The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-19

Wlth he responsibility OF their WORK
indeed. their salarios were AWAY
hcggurly compared with their train
ng and abilities. but now their pay
compared with the cost Of living, Is
ss small AS 10 be unworthy OF this
great country The same Is true as
in policemen and nremcn.
These are some OF the classes VINO
are carrying the heaviest burden IN
the high cost Of lWlng II We wouId
be homes, We must give larger pay
no all these classes.
No man has right 70 expect ms
children 10 be other than a failure
whosr teacher Is not Adequately
competent
No church member has right TO
expect any moral or spiritual al
,auccment IN his own life, In his own
church. or his own communiG. wheh
HIS minister rs inadequatcly compen-
stated.
40 business house has right 10
expect prosperity whom its clerks are
not compensated AS far as may ne
feanlhlr In keeping with the Ad-
yanced COS Of living,
High Cost of Living 10 stay.
II mus, be borne IN mind that the
Aigher cost Of liying Ia permanent
thing. In vain do the polit '!ans
and some leading, business men pre-,
IIci IA material decline In the cost OF
living. Il ts not In sight Mr. Her
bert Hoover. wonderful man that ne
s IN a public meeting In Washing
ton two years ago predicted u very
great early decrease In the price OF
frcds,uffs. and. therefore, a decrease
tu the price OF meats Mr.. Hoover
was asked publicly II he had taken
into account certain conditions pre-
,niling as TO the shortage OF crops In
the preceding year which LETT a Ef"nt
vacuum TO he filled. lie said he had
not. but that ne was simply taxing
into account the promise OF n great
corn crop ot that year The promise
was not fulfilled Even II tne prom.
i4e had been fulfilled the surplus ot
that year would not have made up
the vacuum OF the preceding year
President Wilson has stressed the
profteering ot the day Hs the rch-
son for the high cost Of feedstutts'
refusing 90 press upon the pubic at
tcniion the tremendous increase IN
city population and the relative de-
crease In country population as inc
vital factor which will for a long
time. prevent any serious decline In
tho cost Of foodstuffs, although ne
admitted the correctness OF the fig
ures given him.
II il folly 80 look forward 10 any
great decrease In the cost Of living
world Initiation, which must con
unue for many years decreasing
food production IN proportion 70
population, which cannot be over
come for many years the Just De
mand Of farm labor and OF all other
manual workers for higher wages
and q larger share Of the profits OF
business thane formerly will all tend
to maintain a higher cost OF Nv
ing.
Moreover. Il would be n world dis
nster should any attempt at deflation
~ currency be made or any serious
deflation In the prices paid to the
farmers We may find way 20 cut
out some OF the wastaRe between the
producer and the consumer, but un-
less for years to come the farmer
gets as big a price as he has been
getting, we will see a steady growth
OF the movement OF population from
the country, and. therefore. a steady
decline in production. Viewed from
this standpoint. every business
should adjust itself 10 the recogni.
ton of the permanency OF the hlgh
cost OF living, and especially should
this he done as to the salaries OF
teachers. and ministers, and clerks.
and all others who are not united
I'm labor organizations, which by
their constant threats and strikes are
doing infinite harm, while the other
classes are faithfully plodding away
and doing their accustomed WORK
under great disadvantages MANI
facturers Record.