Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-22

In the reimbursement Of the industry
of the counuy-the taking up again oil
he old occupations of peace times
there will soon be plenty Of labor says
the Bache Review. The other two
requisites are enterprise and capital,
Both should be encouraged. 1t is the
Hesitation to re- engage in manufacture,
with price of material threatening de-
cline, that may possibly bring on
period of depression, that IS, enterprise
may hold back awaiting better oppor
tunities Enterprise and capital make
the places for labor, and all working
together produce prosperity. How shall
enterprise, which is the first to step OH
the head of the new army-be en-
couraged? The most potent agency at
the moment is the government Our
Industrial world is practically CON
trolled at Washington. The wisdom
with which that control is gradually
released and the disposition to support
the great structure of business as it
is being lifted off the war tracks onto
the peace tracks, viii provide the great
encouragement which enterprise needs
at this time. There is no question of
capital working in harmony with en-
terprise. and labor, which is the es-
sential third factor, will thus be taken
care Of
Consideration of the Wage Question
Labor is the most difficult of the
problems to be dealt with II employ
mcnt continues at full head there will
be for the time ver4 little chance for
reduction of wages. The cost of living
should decline. This may not apply to
food for while, but fuel and cloth
ing should be cheaper If wages con-
ioh 10 p
benefit and have more funds to spend
or save. The government bond cam
paigns have created a new world OF
investors here and the wage learners
will probably, as far as they have been
thus educated, be inclined to save more
than formerly. But even so, there will
he vast amount Of spending if labor
continues prosperous, and this, by in
creasing demand for goods, will help
To keep production active.
But the readjustment of wages is
bound to present itself as a problem
and some employers are already be-
ginning to agitate the question. Wher
the government ceases to be the great
and common employer, they say, ano
government money no longer pays the
present eXtravagant wages can private
industry so order its affairs as to con
tinue to furnish employment to the
millions of our workmen. These en-
ployers charge that the trade unionist:
have been utilizing every method
power and force, political or otherwise
to put themselves in a position Of
strength, irrespective of the ultimate
cost to the industry which employ!
them.
Profit Sharing
In an article recently published il
the London "Statist." on When tn,
War Ends" the view is taken tina
England viii be in need of man-powe
and that wages raised by the war will
not greatly decline They are salts
fled that this is an advantage to tn
whole community and that working
men, having saved the country, will no
consent either to starve in the countr!
or to see their children growing nj
dcgenerating in Sums The point the
make is that if wages are cut down tn
man-power will be driven out of tn
country to the dominions. and that
employers pay no attention to this the
will come into collision with the grea
body of the laboring classes befor
long. IT, however. they seriously re
fleet upon the policy they ought t
adopt the "Statist' urges upon ther
that it is useless to think of cuttin
down wages. The question for EN-
ployers is what then is the wise cours
for them to pursue We answer un
hesitatingly, Bring your work peopl
into harmony by offering them a shar