Show 0 Text t ext of Roosevelt t Employment Plan WASHINGTON Ju July y 21 i Here IP-Here p Here I the die text of the industrial adminis adminis- tion's explanation of President reemployment ment program NAMES NAMES- 11 rr To save space and time Ime we will call it te industrial recovery act J I R R. A A. and the national recovery y yd d N N. R. R A A. A ML INDUSTRIAL SELF SELF GOVERN GOVERN No 2 dated June 19 1933 ho how to submit codes of fair under N. N I J. J R. R A A. A Sec B A It permits industries and trade associations so to organize for self self gov gov ent to increase employment and frn labor conditions to wipe wipe out unfair practices to discipline them them- un selvis an and d to stabilize their opera opera- Lions r No Nothing thing will be permitted to slow v that process It must go fast if business isto is to do for itself and for the country the great good offered by byI byi i I I R R. A. A It will proceed as promptly prompt prompt- ly iy ti as ai codes can come in and be heard Nothing in this bulletin and nothing noth noth- In ing In our plans or statements change se that process which will go on without any regard whatever to the new ew and additional plan set forth Int in t bulletin No 3 3 CODES AND AGREEMENTS DISTINGUISHED DISTINGUISHED- But swift swift moving moving changes require require ure action A rapid rise in prices m mass production is IS going on Mass purchasing power must rise as fast The fast The president has stated his ls policy p to do this by prompt sh shortening jf Jt the week workweek and raising of wages for the shorter week Rules governing governing hours and Md wages jf t labor labar must be included d in 10 every ode and codes must continue to come long as fast as s possible But whole hole nd must organize and have nary nany conferences conferences' be before ore codes' codes can canJe canie JB Je worked out and that takes a long ime In this national emergency we meat delay broad reemployment while we wait for tor codes If we are lot mot to have a setback in our returning and if we are to take this Chance Nance to get ou out of this depression ve ve ye must act more more quickly to get more ore tad ind fatter p pay y envelopes to our work work- TS rs We e can cando do this under section 4 A q 3 ft I. I IR JL R. A. A which in addition to codes tr trade de groups and also indi indi- employers to make agreements the president himself to do their Jart lartin in n this great effort We are gong gong gong go go- ng to us use this additional power This bulletin sets forth this swifter ian an which is in addition to and nota not nol a n place of ot codes These new agreements should be sent in iy ly all individual employers at once s provided in paragraph 7 of this and codes should be sent in iny iy y industries and trade associations s fast as the they can be prepared prepared- as in bulletin No 2 N. N R R. A. A 4 C. TIME TOlE LIMIT UT ON CODES CODES- In order to assist these trades and which are not sufficiently to present their codes in fashion and to help the difficult problems in ther trades and industries where differences have dela delayed ed edhe he submission of ot codes it is assumed hat to all trades or industries which submitted codes under Sec See A by September 1 1933 the ent will begin to hold hearings under ec cc 3 D as fast as proper notice can cane e given and hearings arranged So much for tor codes the plan to reate wide nation-wide reemployment by residential agreements is as follows 5 THE PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S r DRIVE DRIVE- A truce on selfishness Before Laor Laor Laor La- La or day six day six weeks away away it it is le lie to solve the problem of reemployment reemploy reemploy- nent ment through individual agreements nth lith the president But to do this he le country must act ct quickly vigor vigor- us and boldly as one man man get get to- to ether in one powerful effort de effort de- de iare lare are a truce on selfishness In this mass attack on depression here is a cut clear part for every roup coup Members of each group arc are to become members of N. N R R. I. I L L. on the plan set forth in this bul- bul etin eun The e employers' employers part is to act at once nd ad all to together to submit and comply with agreements mn the president to shorten hours nd raise wages and to cooperate with es in peaceful adjustment of oi The way to make these Is shown in paragraph 7 The part is to do their i est t on the job and to cooperate with r t R. R A. A anc and employers in peaceful ji of differences More can le Je e done now for workers through this of people than an ever be done by discord and dis dis- lute U The EThe publics public's part part and and especially he ne part of women who control the sulk of buying buying is is to support all hc nose hose e employers and who do our heir parts to put breadwinners back o work f U. U So s. EMPLOYERS EMPLOYERS' BADGE OF CO CO- For F r the tho public to do its part it oust trust know which employers have ha lone tone their part to put people back work by making these agreements ith the president and b by cod codes s. s i u hEvery Every Industry and every employer who 0 has agreed with the president in minis n this plan or who had approved a Ode oae covering the vital subject of oi employment will be enrolled as a ember of N. N R. R R R. A. A and given a and ana a government badge showing howing the seal of ot N. N R. R A. A and the words Vf i Member N. N R. R A We do our part art jit will be authorized to show this badge age on all aU its equipment goods and premises Lists f all 11 kit emPloyers authorized to use we h nis his badge will be tile file all on at post post- so Bo that any misrepresentation on unauthorized use of ot N. N R. R A A. I can be prevented 7 EMPLOYERS' EMPLOYERS AGREEMENTS WITH THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT- rii During ng the three days beginning r July Wy IY 27 27 letter carriers will deliver teach each Place of business a message rom com the u president accompanied by a Py of the form for the presidents president's employment agreement a le to e of compliance form and a are re- re Ira wj n envelope addressed to the dig dis- let office of the department of com com- ice erce Any employer who has hns not this material by July 29 can v tin lin it from rom h his nis local Postmaster Each employer who do his t will sign the ag ement and mail in n the return envelope On or after August 1 1 each em- em oyer who has signed his agreement 10 d put it into effect may sign the of compliance take It to tot tos s t postoffice and receive the posters c. c Which evidence ais is membership the N. N NR R. R A. A The Tha district offices of the depart depart- I Rt c l pr prepare pa each week a list of agreements I received from irom each town n and will send one copy to Wi Washington hington and one copy to the post postoffice where it will be posted for public inspection Postmasters will send certificates of compliance to the district offices where they will willbe willbe be checked off against the list S 8 CONSUMERS CONSUMER'S BADGE OF COOPERATION COOPERATION CO CO- OPERATION OPERATION- Ever Every consumer in the United States who wishes to cooperate in inthe inthe inthe the presidents president's reemployment drive and be considered as a member in N. N R. R A A. A may at any time time after after August Au gust 1 I 1933 go to the authorized establishment establishment establishment es es- es- es in his locality to be announced announced an an- later and sign a n statement in hi cooperation as follows I 1 will cooperate in reemployment by y supporting and patronizing employers employers employers em em- and wor workers ers who are members mem members members bers of N N. R. R A A. Any such signer will then be given and may thereafter use the insignia of membership in N N. R R. RA A. A 9 DISTRICT RECOVER Y There is hereby created one district district dis- dis recovery board of seven se members members members mem- mem mem mem- bers for lor each district of ot the department depart depart- ment nent of commerce to be appointed b by the prec president The board will consist of ot on one person prominent in each manufacture retail trade wholesale wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale trade banking farming labor and social service who is willing to volunteer his services without com com- The local district manager of the department of commerce will serve as secretary of the board The board will vill consider adv advise e and report to N. N R. R A A. on the progress of the ex exe execution cution of ot N. N I. I R. R A A. A and will pass upon such matters as ashall shall hall all be referred referred referred re re- to ft for action by IJ N. R. R A. A 10 STATE RECOVERY BOARDS BOARDS- There is hereby created for each state a state recovery board of nine members from each state to be appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed by the president The board shall hall serve without compensation and shall select its chairman and secretary secretary secre secre- cre- cre tary from among its own members The will be truly representative rep rep- of commercial industrial labor abor and civic cIvi interest of each state The state boards will advise and report re- re port jort upon the execution of N. N I. I R. R A. A In n their states and receive and act upon all matters referred to them by N. N R. R A. A or by their district boards Each governor will be notified of the he appointment of ot the state board and it will meet at the call of the governor At the first meeting it will organize and decide upon and promulgate promulgate promulgate gate its own rules and procedure 11 STATE RECOVERY COUNCIL COUNCIl- There is hereby created to be organized organized or or- by and to serve in cooperation with each state board a state recovery council Upon application to the state recovery board by any state labor Jabor manufacturing trade civic social service ser service sere ser vice or welfare association tion ion or club the presiding officer thereof hereof is entitled ex off officio to membership mem memo on the state recovery council The function of the council is to recommend to the board any necessary necessary I sary action with regard to the organization organization or or- presided over by any member member memer mem mem- ber er of the council to request the services services services ser ser- vices of the board and of N. N R R. A. A in any proper matter to the end of perfecting perfecting per and strengthening any such organization and to assist to make available to the administration of N N. R. R A A. A the services of any such 12 GENERAL STATEMENT lENT OF POLICY AND PURPOSE PURPOSE- There is no force here except conscience conscience conscience con con- science and opinion This is an appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal to those good instincts of our people which have never been besought be be- sought ought in ill vain But it is not a ball ballyhoo ballyhoo bally bally- hoo campaign The plan is new the agreement is not simple and a thorough public program of is needed and will be carried out After four years of hopeless and seemingly helpless suffering and inaction inaction inaction in in- action it would be unforgivable nolo not nol notto notto to o open to the country the chance it now has under this law to unite unile once more to overcome an emergency and it t may be to defeat depression This is a test of patriotism It is the he time to demonstrate the faith oj oi our fathers and our belief in our our- selves We are a people disciplined by democracy to a self control self control sufficient to unite our purchasing power power- our labor our labor our management power to carry out this great national covenant with vigor with determination but with the calm composure and fair air fairplay fairplay airplay play which should always mark the American way |