Workers Urged Not to Abuse Advantages Washington, Oct. 23.
The Fair Labour Standards Act.
Otherwise known as the Wages and Hours law, will go into effect at midnight tonight bringing wage increases to 750,000 workers, and shorter hours and pay for overtime to an additional 1,500,000 workers.
Mr. Elmer J. Andrews, National Administrator, said that both the American Federation of Labour and the Committee for Industrial Organization, rival union groups, "intend to advise their members to go slowly."
Mr. Andrews also appealed to the workers not to institute unnecessary suits and not to use the law to intimidate or hamper employers. He emphasized that the Act was not intended to hound employers, "nor establish a wage and hour schedule which will penalize decent employers."—United Press.
Shanghai. In view of the uncertainty, homeward voyages are rated considerably higher than outward, and the insurance of exports from this country costs a good deal less than the insurance of imports. Exports to United States Atlantic or Pacific ports are rated at 10s. per cent, while imports from Atlantic ports go at 20s. per cent, and from Pacific ports at 40s. per cent. The rate for exports to India and Australia through the Mediterranean is 30s. per cent. and for corresponding imports 60s. per cent. The reason for this difference between imports and exports is that imports will be so long in reaching the danger zone if war should break out, while exports are Supposed to be moving away from it.
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