The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-12
WHERE WAR WAGES HURT WORKERS.

Some of the Chicago refusing accept the decision
Of Judge lands to whom was entrusted the arbitration OF the
long controversy building wages aud who ordered reductions
running from 10 90 hour averaging about u per-
cent for a trades The award OF Judge Lands affects forty
the ioryseSen organized building trades Before rendering
his decision arlcr devoted three months Ia ansakng
yestigaon oi cooivng and costo construction data con
ung freely with leaders, workers contractors and bud
Of all classes and all the facts pertaining to the matter "u
to Indicate that his award reasonable and Just
the face OF all the circumstances surrounding the decision
Judge ands and all the known conditions existing IN bust
ness and industry in this period OF rcadustmen II Is impossible
find any justification ior those workers VINO decline !" a'',
the award 1t IS not surprising therefore to near Jo r'
Chairman Of the building trades department oi the american red
Grafton OF Labor the only open to the Chicago build
ing trades Is to abide by the decision o tue arble @
70 add that Mr. Doon further expressed The opinion that Inc
course taken reducing wages wise one but at the
time he did not hesitate TO say the trades should accept
1t is natural Of course workers look with dsavor
nm ,ape reductions lust as is for merchant manufacturer
to he oat drop the price OF goods that he has ON
hands, and hence isn't strange that Mr. Doon questions The
wisdom of the Chicago action: as representative OF the labor
organization could hardly be expected express enthusiasm
wages Nevertheless the fact that Mr. Doon urge
aucc f e award is sufficient proof that understands
the necessity and the justice upon which the dec
based This sagacous labor leader evidently knows ha
the Chicago building workers who hold out aan,t reduction
wages now are really asking for higher than they have
ever received the dollar which they receive today will
buy much food clothing and practically everything else ex
for higher wages time when practically everybody else
whether working wages profits must accept less an ati
tudc which not reasonable
OF all factors in of living rents alone has there
been little reduction In Chicago well as in thekasa and
the country large rents generally remain as high as the
during the period when al prices were at the peak ana
The reason hard find is the housing shortage AS
long as there demand for houses than exist landlords
get their price The TACT that the housing shortage
continues the high cost OF labor than to any
thing else lumber being practically back to pewar prices and
other kinds OF building material also having shown substantial
declines With reasonable reduction in the cost OF labor II
certain that construction work would Immediately show marked
increase with result that houses would be more plentiful
and rents would drop The worker who home OF his
own as we'll as who suffers acute from the cond-
lions which hold back house building and keep rents high
Not
others keeping high but by eardng construction work.
they keep thousands of workers OF jobs because the Jobs do
NOT and will exist until building operations accelerated
While the building workers who fortunate enough to ind
Jobs enjoy high wages number of their fellows receive
nothing at all The decision of Judge Lands accepted will be
boon to the Chicago building workers. the reduction III wages
which carries proving blessing disguise because its uti
mate effect will reduced and employment What
here said Chicago applies with quail force to every other
community where similar conditions exist