Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-02-11

stable prices are necessary. that no
matter how lon ANYTHING Is. II Ghere
Is rumor il Is 10 drop. people will
net buy Ia anticipation OF Keitlng Il
tef less money. He stated that the
recohsirucslon period. through
which We ara passing. VAS started by
maltssnillionatreS SO that wages
Would be reduced in order 20 make /,
psss'hle to compete with eheap.ware
fesesgn countries. Wages here are
nei abnormal as compared with nor
mai times, Carpenters work on an
average OF seven months a year, and
her yearly pay Is around sls0o
which he considered very low, He
believed sstegether meetings be-
tween employer and employe is the
correct means of asoidlne strikes and
loekeass. and thai the time woald
come when there would he no strikes
sud lovkonts because OF understand
ins between employer and emplose.
Mr oheFaoffer OF the Alexander
Lumber company said cooperation be
tween office. foremcn and men Is to
De undertaken IN his shop. with the
view OF obtaining better under.
standing both as 10 the needs OF
both sides and as regards output: that
IN competing for the worlds trade.
cooperation az all was needed
= r HIM talked ON the drop in the
price of material Mr. HUI said
that lumber formerly costing SIS per
thousand now costs slb. He said ma.
teFiai men some time ago adopted \
policy of lower material prices. and
that they had lowered material prices
so iew as 20 sell al loss on purpose
OF raising again SO as to stfmulate
building. that as soon as prospective
builders saw prices on tha Incline
they would get busy and build. He
advised the carpenters TO adopt the
snmn method.
Dee Todd said there should be a
reduction In the coat OF building. that
the public is expecting labor to take
a voluntary reduction Ia wages; said
the whole thing hinges on the public
not being able to pay the price.
w, Z, Jenkins quoted member OF
the 81 Louis Chamber OF Commerce.,
who told the members OF that organ
izat'on that II they would quit reading
paid propaganda stuff Ia the daily
papers against organized labor, and
carefully analyze the local situation.
they would be able TO better under.
stnnd the aims and position of organ
ized labor. 81, Louis Chamber OF
Commerce took his advice, and reN
fneed TO concur In the request OF the
National Chamber OF Commerce TO
knife labor, Mr.. Jenkins said the
same applies here~-that the public
has read the polluted statements ap-
pearing In the newspapers until they
have become impregnaled with tho
idea that union labor Ii paid IN ex.
orhitant price and that the high cost
pfweselxlllinE iA 70 be laid 70 the
unions lie quoted botik vary ~
teresting flguraa. which appear q the
head Of this article, which prove that
labor. carpenters especially. II undor-
paid rather than overpaid, and that
IL the cost OF living In considered,
there must be a considerable reduc.
tion in living costs before wages can
consistently be reduced Regard
ing these ngures the prospective
builder Ii aaked Who should stand
the cntg Who IL II that Is 'atickins
up the builder7
Charles Valentine, the s'pearemak. !
or" of the organization. stated that |
the Twin Cities are and have been |
for years practically free from labor |
trouble In the building line: that pct.
~ grievances had 10 be adjusted, and |
that he had always found local EN-.
ployers very fair. lie deplorcd. In |
the face OF existing circumstances,
any thought that wages should be re
incsd
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