The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-20
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| WASHINGTON, December ia group OF
scientists was gathered In the National
Museum yesterday. and as they happened
to meet just hc.orc larse Ease 'i'lad with
life. sise models OF a family " Bulgarian
peasants, as they appear in their eest hihs
and fuckers, ono Of these savanis, wealthy
ono, abruptly turned and vomiting TO these
| lay figures, said. See these people Vel.
they are perfectly eon,cn,ed at home. They
| DO not worry ahcu, anything, they are not
| rich and they are not poor. They have
no strikes, no riots, no sanines. no dis
| turhances whatever In their RANKS; yet.
they do not get in money value one -lulrter
Of What our average farmers or laborsrs
secure for their produce or their labor. from
one end Of the year 10 the other
Good gracious" said one of his listen
| ers. no understand you TO say that they
are models for our farmers and wage earn
ers."
Il mean this" replied the first speaker,
that our farmers get today far more for
their produce than these contented people
get. and still worse for us. our wage earn
ers get at least three times as much for
their daily toll. yet those poorly paid people
enjoy life, are contented all the time, while
our examples of that kind arc raising the
old Harry. and are filled with restless dis
content and the false hope OF getting more
IN the futuU than they get now
II tell YOU" he continued. 'you will
never see wages raised in this country
again above the present figures. You will
see them cut down, right along, until they
get TO the European levels. Why. let me
tell you; last summer | was In France.
had quite little stop over at Cannes. and
went outside OF the town to put up in
country house Near by was a large cab
met makers workshop. and got acquain-
ted with bright, clean, clever lpun who
worked in the factory.
He was one OF the skilled artisans and
hest paid men. He got 90 cents per day.
and worked six days N the week. ten hours
per diem. At the end of every week he
was paid his is francs. This sum supported
himself. wife and five children 1t was
divided up every Saturday evening, so that
so much was for meat so much Tor food,
so much for rent fuel. clothes. etc, to
last seven days ahead Then. after this d.
vision was made. / II francs was regularly
left over. which they diverted to come
.Ae"' vi itttie luNui;'
NV marx TINS singular TACT tha'
.aan h.tei ,eNtu a cent not even the q
VIZ .nu' ne ,nish. hate SuNe' ,aon Me,h.
~ ~" hatuiaiiy ASH IL tel Sou-he
toiu me-
He said when l put this question to
him that as long as he could work that
work was ALWAYS ahead of him I, ,ho, inc
,o.r II. ro,..u ...a
ment's thought as to whether or no the
factory might suddenly shut down. They
never do such things hoie' lie said
But ] answered, IF you don't save
something every time you can what will
you do when the time comes when you are
physically unable to work. either from
cause Of illness or old age
right over there Is the country home where
can enter and pass my declining days In
peace, provided have no relative who is
able 10 work foT me. or, being able. is I'M
willing to support me.
" Don't loafers abuse that privilege
take advantage of such a refuge from work
MS that
one can go in there who can work. SO.
YOU see. the retreat is respectable, and
have no need to skimp my family today
or tomorrow from the tull enjoyment vi
my earnings, so that by so stinins them
] save up for my old age--no; 1t is good
plcn
Now, gentlemen said the scientist,
here is the whole thing in a nutshell.
That is the way our state should provide
for our workinGmen. and | really believe
or later"
30 you oe''eSe 'h"' we must ,e'u.e
wages mere ana 'heh i'o'iuo po'i"ouSeS
'or the Ola ana oisaoieu "orHihsinen' i""''
by having cheap wages. we can run on"
shops all the time. and thus keep the able
,,,,ioa ,,,,o,o ao,,ors steadily cnn,oved2
49,, $3.50 H.,
] es lou 40 "ci'' want " say 'N'''
before you can get inc American "ornhian
to face that condition OF aiiaIrs, ne WIN