Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
North Dakota's Creators
Classified Section
was placed in the guarantee fund.
Morris a. Co.e5he satd. employ ~,

Nho*tt0 SO.tTApC w ciilptOy lDss
900 men in Chicago at an average anf
nuat wage OF $500. Net profts ii
1916 were IS. 900. In 1917 theF
jumped to S $500. 900. He promised
to submit a table showing the ratio
OF wages to cost Of production.
Mr.. Morris; like Mr.. Armour yester-
day. was asked III he Wis ted homes Of
employees and returned a similar am
s~wer--that the visits, were made by
YOU think that nfl of your ana
ployes are entitled to Il fair living
wage? asked Mr.. 1tJvalsh. icy
Yes; but the tenn living wage is
variously -eonsirued.8.aSanla& people
might consider an autSnobile ncces-
sary to fair living"
d O know of any of your S2.T5
Ia who have automobiles? ~ -
y don't know whether they have or
not" az.
Mr.. Morris named "A family. every
member of which is employed by. his
company. and he said their combined
earnings are 500 q week.
MI. Wash gave what he considered
1alr living conditions for an AmeTi-
can working man and family. and Mr..
Morris returned with his own idsa of
the proper conditions for u stockyards
%labo:er. He included three trips 20
the theatre a year. .. ss
How many times do you go tpethe
theatre, Nh. Morris?" inquired &t.le
lawyer. sI.~et
Fifteen or twenty" replied the
witness. y.
You never knew what it was to
lack for money or the necessarics OF
life. did you?"
NO..
Mr.. Morris said that he owned 3 1-a
Govt r la 4~r,l, &c F-.-,.- q fNS.-
lie compared the rent paid by his
l%ahorers with the SIS in Sill a month
which he sad was allowed to second
l~ieutenants: in tho American army.
DO you think there is any simi-
larit% between your lahorcrS n i
second lieutcnant"' asitcl Mr.. Walsh.
No: the army Office requires a
better cducat N. but despite that his
salary is ON S1.7Oo. l simply caT
lows him Hi adequate rent" &"'
''I''"n YOU think that the second
l~icrteE.nt docs not get enough
money!"
II am not here to criticize the
government.
MI. Malsh's budget for a working
man with . Wife and three cnlldrch
totallcd s1.2SS. Mir. Morris thought
several items in it too Might've pair
~ = - val Ial.-lNAd " l llllct, IT. lie
thought would do, and thought also
That Mr.. Walsh allowed too much for
cartarc, sugar and other items.
Then YOU think S1.2ss Il year cxr
creds tho needs of "A family of five
in these days?" asked Mr.. Walsh.
1T is Infinitely more than ga mas
iority' of workingncn's families live
Or reioincd the witness.
Mr.. Morris to@tified that his experi-
cl,co with In i,r1. fJTinCr 1naI l,nor, ~.
% tisfactor%.
Il found that they did not keep
their agreement" he explained. tfs
40 you know that fifty per cent Of
Your employees joined the union last
year"
Il read it in "a newspaper said Mr..
Morris.
II know that the re-
ported h a the cost of Twin. has i'm
creased 100 per cent in the last three
yearS would you want wage at ynlir
plants adjusted to meet that condo
ton 2" ,
I'VE have adjusted the wages Of
Il men, said the witness.
You stard on that" ,y
Il don't stand on anything"
a Sruabb,c developed between Mr..
Walsh and James G. Condor, of coun-
sci for the packers. when the former
objected to n remark by Condor, AID
insisted on better treatment. -
1T is hetter treatment than You
deserve shouted MIR Condor.
Your idea Of treatment is evidently
based Oh Mr.. Norris treatment OF his
men," Observed Mr.. Walsh. At tl,is
Morris iumpc,l to his feet.
II protest against these remarks.
81 didn't come here to he inslllted.'
he cried. There was nothing in my
answers to warrant these remarks
Judge .Alschuler i~ntervcned and Mr..
Morris replied to Il charge of OVER
working his men ny saying:
The government inspectors pro-
hihit any speedin: IN and therefore
it is impossible to 10 more than a
given mount of work.
Mr.. Walsh asked if witness would
agree that his men should receive
s1.2SS a year if it were shown that
that sum were necessary to fair liv-
ing conditions.
"If that amount is necessary 7 say
yes. but I question the correctness OF
tho tisures.' replied the packer. ]ie
said that the ten-hour day was bet
ter adapted to the needs of the in
dustry than the eight-honr day.
II am willing. however. to leave
that to the arbitrator said MIR. Nor
ris. THE principal objection would
I believe he that it would reduce the
output and increase the price of prod
uct."
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