Evening journal., 1920-07-24

ton. Camden, Philadelphia, Chester,
Reading, Lancaster and Baltimore.
%. A fair annual income for VIII
mington carpenter with an average
family, based on the present COST OF
living Is s2l50OO.
'TherBfOre, this Board OF Arbitra-
tion will award 30 union carpenters
OF Wilmington, Delaware, a wage
scale OF Sii2 10 per hour, from the
date OF the award until May 4, 1921.
subject TO a condition. The board
realizes The uncertainties Of the near
future. II there Is a radical change
in the cost OF living there should
be a corresponding change IN the
wage scale. Accordingly, the board
viii stipulate In the award that either
party 10 this arbitration shall have
night 10 have the wage scale, set
in this award, reviewed at any time
after January T. 1921, b" a board OF
arbitration, to be convened within 30
days after a request for such review
by ether party
'"nhe board desires also bo indulge
in the following general observations
"ln the long run, wages must rep
rosom the value OF the work done.
The value OF the work done depends
upon the market, and the demand for
the product OF the workshop. Any
scale OF wages that ignores this eco
nomlc law is artificial and unstable.
II follows mat tho cost or living Is
not the sole or final test OF Wages.
The carpenter has a right, like
every workman, 30 gradually raise his
standard Of living. While there Is
a strong and steady demand for the
product OF his labor, the workman
may insist that the cost OF a decent
standard OF living should nX hs
zone danger In establishing a min
/ inum wage on a comfort howell, Is
frat the competent and loyal work
mon are rewarded no better than tnf
/ less competent and indifferent. =
creat prOhlvm facing union labor IS
I 10 cqade worlnen. 50 that~Nvages may
/ be scaled according 10 their caarac-
ter and capacity. -,
"The carpenter Is entfted 10 lui
value for his services. BY tne same
token the employer Is entiiled % lul
value for wages. Wages should Dsoi
direci relation 10 production. II
carpenter takes full pay without CIV,
ing null production, he Is taking wha'
properly does not belong 10 him.
The terms Of the award Itself ar
know all men thut we, ihe sub
/ scrihers. constituting the board o.
arbitration to whom the matters II
controversy. between Local Union NO
COG OF United Brotherhood OF lar
lnenters and Joiners, Wilmington, Del
aware. and eighteen employers o
union carpentrs In Wilmington. Dela
ware. TO wit: Dennis Buckley, Uharle
IL Doueherty, Donaldson 4 JACKSON
Thr~rson Brothers, Inc, Edward 1
Johnson. Joyce g. kerrigan, FRED Il
Krapf. Phillip II, Lynch, w; hoWaI
MAY. EgbeIt Nutter, Realty cons ruu
ton Company, Joseph Sohvnd,el
THOMPSON & Binger, mo, }. \. ba9e
& Co. Charles Forwood, George "
Raudman, David Dangel 4 sons an
lanes stewart Co., Inc, were sun
United by an agreement containe.! ]
letter signed by their reSpectlN
agents. bearing date June i6, i@e'
! having heard the proofs Of the par
Tics. and having examined me maj
iers in controversy submitted
them do award as fpllows, viz:
"That from the date or +nls aNNaI'
, until NAV 4. 1921, wages or LIZ l.
. nor hour shall be paid by sald en-
nlcyers Of union carpenters 10 unlo
, rarnenters. subject 10 this eApres
, condition. that at any time AFTER JM
b nary 4. 1921, either party 10 tnls or
, mute may have the iorasoins aW1l
Z reviewed by a board Of arDitranQ 2
/. upon giving thirty days notice
( writing OF the desire for such reNis
b. 20 the other party or parties 10 u'
, controversy"