Arizona republican., 1919-12-04

on just in the proportion that you have
increased the wages OF all the people.
There is one class, however, and
one class only, you have injured with
this wholesale increase in wages and
commodity prices, and that is the class
whose advanced years have put them
outside of the ability to earn a living
under your new standard. Men who
have laid aside enough at the age of
90 to take care of themselves for the
balance of their lives under normal
conditions will find that they have in
reality laid aside only about a third
enough; in other words their dollar
has become a thirty-cent dollar.
Income Now Insufficient
The men who paid out hard earned
dollars to insurance companies to as
sure their families against want in case
of death win have posthumously failed
in their very laudable purpose These
families will find that what was sup
posed to be sufficient is only one third
sufficient to protect them.
I know great many widows who
four years ago were living in compare
tive comfort on what was left through
insurance or accumulations, widows
who must now, at advanced age, find
employment to Keep body and soul to-
gether. We all agree with the presi-
dent that labor should be well paid,
sufficient for every man. not only to
take care of himself and family, but
with decent frugality and industry to
lay aside enogh to meet the eXigen-
cies of sickness or death
But that cannot be accomplished by
the mere increase of wages of some
I tiHJi9r pieee L-+
in wages must soon be reflected through
every class, and reflected in higher cos,
of living. What the country needs
now is increased production. | believe
eight hours of honest work is enough
with our machinery used in every line
I of production, but it is not enough
/ if it is to continue as it has done
| during the last three years only about
/ 90 per cent efficient, An honest wage
and an honest days work ought to &c
/ together
Union Scale For Farmers?
Another thing that both the presi-
dent and many other people forget il
the matter of adjustment of labor is
the great farming class. Are our la,bol
unions willing to allow the farmer boy
to be paid by his parent a sum eaua
10 what the laboring man receives il
the city? And for the same number
of hours Of work and the same degre,
of efficient effort? If they are, they'll
| quit complaining about the price O.
bread or meat because it will be tire,
times what it is today
OF course cotton farmers are max
ing money just now and with wa
prices the farmers generally canno
complain. But as rule the canning!
or the farmers family are just a frac
ZION and small fraction of what i.
earned by city labor.
This equalizing of labor is a bi.
proposition and it cannot be cured b.
the mere adjustment of the wage seal,
OF about one tenth of the laborin.
class. You will notice that the presi
Gent recommends assistance to be giver
soldiers to take up agricultural lines
We already produce under ordinar,
conditions large surplus of agricul
tural products which must be exported
Our price will be fixed by the world
demand. While we may not go bacl
10 old prices we are certain to go dowr
/ much below present prices, and | doub
I either the justice or the wisdom O
advising or influencing anyone to seeI
agriculture as a business or profession
when the same person can earn from
80 TO 50 d day for eight hours of labor.