Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-18
ARE
BLAMED FOR HIGH
COST Of LIVING
New Workers Discover Who Is
Responsible for the Present
Prices and viii Combine to
Eliminate the Trouble,


New York, Feb 11.-Urging real
reforms in living and working condi-
tiors for every American who suffers
under postwar situations, the recon
struct.on pronouncement, that has
just been issued from the headquar-
tiers of the National Catholic War
Council in this city, is today making
a profound impression on all New
Workers. BY the plain people iii the
working ranks this church call is
hailed as the voice of their champion,
while the most monopolistic capital
lists are studying its ban on big bust
ness evils with considerable care and
respect. Since every mind in this
metropolis is now wholly bent on
solving the pressing problems with
which the wars end has loaded ii,
this clear review and recommended
tion, covering every point Of life and
work, is helping solve the situation
more than anything ever uttered here
in recent years.
Farmers Favor
BY backing up the government at
Washington in plans to send soldiers
and sailors back to the soil i'll the
greatest agricultural development
that this country has ever known, the
Catholic leaders are advocating prin-
ciples that are declared to he enthu-
siastically endorsed by every grange
and individual farmer in this state.
While the movement of boys away
from the farms has hurt their inter-
ests, the most thoughtful grangers
now assert that such a return of man
power as is proposed must make the
future of the whole of agricultural
America brighter than ever before
Already the state authorities and
grange heads are promising active
support and cooperation with the
church forces, that have foreseen
and advocated this bacll-to-the-land
remedy for unemployment among the
boys from service, who deserve all
that their country can offer in oppor-
tunities.
Workers Welcome.
To the workers in city and country
alike, the assurance that the Catho-
lie church will support any legitimate
efforts to resist unjust wage reGuc-
tons is proving most welcome. as the
firm stand of this social and economic
justice is realized Such support it IS
declared both by labor leaders and
by employers, will tend to ward off
the socialist and Bolsheviki evils
among the laboring classes. much
more than any single message that
has been given this nation since the
armistice was signed While the
heads of this church body admonish
the laborer that he owes his employ
er an honest days work for a fair
wage, they do not hesitate to sharp
ly remind the capitalist that profit
making IS not the basic justification
of business prlfernrisa
Middlcu,cn Menace.
That an enormous toll is taken by
the various classes of middlemen ana
that the difference in the prices re-
ceiyed by producers and paid by con-
sumers is a scandal, is one of the
statements in this church document
that the consumers of this city are
heartily endorsing. Following the
milk strike. and other examples of
the grip of middlemen on both farm
er and consumer, New Workers are
declaring themselves ready to follow
this lead toward coming in closer
contact with the men who produce
their food supply Before many
wears, the people of this town hope to
be more nearly able to secure lower
prices to them and higher prices for
the farmers, paid directly into the
hands of the makers and not the mar
keteers of this food supply.
American Audience.
Irrespective of creed, class or race,
all the people of Greater New York
are now studying this new recon-
guide with much interest
and little or no prejudice. Though
Catholics may consider it as adj
dressed most intimately to them, the
whole DeODle here are taking IL more
as call to the whole nation on the
subjects that are closest to every
American. Much thought and help
full action must result from the study
of this pronouncement, 1t is agreed
In, a Ii tho nGnnaiaa iSts hci.o