New Britain herald., 1918-08-01
War Labor Board
 Justice by Both FaCtl0lg

Washington, Aug, 1.-The national
 war labor board has decided against l establishing at this time a minimum
 wage to be applied generally through out the industry, and announced that the determination and application. of A falr living wage would be made in each case on the basis of the facts involved At the same time the board adoDted
 a resolution, written by William H. l Taft and submitted jointly by MT. Taft and Frank P. Walsh, the joint chair
 men, in which the attention of capital and labor is invited to the wisdom of composing their differences upon the
 basis of the principles and policies Of the board as approved and promuI- gated by the president in his procla- mation of April 8, 1918
 In this resolution the war labor board adopts an attitude firmly op- posed both to unjust profits on the part of capital and unreasonable de- mands on the part of labor, stating that capital should have only such reasonable returns as will assure it's use for the worlds and the nations cause; and that the phyical we'll being of labor and it's physical and mental effectiveness, in a comfort reasonable in view of the eXigencies of the war, should likewise be assured.
 The adoption of the resolution marks the end of a lengthy discus sion of the question of declaring and esta blishing a fixed amount as the min imum to be paid any workman in the Init number of important eases which have been under investigation and consider ation for the last month will be made public today to be followed by other decisions within a few days.
 The resolution as passed unaninous- ly by the board follows:
 Resolved: That the national war labor board deems it an appropriate time to invite the attention of employ CTS and workers alike to the wisdom of composing their differences in ac- cord with the principles governing the national war labor board which were approved and promulgated by the president in his proclamation of April 8, 1918
 That this war is not only a war of arms, but also war of workshops; a competition in the quantitative pro- dueuon and distribution of munitions and war supplies; 8 contest in indus trial resourcefulness and energy.
 That the period of the war Is not a normal period of industrial expansion, from which the employer should eX- pect unusual profits or the employees abnormal wages; that it is an interreg- mum, in which industry is pursued only for common cause and common ends.
 That capital should only have such returns as will assure it's use for the worlds and nations cause, while the physical we'll being of labor and it's physical and mental effective ness in a comfort reasonable in view of the eXigencies of the war should likewise be assured.
 That this board should be careful in it's conclusion not to make orders in the interegnum, based on ap- proved views of progress in normal times, which, under war conditions, might seriously impair the present economic structure of our country.
 That the declaration of our princi- pies as to the living wage and an es- ta blished minimum should be con- strued in the light of these considera- tions.
 That for the present the board or it's sections should consider and de- eide each case involving these prinei- ples on its particular facts and re- serve any general rule of decision until It's Judgments have been sufficiently numerous, and their operations suff7~ clently clear to make generalization safe."