The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-21

~ inc long rum As the result Of efficiency in produc-
on u 10 reduce the cost This reduction moreover il
handed ON to the consumers through the workings of
the competition that result under the equal price
law.
This system would not eliminate comparative pow
erty. The man with income Of 81 900 . year will al
ways strive to keep from falling to the standard of v
ing set oy the man with $500 year. The with ST.
oOo year will not want be forced back the
standard OF living of the with $1,000 year. and
80 on 1t will. however eliminate the awful poverty Of
the sums for all but those who too lazy take ad
vantage OF their opportunities under the seven forms
OF government insurance and the equal minimum
scale For all who will do their share Of work through
out the course OF life there will be fear OF poverty
as that state will be foreign support
ca tho form OF that will exist in order to
enable efficiency competition to develop fully.
Inasmuch as poverty is comparative the starting
point might Just we'll be with the equal minimum
wage scale. The desire to better ones material well
fare in the world through efficiency
wards far better than by the dreadful OF the worst
forms OF poverty common to this day.
Organized labor today enjoys a temporary advant-
age over unorganzed labor At Richmond Indiana for
example. the scale for union pr1ntors ST
maximum Of eight hours work day and with six
days Of work week guaranteed by contract with
the employers In the same city tho unorganzed work
men In the factories will average than $11
$12 week for nine and ten hours work each day.
Furthermore these latter have that their
working week shall consist Of specific number Of
hours. However there will be no denial entered against
the statement that organized labor enjoys better work
ing hours and receives higher than does
unorganized labor. Therefore. without going into a
Of labor statistics that contention, will
be definitely stated here that organized labor has the
advantage OF unequal opportunity unorganized
labor 10 concerned.
IN infor kinNlv affo dod nv
director E. Dana Durand the total number Of
wage earners in the manufacturing industries in the
United States is 6.615,O0O. Mr. Frank Morrison
tary of the American Federation of Labor has also
kind enough to furnish the information that organized
labor In this country numbers approximately 21250oO
wage Therefore. in this branch of industrial
labor the organized is better paid and works less hours
the average than tho unorganzed department
much - this condition holds under special privilege
competition and monopoly tho cost OF the better
dtion Of organized labor is paid for by all
in share in tho increased cost Of living Since
featuring Industrial workers belong to the consuming
class their share in tho higher living 10 shared dis
proportionatey between those who organized and
those who not larger part Of tho cost Of organ
ICED labors higher wages falls tho shoulders Of
organised labor.
Organised labors special privilege 10 being Destroy
ed In two ways and there two moro by which it
might be First. in the of the steel
Industry organised labor 10 being routed by the greater
strength Of tho Money Power Second. efficiency
cheering 10 organising the manufacturing industrial
units Of tho nation that employ unorganized workmen.
in progression. and is giving to this class
In and jobs and efficiency bonuses
something far better than organized labor with its
strikes boycotts. ETC.. offer II twothrds of the
manufacturing Industrial workers become organized
the efficiency basis they will overcome through natural
the special privilege organization Of unionized
workmen representing the other third
Another way would be for organized labor to take
within its fold all unorganized labor. When this
done there would the inevitable struggle to equal
Ice wage scales among the crafts After craft wage
scales all equal basis dead levelism would
reign supreme and all labor that was within the
ganixation would be that Of tho unlimited power to
raise wages any figure desired This, however would
shared among all Industrial workers and therefore,
the organized workmen of today would have lost the
benefit they obtain from the lower wages of
organised labor.
The last manner in which all special privilege could
be wiped out Of labor conditions would be by destroying
the illegtmate profits Of the Money Power and its
strength by applying the equal price law all industry
and giving to labor the equal minimum scale and
the forms Of government insurance enumerated before
this basis efficiency competition would rise to ap.
portion all their Just share In the products
dustry.
Government and Efficiency.
The application Of the equal price law will necess-
duties Of public ownership and regulation. Through
permanent improvements and government insurance
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