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 MISS ROHR0: We ask for P 30f minimum.

 MR. L1ITTEUTEAL: As refljctint the attitude of the Code Authority,
in order to -aess unon the petition of t:ie Virgini-. Art Studioes we wrote
to them rsouosting information ?ni statistics of their business and we
failed tc receive any re:)ly. Wi lso tere told. by the Administration
they had requested certain facts which th-ey '.K'id not obtain.

 MISS ROHIR: I thin:: I can m-^n. thlt. I n.v, already spid what
l.a.ioned. "7. .lated very much to -ive t ie focts o' our business out .her4
they would be sucen. We '-rne-j tia.t co.:-mLiitte-e vw.s made u-) of competitors
and we cannot comnete with those in -T Yor Ve sent that list of pquies
tions to Mr. Glas: and asked him if h-u wouiC see General Johnson andrl see
what he'could rdo for us ir th9 vay of Fettii, -n exemption. Just wh.t
Mr. Glass did I do not "loow, but I know IlC Lot ii touch with General
Joluhnson and he rrote us letter sarig Gce-ier.l Johnson said it was all
right for us to proceed as -'e -,ere.
  -'' ;" in tl eu a an ro
 IvIR. ORE: General Johnson- vas it.r.... ini in teiz regular manner of
granting a stay. Evilde-itly your -netition .ws f..l7C. .it_. this Adl-iinistram
tion within ten days aft,-r e :roval of the code.

 I.iISS ROC}R: ThLt is not ?t r. Glass v'0tr3 t.-LPt he saic..

 I.L. ORE: Reardless of that tti Coda Avt'.oif'ty is a1iroved by
thei Goveriiient a.nd it is not o- titn.l with them. The figures they ob-
tain'are coifi..e'.ential and not to be -iven to other members of the in-
dustry. There two men act -s Code Directors, and I have every reason
to believe' their work. is :e't confid.-tial. ;Tit-iout facts in the record&
on which to ase your ]:)-titlioa fo-' aceition they had nothing else to
do but to say they cou.l:. r-,.ot ,?.:it yo -,'.n .rce-tion. You h'.ave been
stayed. You a.re operation m-i:.er a stay n' ov--I believe a bit irregular,
but the Adminiztrrtor h.s be-.en fit to overlooks the technicrlity and
permit you to o-or-te undacr a ,ty -ax you re fno% aying your em-
ployees the mjiimiiium of $12 a v:.ek..

 MISS ROHR: Very" few. of thei.n get that little.

 MR. ORE: The hour provisions ar-e satisfactory. As Colonel Berry
told you, -11 of tliuse codes are to beo ro-'nvd n.nd. brought into line
with the -olicy of t..e Admii.istratio,, rat 40t an hour--the suLc:[estion
of the Labor Adviory Board. In orler to LnL.le your cse:in tile re- *
gular manner wve are diving you this heari:,; and t.,e Industrial Adviser
and the Labor Adviser a.re present. It v'as not necessary to bring in
the other bopri.s, but -ye pre bivinL, -11 re)resentativeas a chance to
put their statements into th' record. J..

 COLOl.2L 3ERY: 'ir. 3.rr, a1ve o2. expres'ec. your ideas?

 MR. BATR: i1o. I m not fa..;ili.'r '-ith your idea outlined before,
I asked for ti-. qnestion-ir- nj. never received it and I Lave no actual:
facts u-on which to base any con'clusicn. The fi-st I :mew this
petitioner er.Trloys 9as mai.-eo--le as they do %a?.s reste'day. I. thoughtt it,




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