The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 31, 1933, Page 5

é THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933. -— THE KEY WEST CITIZEN nother.. Here are some of the questions people ask us about: the President’s Reemployment Agreement sometimes called the “blanket code” * . Who started all this? . , Reidee door ee morceptistnantwednire | ST SN TODAY What's the big idea anyhow? | & SS ee ee ee How's he going to do it? 7 A Every employer is asked to split up existing work so that everybody will ' H have a job, and to raise the hourly wage rate, where necessary, so that every- body will have a living wage. And that’s what they mean by the blanket code? | | EMBLEM A Yes—it’s called the “President’s Reemployment Agreemggat.” Does anybody HAVE to sten? No. It's a gentlemen’s agreement between ‘President Roosevelt eo and every n in, woman and child in the i ial oe asking. << . you to lend a hand. a aot Why should the sani sign? A Because when everybody goes back to work) everybody will on more ¢ money. And that will speed up business for every employer. r What does the employee do? A:. You work less hours. You share your job with coinbian til But you get ¢* a guaranteed minimum wage. © Q Q O° How can the housewife help? A By signing a pledge to patronize the stores and industries that display the * President’s seal—they are SHARING to bring back prosperity. And one more question—what’s all this talk about WE DO OUR PART an industrial code? A. The industrial code will be the rules and regulations adopted by each industry for its guidance. But the country can’t wait for all these individual codes to be ironed out. We need the blanket code to put men to work,and - raise wages, right now! oO ©. @&