Evening journal., 1919-03-03


IS passed pow in Delaware VIII matter
little to the people OF the State wiinir
a few years but it win matter much
to those who now oppose H. The I'm
ger OF fate Is pointed toward them fol
destruction In the sreat years OF socia
reconstruction which are almost upon
lus.
When all the signs OF chanse are
laundering a mighty upheaval which Is
rocking civilization 10 its foundations
the spectacle Of committee unable
10 comprehend the need OF a minimum
wage bill but hesitating over such a
weakly palliative measure is actually
humorous.
1t is well said that there are none 80
blind as those who will not see. The
vast upheavaI OF the ignorant masses
m Russia. so little understood yet ln
I this ciuntry, the tremendous wave OF
! thought which has turned Germany
into a Socialist Republic and has made
the labor movement In England, France
and Italy one OF the greatest forces TO
be reckoned with, the new labor party
In America which ls growing very rap
idly, gathering force from the trade
unions In Chicago and New York all
indicate the flooding Of a mighty tide
which threatens 10 sweep before lt
! traditional social landmarks Of all kinds.
To deny the existence or this move
ment ls insanity. To rationalize IL Is
the problem with which the greatest
practical statesmen of the world are
now reckoning.
Minimum wage legislation was born
In he nff Ioxr- hafNrn fha rrrou rrshrra
the forces for social justice were forced
to move slowly step by step in the di-
rection OF a more rational organization
Of industry. II is bres Of the same
system which manned and murdered
workingmen because II was too ex-
pensive" 10 place guards about dan
gerous machinery, that deprived chill
dren under the age Of fourteen OF the
rights Of chilhood In which they could
develod into normal human beings. that
poisoned workers with fumes and gases
because machinery for removing them
cost TOO much and ruined their hesith
In dark, my ventllajed. dusty-AFork-
rooms.
Minimum wage legislation was bred
OF the same system which has made
the dollar mark the ideal Of so many
Americans, from the push cart ped
dler to the oil baron, that until Presl-
dent Wilson reminded America OF its
true mission In the world the people
had almost forgotten Il thinking that
their chief duty was 20 establish a
system In which each man was given a
free opportunity" 10 make Just as
much money as he possibly could re-
gardless OF its effect upon society as
a whole or the individuals used in the
process. gnl-l s--r ,:- l- -.--
Industry, whieh-in theory has. only
one purpose, that OF making the life
Of the people worth living, has de-
feated its purpose at almost every turn
by lack OF humanity toward the work
er. As one Of the. beginnings at safe
guarding the family life which indus
try Is destroying minimum wage laws
were framed.
The day OF beginnings Is past In
most parts OF the world Maximum
wage laws are becoming effective in
some parts OF the world Change may
be delayed and obstructed iD...peiaWsre
as twas In, Russia. but when It Comes
the reaction wlll 80 the more Vt5fent
and resistless.
the voice Of a fast growing minority
which before many years has passed
will become a vast majority. Let those
who now oppose minimum vase laws
look well to their security in the days
70 come. The forces are gathering
which win sweep them into the dis
card The people will be able TO dis
eern theF true friends from those who
have fooled them.
The Consumers League hes revised
the allowing additional lettefe endors-
lng the proposed law:
on, the Minimum Wage Bin
!. by Delaware Employers.
Radcllff Baking Company. by H. D. Rad
cliff, president.
I'VE wish 10 advise you that
we are, and always have been In favor
Of paying our employees a decent living
wage.
I'VE have got to look after our wom-
en- wage-earners az well as our men and
see that each one gets fair play. The
women workers have got TO be reck-
oned with, for, Just as soon a. any Of
them get an idea that they are being
treated H3astfy7- tlFsH- wa EetIIS=to
lose their support.
Charles w. Goodlng. Real Estate and
Mortgage Broker. Wilmington. Del.
u heartily indorse your ef-
forts in a good cause. In reply to
questions asked, reply in the affirm
alive"
F. F. Slocomb and Company, Inc, by
F. r. Slocomb, president,
I'VE are emphatically In
favor OF all waSe-earners receiving pay
which VIII enable them to live in ac-
cordance with the American standard
of nvfn0, and represent fair fenuner-
alton for their services 49, g..lfa
W. F. Kurtz, Atty at Law. Wilmington. |
Del.
81 am unqualihedly in favor
of women. girl and boy wage-earners |
10 our State. receiving fair living COM
nensation for service faithfully and in
given TO their employers. |
I'm IN favor OF a minimum wage bill
md would use every endeavor to see
that the bill is made practical for
purposes. shall be glad to
10 what can to make further propa-
yanda for your cause"
.hlIer Broehers Company by Nathan
Miller, President.
aaSNe are-pieased to reply to your CIR
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