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Show A SUGGESTION FOR FARMJANOS WASHINGTON, Apnl 10. "Inspired "In-spired by, tho wuuderrul success of railroad workers In promoting the Interests thtough oitanlzatlon f.inn ihands might form a union," suggested suggest-ed tho llepubllcan Publicity assoeJa- tlou in a statement IbSUed today through the president of that orgau- pUatlon, Hon Jonathan - Bourne Jr. I "Among othev principles which inn) bo adopted by the A. A. A. A. Ati.al gamated Association of Agrlcultiu.il Assistants- -aio the' following. 1. A basic eight hour da). 2. -Time and a half for oertluie. U. Double pay for Sunday work or work on holidays. 4". Only' members of the A. A. A. A. In good standing shall be employed. employ-ed. -j B. Kraployeis filial 1 deduct dues' from waaes and !)' the same to.tiio local bijiiich of the A, A. A. A. i . The tirorli of an Agricultural Assistant shall be limited Htrlctly to ordlnnry care of w;ops, Uvestoch, elc. " 7. Vo- any work other than tho ordinary care to crosp and livestock, an Agricultural Assistant Hhal. be paid the compensation that would bo d".o ft specialist. Tor Instance, for repairing re-pairing a pump an A. A. shall be paid the wages of a plumber; for glv(ng medicine to an animal ho shall bo paid tho compensation of a Veterinarian; Veter-inarian; for mending machinery, ho shhall bit paid the compensation of k blacksmith. 8. In no case shall an Agricultural Agricultur-al Assistant bo pormltted to perform work other than ordinary caiv of crop nnd livestock If a specialist can be secured ,nnd If work b so performed, per-formed, iho A, A., shall be entitled fo reeeivu not only tho cmnponsollon of a specialist but also tho cost the. farm owner wuld bo required to bear In securing tho aid of a specialist if one were available. 9, Breakfast shall not bci serod tnoro than 30 minutes before the beginning be-ginning or the eight hour day, and the Agricultural Assistant shall nol bo called earlier than 15 minutes before be-fore time for breakfast. Violation i of this rule shall entitle the A. A. to double pay for the period of time i ho shall have been constructively on duty. 10. Kach Agricultural Assistant shall be attended by a liolpcr whose duties shall be subject exclusively to the dotermluatlon of tho A. A. 11. Controversies over the manner in which work shall bo performed or Involving Interpretation of tho rules Bhal be referred to the waking 'dolcgate of Iho A. A. A. A. whose decision shall be final pending which decision ,tho farm owner shall recognise recog-nise .tho contention or the Agricultural Agricul-tural Assistant." ; I ' |