The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-25
MINIMUM WAGE SCHEDULES ARE
URGED BY NATIONAL WAR BODY
AND u. s. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
~ r.r ASSOCIATED rasss

aud endowed with nu thc power Tor
effective action that % DHu uuHsfaH
under tho federal constitution The
principles. methods. machinery ana
results of this Institution constitute o.
definite and Gar reaching gain Tor so
oial Justice No part of ;hiH udvunt.
HFc should hc loot or Ei,cn up Boo Time
uf peace
while holding that mon. Justice.
20 wy nothing OF chItHln," dictates
That womvn who uuci boo ndusf y tho
places mad vacant hy man called Go
wur should not hr compelled Go nui-
f,r greater loss or Inconvenience
han iH absolutely necessary m the
reudiuatmrnf under peace conditions
Inc report declared that no female
worker should remain In on oecupa-
ton harmful Go health or morals In
thlH classification, street ear operation
uud tho cleaning OF locomotives were
especially mentioned. An cniciUnt
national employment service. IL was
stated. would be- able tn shift tn DO.
NESTLE and other suitable tines of ace
tfltN women wur workers whose clr-
cumslauoes required thcm Ca continue
us vac Farmers.
rh' committee assorted thpt in o.
fow %luduItr|cY dircCtiy connected with
thp cirrNlur ON of the war. the wages
N"H"N HNH JUL" IA N"NN'NN MN"NNN NN. m JOS
could not possibly continue for this
Crude OF occupation uut declared
TINT doe general level OF Wuifos att
fuiuvd durluE the war Hhnulu bot he
lowered The average rate of uuN
10 waa stated. had not Increased Easter
than che cost cot living AMI n cousid-
Dfuhtr majority of wage rufuorH both
mon and women, were not rrcolyIng
h'.rg w'ega when prices begun o.
rin boz 1915.
TO support its contention that ION
thu ]rruuudH both uf Justice aud sound
economies Ne should giNr hearty
Huppnrt Co Hll Legitimate efforts made
hf luhuI 90 rUrlHt ErutfuI Wurr rrdur.
utuH. even when the cost of living
rrrtduH from its present hirh level
Cine committee sIid'
Efsn N the rrHIt majority oi
workers were now iu receipt uf more
tHHu Twins wur"H, th,rv uro mo- ZOO,
reasons Why rates Of pay should ho
lowered After Hti o. living wirc ls
not necessarily the futl measure of
I Justice. An tho catholic authorities
ON tIr subject csplpItlY declare that
this tH uult Tho minimum of Justice.
ln 90 country W rch nH ours, thoro are
N,ty few eases in which 10 ir possible
tn prove that the worker would ht
Enttinr moro thir that 10 which hi
laH BE- rirhi n hc wcro paid somcthiua
Boo excess cot his pthirhl minimum
why then, should we assume that thi.
Boz tho normal ahuru of almost me
Wholc iuhuriug population Since
our industrial ANA iustru
mcutllitlcH arc sufficient go uruNidl
more thun a ltiuw WAGE Tor "a Ncrl
lIrru proportion of the workers. VIII,
should We ucduicHrr be- H tdoor whicl
IpuIoH them tina measure uI me com
FORTS of lfc' such BE- policy H ma
uulh uf Nofa questionable moullti
hut IH unsnnnd economically Th
iHIHe demand foe goods which is ere
UtDi Hud maintained hy hIrh rates I'll
} u hirh purchasing power O.
tho MASSES iH the Hurost guarantee d
b "a continuous and general opcrnuo
. of industrial establishments. o. Boz th
b. most effective lnHtfumrnt of prui
D pcrty Tor labor aud capital alike"
The bishops advocated assurance
f, workers of income adequate for "a,
rent family life" hy legally enforce
minimum wuLo scheduled aud e Hyl
ten OF social insurance ~inaururnte
with state ava 81 eventually supper
u od hy industry. This insurance. m,
IA doclirDd. should be utilized merely
bridge over tho years until q worker
rlrniurs are sufficient Ia make po.
siltlc savings for protection OF hin
self aud family against sickness, ace
n dent. inyalidity and old age.