. 3/4 meniufactured in
 rome under the lowest rate of wares, we as American manufacturers protest
 against such a ruling as the code demands--that we nay 354 an hour---as it
 will be impossible for us to compete with foreign merchandise and will thus be
 compelled to out out of work thousands of American women now employed in the
 beaded bag industry.