The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-12
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Speaking of the fight being made
by the Massachusetts branch OF the
American Federatiomof Labor against
those who voted against some of its
pet measures, yet are seeking re-elec
tion to the Massachusetts legislature
the Boston Herald says.
OF the "a bills which the Fedora
ftionists recommended, some have al
ready been written on the statute
books. ; Others went down under the
Governors veto Still others await a
more compliant Legislature. They ex
hihit greqt diversity OF ends and aims
Many Of them are thoroughly excel
lent. The Herald specifically indoors
ed not few of them at the time they
were respectively under consideration
in the Legislature But these meas
ures, Whether" good lor bad, successful
or still waiting, are all alike in one
respect: They tend TO Increase the
cost Of living, No truth of mathema-
tics is more in9ispniable than this.
However desirable these measures
are, their relation TO the price of food
clothing and shelter cannot be dis
elised. !7fa.. @ thDitA
There Is {ht eisht-hour day for pub
lie employees NOV on the statute
books. II 1ias ialfeady shown its eli
ect on the tax rates, municipal ano
state Public insiitpliens lave sough
increased appropriations on account
Of il. All tho hills tending to lessen
the hours OF Labor for. women and
,hildl Ell, which The fHeFald has gen
orally advocated az in the interest o
| civilization and hence desirable IL
,ipte or 'ihc cost, +tinduestionably ham
s1ele The Industries affected, and ncyi
ably increase tho cost OF their pro.
| luct sTh9 PROPOSED pensions for wild.
| owed mothers with children. not yet
y law, wonlf add to the burden of pub
lie relief very greatly, and would
| work itself out in the usual way in
house rents, market supplies and 9th.
| er merchantablc goods. The bill rel
guirlng the metropolitan commissions
10 pay at least $3.50 a day to their
1aborers adds its unite to the same
| side OF the ledger, -
The Fcderationists express them,
selves assgesls jeatsflY INTERCEPTED in
the reorgal6sati6hs Of state Board OF
health, changing it from an unpaid
and unexpensivet board to- one carry
ing manual salary roll of $4,000
They want the men who tried to pre-
renp this charge from shaing9 added It
.ha present cost sof living 10 SUITE
ielcat And il is So on through thu
l't, which ends with tho BARRIERS II
conse bill, doubtless designed to Sc
cure certain prEec,iop f9flhe guile
rcm outside coHfpettt6rs fifs ma,
be wholly desirable, aant it would sure
ly not lessen the cUst.of shave.
/ Tho Herald Adds; The Americana
dollar ofalS97 IS now worths7O cents
I,largcly because of the cumulative et
feet of Just .gncA legislation, as thie
No one ,Ncalss2 grtstg ds city state ant
Inaiion, Tfoants TO much; but piled
on year after year. through our var
Yea agencies OF governing, formidabl,
l3olas at Sasl appear. And the irene
IS now upward at an accelerated pace
If the purchasing power OF the dol
Ter has shrunkeh 90 cents in Is years
lghc situation demands the thoughtfu
consideration OF the man Of moderat,
lincome. A little, Figuring should show
him why he doesn't get on faster
lBelows FAILS Times.