The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-23
In Wilson's Term Over
Preceding Years.
The DEMOCRATIC TEXT BOOK
So Announces After Comparing
Figures With Four Last
Republican Years.
A TENTH MORE WAGE.EARNERs

During the Wilson Administra-
ton. it is brought out in the second
chapter of the Democratic Cam
paign Text Book, made public re-
Gently, the wage earners of the
country received in wages over 3d.
000,00O,OOO more than during the
four preceding years under a Repub-
lican Administration.
These figures, II is explained, are
based on a report just completed by
the United States Department of La
Dor, which shows that the average
wage increase in the industries has
been from per cent. to 20 per
cent. during the last four years. and
that from 1913 to 1916, during the
Wilson Administration, wage earn
ers in United States were paid $17.-
600,O0O,O00. as against $14,320.-
100000 during four years of the
Taft Administration.
In reviewing this phase of the
campaign. the Text Book says:
Taking the official data of the
United States Department of Labor
upon union wages per hour as the
basis of computation, you find that
the average union wage during the
years 1914 and 1915, under Demo-
cratic laws and administration, were
10 per cent. higher than the average
for six years-1967 to 1912 inclu-
ssive-under the Dingley and Payne
Tariff Laws and Republican Admin
istration:
Taking as a basis a tabulation of
press announcements of wage in
creases for 1916, made by the De-
partment of Labor, 1t is conservative
to place the 1916 wage level at 10
per cent. higher than the Republic
an level of 19O7-1912.
1.-THE census of 1910 (based on
400 data gave the number of
wage earners employed in manufac-
turing industries only as 6.615,OOO.
and the wages paid $3,427,OO0,00
1t is estimated ION basis of prelimi-
nary returns of 1914 census of man
ufactures) that in 1915 American
manufacturers gave employment to
1900, 900 wage earners at wages
amounting to $4.407 ,O00,0 900, or an
increase of nearly $1,OOO,OOO,OOO
over 1910.
"It is conservatively estimated
that in 1916 American manufactur-
ers employ 10 per cent. more wage
earners at 10 per cent. higher aver
age rate of wages per annum than
in 1915. This would bring the 1916
volume of wages paid in manufac-
lures only, up to $1,000, 200, 900. or
upward of $1,SOO,0O0 1000 over the
Republican census record of 1910.
these figures are for wage earn
ers employed in manufacturing in
dustries only. The census of 1910
gave the total number employed in
manufacturing and mechanical in
dustries as 1O,65S,0Q0, in transpor-
tation 2,6S7. 900 and in mines 1884,
S24, and in agriculture, foresty and
animal husbandry exclusive OF g.
OOO,0 farmers and other employ
ers) as 6,639.OOO. making a total
industrial army of wage earners OF
over 100000"
The fact that the total number OF
wage earners has increased from g.
OOO, 800 in 1912 to 100000 now Is
also brought out.
Prosperity Here TO Stay.
Washington, Aug. 19.-The con-
clusion drawn from reports tabulat-
ed by the Committee on Statistics
and Standards of the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States Is
that a Presidential election or peace
in Europe will have little effect upon
prosperity of the coun-
try this year. Chairman A. w,
Douglas says no luli In commerce or
ind ustry Is apparent anywhere.
TM building industry, which is
as fair index of the coun-
try's prosperity. is In generally ex-
cellent shape. Despite the high cost
Of materials there Is no apparent
decline in building operations. The
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