| Show A CODE OF ETHICS those who have challenged industry to put its own house in ili order have been handed a direct answer the answer is in tho the form of a code or of ethics just adopted by tho committee on oil industrial practices of tho the national association of manufacturers the code which will be submitted next month to the congress of american industry in ili now new york for its adoption constitutes a positive program of action calling for better understanding and cooperation with workers customers suppliers stockholders and creditors it frowns on oil child labor reabert ing that children under 10 should not be employed and that those under 18 should not be placed in ili haz tir ardoirn doirs jobs the report Indle indicates tift that tho the committee did not take the easy casy way out that of dental denial and counter charge instead of emphasis ing the handicaps under which industry now operates or categorically cate gorl denying charges brought against managements the report stresses the importance of maintaining high ethical standards to assure continued progress toward better standards of living by assuming leadership to raise industrial practices to the highest possible level the national association of Manufacture a Is in effect giving the answer to those thos who wk seek to label industry as unscrupulous and mercenary mercenary cenary |
