Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-13
RESOLUTIONS FROM
NAVY EMPLOYEES To
PRESIDENT HARDING

The appeal OF Navy civilian en-
ployes directly TO President Harding
in their efforts 10 have al least a part
OF their former scale replaced, and TO
avoid the wholesale slashing that has
recently been placed In effect. has gone
buttons adopted by the international
Association of Machinists.
Local workmen. IL was learned yes
terday, are affected by reductions
varying from 10 per cent. to 25 per
cent. OF their pay. The lower rate APP
plies to the pay of the cheaper classes
of labor. which have never drawn a
pay commensurately high with the
skilled labor class, according 10 the
decision Of the committee in whose
hands the reductions rested. and who
could not stand the full cut Of % per
cent
All OF the local men lost, as well as
the cut in time and the reduction OF
OF the rate OF pay. the bonus on which
they had based hopes. This did not
ter paid men. with whom the cut in
the scale was the big item. But to the
cheaper classes OF labor the bonus cut
meant much.
The resolutions which we're adopted
by the machinists. and which may
have an influence on local conditions
ere essentially as follows:
Text Of the Resolution.
Whereas, during the period OF the
war. when approved views OF progress
in normal times were not sought, the
national war labor board, the ship
building labor adjustment board and
other boards, representative in whole
or In part OF the government, laid
down the following principles in the
setting OF wages. both in government
and private employ:
81. The right of all workers. includ-
Ing common laborers. TO living wage,
is hereby declared.
80. In fixing wages. minimum rates
OF pay shall be established which will
insure the subsistence of the worker
and his family in health and reason
able comfort.
20. The relation between wages
and the cost of living should be fac
tor in determining wages.
"a. Inequalities of increases in
wages or of treatment. the result of
previous wage orders or adjustments
should be considered.
Recalls Official Statements.
Whereas. since the war many pro-
nouncements have been made by the
President of the United States, cabi-
net officers and other high officials of
the Y. S. Government to the effect
that II is desirable that the wage
Garner should maintain an American
standard OF living be able to live in
health and decency, and properly edu-
cate his children.
Labor Departments Figures.
Whereas, the bureau of labor sta
tistics of the Department of Labor. in
August. 1919. calculated the cost in
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modest budget for a workingman's
family. consisting of husband, wife and
three children, to provide standard
OF living that they termed a standard
of health and decency.' the average
cost of which in May. 1921 1.-THE lower
point mark in the downward trend in
the cost o. living). in nineteen seacoasi
cities of the United States would have
been $2,276.SS. this budget providing
absolutely no luxuries. contemplated
no savings and assumed that the
worker had in his possession house
hold goods. The cost of this budget,
when reckoned by the hour for an en-
ploye working full time throughout
the year. would be 81 cents.
Whereas. during the hearings ac-
corded the navy yard employees and
their representatives by the navy
wage board of review, the facts were
brought out that:
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