La Junta tribune., 1915-09-11
SOME OBSERVATIONS.
These Are Contributed Ar
iicles and . Record Of In
dividual Opinion Only.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

Manly report 70 remedy the a.
equal distribution Of wealth and IN
come" ID Q national inheritance tax.
Mrs. Hartman and Professor Con-
mons recommend . federal fund for
social welfare. derived from . na-
tionai inheritance tax. The pstn-
cipal OF the fund IL to be invested IN
homes for workingmen. hospitals.
rural credits for farmers and sueh
other purposes OF 4 social nature ~
would insure an Income The In
come from the fund. which b to BE-
administered by an Industrial COM
mission, would be used TO meet The
expenses of the commission: 70 pro-
mote the social well being IN the
shape OF establishing sickness aad
unemployed insurance. old age pen-
sions. the establishment Of employ
ment offices and the promotion Of
Industrial education"
The joint report Of Commission
ers weinstock. Ashton and Ballard
does not discuss the subject.
In = separate report Commissioner
9. Thurston Ballard recommends .
national eight hour Law. which viii
be seen. from the discussion follow.
Ing. to have . bearing on the sub
ject. He also recommends . ma
tional minimum wage Law.
Commissioner Carretson IN Z sup
Elemental report, suggests = usuFy
Law TO lessen the return upon invest
ments.
The ideal distribution Of wealth
and income Is very easily described.
We are all agreed that every man
should have sufficient income to pro-
vide himself and his family With q
comfortable living. and with opDos-
tunity for recreation and improve
ment.
We are not all agreed that this
stage Of sociological deveiopment
will ever be reached. but we can Ill
agree that such steps ~ may be u
ken to bring about social advaace-
ment. would be better taken. With
this degree OF development In view.
than otherwise.
In my first article on this subject, I
said that the total annual iacp0e q
the world consisted Of the wages.
salaries. profits and dividends Re-
ceived by all the people: and that
In order 10 increase the wages OF one
class Of workers. we must reduce the
wages. salaries. dividends or profits
Of some other class or classes Of per-
s"ns In like amount. II we add TO
this the patent fact that the only
commodity which the laboring man
has to sell. 10 his labor. we come to
the very simple conclusion. that the
only way to Increase his Income le-
ultimately. is 10 increase the price
Of that commodity. We have learn
ed that 10 increase the price Of labor
10 TO decrease the salaries. dividends
and profits Of the rest Of mankind.
20 that 10 do this tends 10 squaiise
the distribution Of wealth and IN
come.
A minimum wage lac would H..
crease the income Of the employed
iaborers. but would not help The un.
employed.
II there are unemployed men In
the land u means that The demand
for labor 10 not equal 70 The supply.
This 10 economically had. bseause the
selfars Of the aatioa dstsads upon
the veli.bsiag Of all The psople and
aot upon the weil.bsias Of . poFtion.
u 10 esssasiai thsssfors that ill able
bodied msa Of the lssd sAould b EN-.
ployed. This caa oaly - scconplish.
-, issiunatsly. 10 oss vsy, ssd that
10. b euttiag dovs tAs houfs Of L..
bor by . maximum Aous lav.
A. suggested n NJ. DallArd is,
20 enact . natleaal mlsioun wage
lav aa1 Q aaeioaal naxinua hour
NV. L. 20 ~ hat 10 asa shall
vssa Tor Isss thas es.se Dss day nor
Ioases than eight heufs. Lse - oh.
sesvs ~ oDssaeioa. u thsee are
seill uss0pseye1 nsa. ~ % saead
ths lav as1 ~ - aaa shall work
leaess thaa III heufs . day. II II
aDDeafs uooa fuStAss observation
that ~ seuallsaties q laeeos h sos
pseessdiag saDa1iy saeagA. jst u
fustAss ansa1 ~ Isv ~ salslag the
alai0u0 waee % oS.ee. Proved.
Nc n this vay we veul1. after
avhlle. rsaeA . Une vhsa svsry
naa at,s aal williag y vsst would
have . ~. Dot ~ SALARIES, divs.
1sa1s aa1 Dssstss q ~ ~ ee tAs
DseD)s vesI1 ~ Fq1uss1.