The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-21
NJ. andM Banqueters Told
Plumb Plan is Souiet Idea
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ton from more ConcliiotuIy du8ic
than Mr.. Sheppard. "A hungry man
Is a dangerous man In times like
these" said the Commissioner. land
II will be to your interest and to the
interest Of the city at large to assist
in the diminishing Of the number Of
in the District"
Wile the U. 8. Employment Serv-
Ice, of which Commissioner Brownlow
was formerly the District head. has
been put out of business by lack of
funds, he stated that with the Cooper
alton OF Washington business organi-
including the Chamber Of Com
the Board of Trade and the
and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. the institution can be put on
Its feet again.
After presenting figures demonstra-
ting the work done by the United
states Employment Service during
the war period and for months after
The armlstice, the commissioner asked
that each >of the big Washington busi-
ness mems associations appoint a.
committee of three to aid in the Sc
curing OF sound business management
FOR the service.
Prenteer Cry Unfair.
Charging that the widespread nue.
and cry against the prohteer has
served no useful purpose but has en-
rendered a spirit of class suspicion
followed by hatred, Berberich de-
cIared: Certainly We have had
enough of the 'prohteer' cry. The
cost of commodities has come TO De
the subject of the fireside as well as
the counting room.
Surely no one individual or set OF
individuals can seriously constitute
as the arbiter Of the law
of supply and demand
Referring to the government ef-
fort along this line. he said:
Even the government cannot be
successful in establishing ratio
standard until a cost census Is taken
of every element that enters into
human affairs from the very time that
God or man plants the seed In the
ground. or the hair is raised on the
animals back, or the flesh adheres
to the food animal up until the time
these respective elements are brought
into actual use by the consumer.
The retailer has been done q great
injustice. He has been picked out as
the one responsible for existing price
levels. Even il this were true-which
IL is not-I venture to assert that the
of higher price Is
blessing, indeed. All should share In
the benefits aecruing therefrom.
The great need of the day is 'busi-
ness as usual with greater produc-
ton, because by greater>productio1
will come cleaner competition"
Mu.t Re Real Minimum.
Referring to the minimum wage
ture an opinion that would be in the
nature Of a finality as to whether It
would prove a success.
Time alone can tell" he said
speaking of his connection with the
minimum wage board. as representa-
live of the employers. Berberich said
ne has endeavored to function as an
business man would do.
What constitutes the necessary
number of dollars to maintain life at
!, proper standard is at the bottom of
The minimum wage principle.
But great danger lies in the estao-
lishment of a minimum that doesn't
represent the actual cost OF living.
There are beipgs-lots OF them-who
would throw ambition to the winds IL
they were guaranteed a mere living.
To my mind that is a serious state.
beings must all be goaded, or
yoad themselves. with the whip OF
ambition in order that the better
things of life may be realized.
II believe in the principle Of the
minimIffn wage, the minimum wage
that represents the actual minimum
in the cost Of living"
Urges Bad Check Law.
Washington is frequently compli-
mented as q clean advertising city.
said. because of excellent
results of the false advertising law
obtained through efforts OF the mer-
chants and manufacturers. He urged
hat the association bend its efforts
toward having enacted the bad check
aw. visualized at a recent meeting
II the credit bureau of the associa-
ton and introduced in the Senate by
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio. Repre-
sentatives OF the Treasury Depart
nent, the banks and business and
he Police Department, he said, all
nave given evidence of the need OF |
greater care in the handling OF
.hecks. =,
Speaking of 1890. Berberich prophe-
sled a brilliant year for Washington. /
on.
You can see Washington lettering !
III the time, and can't you see that |
With the growth of the country. WASH /
ngton is not only going to maintain
Is present population. but also will !
70 on to bigger and better things?"
Berberich decried the numerous |
alse rumprs of cuts to be made in !
forces.
I'VE are on the threshold of an /
,thsr notable improvement" said /
referring to the 100000 !,
Investment of the United States !
Chamber of Commerce for it's perma-
lent headquarters here.
Honor to City.
The business men of the coun-
ry have selected Washington as the |
headquarters of business and to- |
light they are pouring out their dol |
ars that a fund may be raised i'm
to purchase the elements |
hat will go to make up this perma-
lent temple of business temple. |
90. that will typify the great work /
hat has been done by the business !
nan in this world war"
Reviewing 1919. Berberieh said |
that the city is handling a greater !
of business than in any pre- !
,ious time In its history. !
In a brief report, Secretary CO.
umbus summed UP the work of the |
during the last year. BY |
way of expressing its activity, CO.
umbus said he as secretary. had /
attended approximately 400 assocIa-
ion meetings. in addition to con-
erences and hearings of a govern
nent nature.