Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-05-01

ton that Is harmful to health or NOR
ais. Women should disappear as quick
~ rs possible from such tasks a. con-
Quoting and guarding street cars, CLEAN
Ing locomotives and great number Of
other activities for which conditions Of
life and their physique render them
UNIT. Another general principle Is that
the proportion Of women In industry
ought to he kept within the smallest
practical limits. II we have an EN-
Gent national employment service, IL I
goodly number Of the returned soldiers
and sailors are placed on the land and
II wages and the demand for goods are
kept up to the level which Is easily at.
tainahle all female workers who are
displaced from tasks that they have
been performing only since the begin
ming OF the war will be able to flnd
suitable employments In other parts Of
the Industrial field or In those domestic
occupations which sorely need their
presence. Those women who are en-
gnged at the same tasks as men should
receive equal pay for equal amounts
and qualities Of work.
National War Labor Beard.
Zone of the most beneficial govern
mental organizations Of the war ID the
National War Labor Board. Upon the
basis Of few fundamental principles
unanimously adopted by the represent
atives Of labor. capital and the public
It has prevented lnnumerable strikes
and raised wages to decent levels In
many different Industries throughout
the country. Its main guiding princi-
pies have been family living wage
for all male adult laborers, recognition
Of the right OF labor 20 organize and to
deal with employers through its chosen
representatives and no coercion Of nom
union 1ahorers by members Of the un-
Ion. The War Labor Board ought to
be continued In existence BY Congress-
and endowed with all the power for ef-
fective action that II can possess under
the Federal Constitution. The princi-
pies. methods, machinery and results
of this institution constitute 4 definite
and far-reaching gain Tor social jus-
tice. No part Of this advAntr ~ should
b. lost or given up In time Of peace.
housing Tor Working classsA
"Houning projects for war workers
which have been completed or almost
completed by the Government Of the
United States have cost some forty
million dollars and are found In eleven
cities. While the Federal Government
cannot continue this work In time of
peace, the example and precedent that
Il has set and the experience and
knowledge that II has developed should
not be forthwith neglected and lost.
The great cities In which congestion
and other forms OF had houslng are
dIsgracefnlly apparent ought 70 take
up and continue the work q least to
such an extent AZ will remove the
worst features Of special condition
that II a menace ut once % Industrial
efficiency. civic health. good morals
and religion.
Social lneUraneA
''Until the level Of legal minimum
wages II reached the worker stands %
need OF the devices ok lnsurance. The
State should make comprehensive pro-
vision FOR insurance against Illness, In
validity. Unemployment and old ags.
30 far as possible the lnsuranc0 fund
should be raised BY 4 levy On industry,
% Ii now done IN the casc Of accident'
compensation. The industry ID which
man Ii employed should provide him
with oil that u necessary to meet al
the needs Of his entire llfa. Iherefossy
any contribution 70 NJ insurance fund
from the general fsvenues d the Htates
should be only sliaht and temporary.
For the same reason 40 contrihutto6
should b. exacted from any woekos
who Ii not getting higher wAse than
n reQuired to meAt the present neGds
Of himself and family. Thos4 who ~
below that level can make such ! con-
tributi0n only at shs expense q tlselr
present welfare. Finally, the adminls-
tration Of the insurance laws should be
such as 10 interfere q littie u possible
with the indlvidual kreedom of ~
worker and hls family.
a Nsx Spirit . vital Med.
Society, said Pops Leo XIII, 'can
be healed IN no other way than b. q
return to Christian Hfe and Christian
institutions The truth of these words
Ii more widely perceived to-day than
when they were written more than
twenty-seven years Ago. Changes m
our economic and political systems
will have only partial and feeble Ed
cheney X they be not reinforced ~ ths
Christian view OF work and wsaIth.
Neither the moderate reforma advO-
Gated In this paper Nor any other pro
gram Of betternent or reconAtructton
will prove reasonably effective with
ont reform In the spirit Of both labor
and capital. The laborer must come ~
realize that he owes his employer and
society m honest dey's work n return
for Z fair wage and that conditions
cannot be Substantially Improved until
he roots out the desire TO yet MAXI
mum OF return for q minimum 0l serv-
lee. Tho capitalist must likewise Ut y
new viewpoint. He needs to learn tn
Int~- fnrwnffAn truth that ~ealfh n