New Britain herald., 1919-07-22
MILK GOING UP.

The COW, dead or alive, still ad- vances in value. Local milk dealers have advanced the price of the ami mals' product one cent per quart. Beef is going up, despite it's much ad- Nertised plenty. The dealers are not to blame. so they say. High prices of ice, and feed is responsible for the greater cost of milll-high price of la Dor Is responsible for the greater cost of feed-and the high price of living is responsible for the greater cost of break somewhere, someday, but it shows no signs of doing so now. Every time the cost of a necessity is boosted to cover the price demanded by labor, labor wants moro to buy the necessity-and labor is in position to get more. It should get it, pro vidng it's demands are not eXorbi- tant. Man has to live, and has need of mans assistance to do so.
 The question is when will we be able to obtain our supplies a a nom inal price? The answer is, when la Dor is willing to turn out these sup plies at a reasonable return to itself When will that be? When labor is able to get it's own needs, furnished nal price. And the original question is again in order. The influenza cpl demic, the war, and numerous fatali- ties with no connection to either are factors in the increased cost of pro- duction. The number of workers has been diminished to 8 great extent. In addition, the demands of everyone are greater-wo wish more than ever be- fore, we regard luxuries of few years ago as necessities today-and there are not the men to supply the
 Until such a time as universal CO., operation is able to reduce the de- mand for production we will have the present prices, or higher ones. In or der to lower them working man and consumer must act together. The family must produce more and need less until an equita ble adjustment is reached. Wages must reach a point where the workman may live and ob- tain his needs. Prices must be ad- justed to the needs of life. Profteer- iY1r itcer in the circle is the cause of the strikes for more wages and the in eVitable boost of price which eventual ly reacts upon the striker. That is the result, say what you will, and the only alleViation is a mutual desire to avoid overcharge, practice thrift and speed up production. The desire must be felt by all to aid his fellow man in the pursuit of life, liberty and a mod crate amount of happiness. As soon as we eliminate the one who receives whether he is laborer, capitalist or middleman, and have a compact or ganiza tion of individuals working for just returns, we will have achieved a stable foundation for the building which we are trying to erect. Prices may stay as high as they are now but that will make no difference if all are obtaining enough to buy their needs and an occasional luxury. When la Dor gets covetous and strikes for more pay it is starting a reaction which it will itself feel in the greater cost of supplies. When capital gets covetous and boosts prices it is doing something which it will itself feel, aft CT the effect of it's boost reaches earn- est labor, which will have to strike to earn enough to pay for~ the higher article The law of supply and de- mand is being demonstrated to greater extent than ever before. We will welcome the cooperation which must come before the end of our pres ent troubles is reached.
 strikes, and our profiteering She raises in value as other things do She labor is making her product cost more to deliver-and possibly man prof iteering is working toward unfair prices for the milk and the flesh of