Imperial Valley Press

NEW HAMPSHIRE
PLAN STUDIED
BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2. (U.P)-
President Hoover will call soon a
national conference of industry and
labor to promote more general
adoption of the five-day week as a
means of giving jobs to many now
idle.
He accepted the suggestion for a
general conference made by Gover-
nor John G. Winant of New Hamp-
shire, sponsor of the New Hamp-
shire plan designed to create jobs
for 3,000,000 through the five day
week.
Following up a conference last
night with Winant and other rep-
resentatives of the New England
council. President Hoover will dis-
cuss the problem with other groups
as a basis for the broad and detail-
ed study to be made by the general
conference he will call later.
President Hoover, Winant said
evinced "deep interest" in the plan
which New England industry gen-
erally approved at a recent confer-
ence.
The New Hampshire plan would
require cooperation and sacrifice on
the part of those now employed.
They would go on a five day week
and contribute a large part of their
sixth day's pay to a fund from
which other workers would be
hired. Contributions also would be
required from dividends. The New
Hampshire plan works out on a
proportionate basis. Its aim is a 10
per cent increase in employment.
For instance, a study made of
seven plants showed that 10 per
cent more workers could be taken
on at salaries of from $780 to $1.000
annually if there was contributions
of four to five per cent on salaries
from $1,500 to $5.000, and two to
three per cent on salaries under
$1,500.
Adoption of such a scale admit-
tedly would lower slightly the stan-
dard of living of those now employ-
ed. but carried to its ultimate con-
clusion would give everybody a job
at a lower rate.