Evening journal., 1919-02-10
HEARING TOMORROW.
ON MINIMUM wage.
Consumers League Will Ex-
plain Proposed Act to
Legislative Committee
FATHER TEMPLE
A PROVES BILL

the delegate on OF the Consumers
eaue OF Delaware. which will attend
the hearing Of the Minimum Wage
Bill before the Senate Labor Committee
OF which Senator James Alice is chair
min, tomorrow will be headed by the
Rev c l.. Candee, D. d.
Wilmington members OF the delega-
tion will lave for Dover on the $40
train and viii include Ms. William
Stsnlar. president. and Miss Clara
Southwick, Executive secretary OF the
Consumers league OF Delaware: Will
lam F. Smaley. the Rev. A. Rabinowitz.
James O'Kan.. Mss Margaret II. Shear
man. Mss Hith McComb, all members
OF the legisltlon committee; Mss Mary
Gawthrope nd Miss Blanche Swayne.
leg slative md assistant secretaries:
NJ IS MargaHt Mckay. Mss Edith Spru-
snce and Nh. Lewis E. Eliason, OF New
Castle.
The Genital Labor Union, represent
ing twenty thousand workers will send
a special dlegation
Charles npkis and David SnellenburgI
are send.nsmessages 10 be read az the
hearing expressing their suppOia OF
the bill. Ns. Robert Holiday. OF Do
yer, cha'rran OF legislation committee
OF the Stte Federation OF Women's
Clubs, wheh has endorsed the bill.
and membr OF the Legislation Commit
tee OF theconsumers' League. VIII Join
the delegs'on at the Stale House.
DR.. Canee has received a statement
from the Rev. William Temple, pastor
OF St Ezabeth's, regretting that
cannot attend the hearing on this occa-
son Te statement Is a vivid and
compelling utierance, giving the rea-
sons why Father Temple supports the
Minimum Wage BIZ.
He say. "In plain English, the mer-
chant ormanufactu:er who refuses 4
living wge 10 woman or child for
their LAIR Is a. robber and Is ready b.
be a muderer," and "A book not with
3 out hOnr In lines past has some hard
N ngs 0 say OF the man who defrauds
the POD OF their. pay" are two start
ling bU effective challenging sentences
in Fater Temples vigorously stated
case fe the Minimum Wage, which In
full rads as follows:
''Thireasons that prompt me 10 sup
Consumers League are the following
4. living wage Is a natural right |
2. Is the duty ~ the State to pro-
tect ie natural rights Of its citizens. |
3. The only practical means YET
found 10 provide a living wage for
the Sak Is minimum wage legislation
"Ts truth Of the first assertion has
neve' been more clearly asserted than
by 60 XIII In his classic Letters on
the Cond tion OF Labor. In the frce
agrement between workman and en-
plOer, there underlles a dictate OF ma
tupl injustice more imperious and anci-
ciat than any bargain between man and
mn. namely, that remuneration ought
tobe SUFFICIENT TO support a frugal and
wll-behaved wage-earner. II through
necessity or fear Of a worse evil the
Wrkmen accept harder conditions be-
cuse an employer or contractor will
aod him no better, he Is made the
vetim OF force and injustice"
In plain English, the merchant ~
manufacturer who refuses a living
wge to woman or child for their la
br Is a robber and Is ready to be
un-derer.
luc cJdlc cAlnts W pttpJb b-Ab AlAN
nd property OF the individual, and
onsequently Is bound TO provide some
means by which It's laboring women
nd children may receive a living wage.
That Minimum Wage Law Is the
Dnly practical means at hand for this
purpose is thue set forth by the able
Jesuit authority on social questions.
Fpthe- Hussleln.
The special wage legislation requir-
G, for our own day Is clear The prin-
cole OF a living wage has been laid
OWN by the Holy See. Its application
epends upon us and must be adapted
3 the changing conditions Of time and
lace. In the question Of wages the
iature OF this application seems now
beyond dispute. Past experience en-
bles US 10 proceed without hesitation.
here is apparently but one course
pen, 10 unite solidly upon a minimum
rage legislation. II was a Catholic
riest, Rev. Jonn A Ryan. D. D.. who
rst effectively champ oned the min.-
lum wage legislation In the United
taies. and II is another Catholic
riest. the Rev Edwin V. OHara, whose