Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-03-24
will tell you the plain truth about that.
I am a carpenter-what they call a

will tell you the plain truth about that.
I am a carpenter-what they call a
skilled mechanic-and I have in the
last three years been working in four
states in the union and in this way
seen the men get as an average about
the same as I got in wages. Up to two
years ago, I was able to earn from
$500 to $500 when everything went
we'll during the year. During the first
years of the war, when everything
went up in price, made less; because
we could not get carpenter work all
in one year. And this year I, by good
luck, came as high as about $4,000.
Now you farmers can figure that out
for yourselves and see what great
wages we have been getting here in
the Twin Citiesup to this year. Prices
have all this time gone up faster than
our wages have. I am almost ashamed
Of myself for not being able to earn
more and speak of it unwi1lingly, but
I give it here, so you farmers can see
the real truth about those affairs. At
ter this, when you read in our journals
you can be able to, if you want to know
the truth about it-fgure out how
much of untruth there is in the state
ments made. Just try to figure out
and see for yourself. After that, you
will understand why the workingmen
Of today want more wages. There may,
in some parts of the United States, be
some workingmen who get much more
than the amount I stated; but have
not met one Of those high-payed men,
although I have met men by tens of
thousands both in the South and here
in the Northern states.
BY this time, I have also come to
the conclusion by reading in our DAHL
les that it must be the same untrue
speaking, when we hear about the
farmers. We all know this: that some
farmers have fallen down to be only
specializing in farms, instead Of doing
farming; but most are doing real farm
ing. Every time I can get ahold of
some of the papers from the farming
districts. find out, what those farmers
have to say about their conditions. I
can say with full truth, I want to un-
derstand them correctly, as they, them
selves. want to be understood. Just
for that purpose I, by this letter, will
greet the farmers and kindly ask them
to write in their papers about all the
circumstances they have to meet: We
let US hear from you about that?
1t Is fact, that very few of the
working people in the citfes' today be-
lieve what can be read nsour daflfes
at this time, when the question comes
down to the economical conditions of
where he happens to work, will speak
out and let plainly known their mis-:
belief in the press Of the big business
of today. We know also so we'll how
untrue the statements are, when they
tell us about the non-partisan league.
We know it. And we know the big
capitalists want us workers TN the
cities to be afraid Of that-as they will
have 4it-terribly wrong the non-parti-
san league in Minnesota. And q do
you know It? There is nothing at
present which so surely can bring us to
understand and believe in your league,
as Just, what the papers have to say
about it today. BY all means let
those papers keep on all they want to.
1t is worst for themselves, and the
cause they seem to stand for when
some time from today has passed.
Let them just keep on with their
wonderful sayings as long as they want
to. -, - a. =
After some time.w expect to have
good daily in Minneapolis, too, and
we are glad to know It viii come q
day not far on. s&z. p : &c -. - :
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