The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-14
A PROBLEM FOR ALL TO SOLVE.

noticed that several times lately You have expressed the
opinion the editorial column Of the Express that the wage
Of the country should be willing accept cut in wages
to help bring the country back normally and believe you
right. but | would like to ask you two questions
First why do You say word about the lawyer. the
doctor the undertaken the coal operator helping TO bring
the country back to 'normalcy!
DO YOU consider fair that these maintain a scale OF
prices by which they mot earn twenty times much per
hour as the average wage worker geisl
Il admit that the professional should have per hour
he collect twenty times much per hour the mechanic
aborcrl Why 20 after these while and let the wage
Garner have respite? WHY not 90 after their union Tor holding
up prices? On OF the scale OF prices maintained by the
professions and the big merchants the average afford
to live and he cannot afford to die
his be withheld because he doesn't have any desire
his in print but whom know well and respect and there
fore we are glad TO answer it,
First know OF obligation resting the o-calcd wage
Garner in the matter Of meeting conditions the present time
that docs not just heavily upon workers and Of
every kind be they lawyers doctors, merchants whatno
Broadly speaking wages what any man gets for his work.
whether it be called fees salary" profits" merely pay
The problem OF getting the country back conditions where there
will be for ALL Jobs for all and living for all is the prob
lem oil a Many times III tins column we have sought to make
clear that fundamental condition precedent to the return of
general prosperity the restoration of what economists
call the balance industry and that this implies radusment
all along the line participated alike by business profession
al men and laborers.
Second have defense offer lawyer doctor
undertaken coal anybody else who fails recognize the
demands of the existing situation and accept his full share OF the
readustmen program In conversations with lawyers and
been told their earnings have greatly
reduced since the business slump set in In the Of coal all
know that high prices remain the explanation given being
high price OF coal the which operators claim be
reduced because of high wages together with high freight
local undertaken tells us that the manufacturers have made
practically reduction in the price OF caskets and hence the cost
oil dying remains about the
Third to whether the professional man should receive
twenty times much hour for his work the mechanic our
idea that this depends wholly upon the ability of the professional
and the mechanic Regardless of what handpcked statistics
many show regarding the relative earnings of of the various
trades and professions quite from personal knowledge
that such discrepancy that mentioned exists
munty Some doctors and lawyers much than
the Welpad mechanic and less 10 illustrate what we
Mr. Arthur Brisbane editorial writer for the Hearst papers,
reported receive $4,000 year The editor of the Express
receives only small part OF that amount but he could write
well Mr. Brisbane he could pull down much money
the latter Mr. Hearst pays Mr. Brisbane pncely salary be-
his writings worth to the Hearst publications Mr.
Bsbanes salary determined by the supply of and demand for
his kind Of work and the value Of it in business way and the
rule obtains in case of all other labor.
Farmers have been the first to suffer from falling prices and
their losses have been Merchants with stocks Of goods
at peak prices have sustained immense losses Selling on con-
sany falling market the merchant lucky indeed he breaks
most bankers will be fortunate they declare dividends
at all this Many of the soundest the big industrial
the country have passed their dividends and others have
been compelled cut them almost the vanishing Work.
many lines have accepted cuts notably the railroad
More than any other factor the economic
condition Of the country with all the appalling of
poyment and the distressed situation which the farmers find
themselves is due to the fact that adjustment cond
has not proceeded evenly all along the line We do be-
eve will get back to the plane because the ten
deny wages the worker receiving larger and larger
share OF the product of industry evidenced by the his
the and further believe that the effect this
tendency for the best interests Of society whole but neither
the wage worker the business expect continue
enjoy all the benefits accung from conditions existing in
rising prices The situation Immediately following the
abnormal the present situation equally and unless
dealt with such merchants manufacturers professional
and workers every Kind will suffer the consequences
tinued depression which will be felt by all.