Executive Order 6209-B—Code of Fair Competition for the Underwear and Allied Products Industry

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, approved June 16, 1933, and pending action upon a Code of Fair Competition to be presented by the Underwear and Allied Products Industry,

I agree with the Industry Committee, representing the manufacturers of knitted, woven and all other types of underwear and/or allied products, including garments made in underwear mills from fabric made on underwear machines and including any and all fabrics sold and/or used for underwear purposes made on flat or warp or circular knitting machines, whether as a final process or as a part of a larger or further process, pending the approval of a code of fair competition for the Industry, that they shall be bound, beginning July 24, 1933, by the provisions of the Cotton Textile Industry Code, as set forth in their letter of July 19, 1933, signed by the Members of the Industry Committee, offering this agreement to the President of the United States, pursuant to Section 4 of the National Recovery Act, and addressed to General Hugh S. Johnson, Administrator, Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., with the express understanding that this agreement is subject to cancellation at any time without notice.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Approval recommended:
     Hugh S. Johnson.

The White House,
July 21, 1933.