benefit of their experience and advice so that he may buy wisely. 3. Members shall not take unfair advantage of customers by profiteering in seasons of great demand, short supply, or in any other emergencies. 4. Equal service shall be given to customers whether they are large or small purchasers. 5. Misnaming of goods as regards the materials of which they are composed, their quality, their method, or place of manufacture or origin is unethical. SECTION 6 Rules of Conduct Governing the Making and Executing of Contracts 1. Contracts shall be made so that all of the parties. to the contract are mutually benefited. 2. A contract shall be simple in offer and acceptance, sufficiently formal to be valid, with the consideration concisely expressed and an object unquestionably legal. It should avoid obscure language and the so-called "joker" clauses. 3. The terms of the contract shall be carried out according to the spirit as well as the letter of the agreement. 4. The word-of-mouth contract is as valid as the writ ten contract and must be faithfully carried out. 5. Members shall always uphold the honor and integrity of their industry by faithful performance of all of the provisions of the contracts, both written and verbal, which they make, or which are made by authorized agents in their employ. 6. It is unethical to cover possible oversight or errors in either contracts or specifications by indefinite clauses or clauses which are capable of two interpretations. SECTION 7 Provisions Respecting the Code and the Obligation to Its Observance 1. Members of the Associated Knit Underwear Manufacturers of America shall at all times seek to elevate the standards of the underwear industry by practicing the ethical standards set forth in this code and in inspiring others in the industry to do likewise. 2. Finally, we believe in the universality of the Golden Rule "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them," and that the application of it with our employees, and all others with whom we have dealings, shall be our standard of conduct. LABOR UNIONS See also under Collective Bargaining; and Garment Trades INTERNATIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION The most complete codification. General laws, 212 in number, adopted and revised in successive conventions since 1852. Headquarters: Indianapolis, Indiana. LAUNDRIES LAUNDRYOWNERS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION CODE OF ETHICS 1. I reaffirm my allegiance to my Country and its Constitution, and I believe in its everlasting endurance through law and order. 2. I believe in the Laundry Industry, its future, and its obligation to the American Home 3. I believe that these three have their distinct rights. in our Industry: First, the Public; second, the Employee; and third, the Employer, and that the rights of each must be protected by the other two. 4. To the Public: I respect the confidence placed in me by entrusting to my care property which it is my duty to treat with due regard for its preservation, hygiene and sanitation, as developed by the research work of our Service Bureau, and to return this property to its rightful owner. If I fail in any of these, it is then my duty to the Public, to my fellow craftsman and to this, my Association, to make just restitution. 5. To My Employees: I demand for them the same respectful treatment from my Supervisors that they may justly expect from me and I dedicate myself to the task of so conducting my business that they shall receive fair return for their labor and be enabled to enjoy healthful surroundings both physical and moral. I also acknowledge my duty to consider their individual abilities, that he or she may be placed to advantage and justly promoted when possible. I believe that man's right to work without reference to his membership, or non membership in any organization is as sacred as his right to religious worship and should be equally free. 6. As Employer: I believe a fair reward is due me if I meet these obligations to the Public and the Employee, and that my compensation from the public should be based upon accurately determined costs. 7. I believe the dignity and character of the Industry can be sustained and improved through our parent organization, The Laundryowners National Association, to which I pledge my support; and I further agree so to administer my affairs as to reflect credit upon my Association and my Industry. LAW AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION Canons of Professional Ethics, adopted at Seattle, Aug. 27th, 1908: CANONS OF ETHICS In America, where the stablilty of Courts and of all departments of government rests upon the approval of the people, it is peculiarly essential that the system for establishing and dispensing Justice be developed to a high point of efficiency and so maintained that the public shall have absolute confidence in the integrity and impartiality of its administration. The future of the Republic, to a great extent, depends upon our maintenance of Justice pure and unsullied. It cannot be so maintained unless the conduct and the motives of the members of our profession are such as to merit the approval of all just men. No code or set of rules can be framed, which will particularize all the duties of the lawyer in the varying phases of litigation or in all the relations of professional life. The following canons of ethics are adopted by the American Bar Association as a general guide, yet the enumeration of particular duties should not be construed as a denial of the existence of others equally imperative, though not specifically mentioned: 1. The Duty of the Lawyer to the Courts. It is the duty of the lawyer to maintain towards the Courts a respectful attitude, not for the sake of the temporary incumbent of the judicial office, but for the maintenance of its supreme importance. Judges, not being wholly free to defend themselves, are peculiarly entitled to receive the support of the Bar against unjust criticism and clamor. Whenever there is proper ground for serious complaint of a judicial officer, it is the right and duty of the lawyer to submit his grievances to the proper authorities. In such cases, but not otherwise, such charges should be encouraged and the person making them should be protected. 2. The Selection of Judges. It is the duty of the Bar to endeavor to prevent political considerations from outweighing judicial fitness in the selection of Judges. It should protest earnestly and actively against the appointment or election of those who are unsuitable for the Bench; and it should strive to have elevated thereto only those willing to forego other employments, whether of a business, political or other character, which may em barrass their free and fair consideration of questions before them for decision. The aspiration of lawyers for judicial position should be governed by an impartial estimate of their ability to add honor to the office and not by a desire for the distinction the position may bring to themselves. 3. Attempts to Exert Personal Influence on the Court. Marked attention and unusual hospitality on the part of a lawyer to a Judge, uncalled for by the personal relations of the parties, subject both the Judge and the lawyer to misconstructions of motive and should be avoided. A lawyer should not communicate or argue privately with the Judge as to the merits of a pending cause, and he deserves rebuke and denunciation for any device or attempt to gain from a Judge special personal consideration or favor. A self-respecting independence in the discharge of professional duty, without denial or diminution of the courtesy and respect due the Judge's station, is the only proper foundation for cordial personal and official relations between Bench and Bar. 4. When Counsel for an Indigent Prisoner. A lawyer assigned as counsel for an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any trivial reason, and should always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims only of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer is bound by all fair and honorable mears, to present every defense that the law of the land permits, to the end that no person may be deprived of life or liberty, but by due process of law. The primary duty of a lawyer engaged in public prosecution is not to convict, but to see that justice is done. The suppression of facts or the secreting of witnesses capable of establishing the innocence of the accused is highly reprehensible. 6. Adverse Influences and Conflicting Interests. It is the duty of a lawyer at the time of retainer to disclose to the client all the circumstances of his relations to the parties, and any interest in or connection with the controversy, which might influence the client in the selection of counsel. It is unprofessional to represent conflicting interests, except by express consent of all concerned given after a full disclosure of the facts. Within the meaning of this canon, a lawyer represents conflicting interests when, in behalf of one client, it |