The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-11-21
WRIGHT L. /! IS ACCUSED 4 s | i
:|::..Q /! !! !. DRAWING N TWO PAYS
NATIONAL COMMISSIONER or
LABOR PUT IN BAD LIGHT.
Draws Salary AZ Commissioner Of La
Dor and President Of Clark Uni.
>versity. President Roosevelt Sane
tions the Practice. Wright to Re.
tire From Labor Bureau Next Year.

Washington, D. c., Nov. II One
year ago, or to be more explicit, the
following was issued from Washing
ton: Announcement is made today
thta Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner
of Labor, will retire from office in
about two years. For eighteen years
Mr.. Wright has been the chief of the
bureau of Labor. He is now engaged
in some important investigations the,
completion of which will occupy the
two years. He expects yet to remain
at the head of the Labor Bureau. Mr..
Wright a few days ago was installed
as President Of Clark University,
Worcester, Mass. At the expiration
of his service he will devote his entire
time to his college duties.''
From this bit Of news it was inferred
that Wright had a string attachment
to the bureau of labor that must be
unlimited.
Your article in the October Gath
issue, on the "Statistical Juggler,"
confirms this enference.
Under date of May End, 1903, press
despatch from Worcester made the
statement that Carroll D. Wright was
at the meeting of the Board of Trustees
of Clark University, and accepted the
office of President. and will immedi-
ately start the work of selecting the
faculty and arranging the curriculum.
His new duties will be such that he
will not have to leave Washington for
the present, and arrangements have
been made with President Roosevelt
so that he may hold the two Offices
This also indicates that Wrights
salary commenced at the University.
That seems to be a good ARRANGE
ment" for Mr.. Wright-whereby he
draws fat salary from the University
and ALSO from the Government. This,
too, with the sanction of President
Roosevelt!
Mr.. Wright also gave out the follow
ing interview to the Washington press
which shows his tenacity for drawing
salaries:
when I accepted the presidency of
Clark University, of Worcester, Mass,
last year, I did so with the understand
ing that my duties there should not be
such as would interfere with the COM
pleton of certain important work now
in process Of compilation by the de-
partment Of labor. 1t was also under
stood that this official work would
take about two years, or at least until
the summer 1904. I see no reason for
changing the estimate then made as
as to the time necessary for complet-
ing this work in Washington. I am not
surprised that New names are men
toned from time to time for the office
of commissioner. 1t is always so in
politics. The work now in hand is of
nature such that one man can handle
it to the end better than, two or more
men,, i and Expect to: see it finished
before a
This references to new nam s'''a=,was
brought about, no doubt, from the fact
that the labor organizations about that
time had brought forward the name of
your fellow townsman, William S.
Waudby, as capable man to succeed
Mr.. Wright, but that gentleman did
not evidently relish the idea OF giving
expression of Waudby's candidacy,
from the fact that he was one that was
solidly backed to the President by the
workingmen and women of the entire
Union.
From the Following announcement
- Jill w 00AAl1l6IOu UlluCl OI1tc Ol sep
TENDER 30th, 1t would appear that
Wright's Certain Important Work.
was now completed, and that it is now
incumbent upon President Roosevelt
to appoint a Labor Commissioner in
fact as we'll as in name:
1.-THE bureau Of labor. under the d.
rection Of Carroll D. Wright, is about
| to issue the rsults of an exhaustive
study of the increased cost of living
during the last few years in relation to
the increase of wages. The work will
be presented in two volumes, one re-
lating to expenditures and the other to
| earnings. The results of this inquiry
show that there has been a striking
similarity between the advance in
wages and the increased cost of living
and that neither has gone forward as
much as popularity supposed.