New Britain herald., 1921-01-22

celVed DefOre the advance of hlgn prices.
 wonder how many of those ma who are now making so much noisS about it and received during tho war years and after (which in some cases totalled over 200 per cent) ever gaxs a thought in the days of their pros4 perity to the Salaried man, or ever raised their voices for him, of ever did an act looking towards his rel ceiving share in the prosperity. Very few, if any, I venture to say They were too absorbed in their own, and in many cases, selfish and per-, sonal aims and in demanding increascl after increase and in appreciation endeavoring to sec just how little they could do and get away with it.' Factory officials here will tell you that invariably after an increase pro duction dropped ofc, and in some cases as high as 1-2 per cent. The salaried person. however, was expect ed to plug along" as best he could with little. if any, increase, and yet he was compelled to pay the sam @ for the necessities of life as his more fortunate neighbor who happened to be a ia ctory worker. Was he any the less human simply because his n ing led him into different mean earning a livelihood? Some people, would have you believe so. ttsa
 It was not the high cost of living but the cost of high living that has, brought about the present conditions. Ask some of the merchants who it ! was that bought the biggest priced ar. tIcles either in the clothing or eata bie line; Ypo it was that would cheefy tully pay from ten to twelve dollafS for shirt and would then wear 1t | to the factory and brag about how much he paid for it, and yet we reaA in the paper where a millinaire manyI times over refused to pay for some custom skirts that he was chargaA $S.S0 a piece for and had the naked arrested. for prefiteering. Think oil shovel and pick men honorable work to be sure) receiving from 75 ceEM to $1.00 an hour and then think of how hard they worked and whcFe some contractors will tell you that it took three men to do the safnb amount of work that had formerl been done by one man for $1.50eJ day.
 l can recite case after case of mel unable to write their own name whu when questioned. blandly stated tha they were earning $65.0O per- (ey and that their wives were alsS n;
 
 am sure that any member of tn various draft boards will enlightS you, and yet according to sus peoples theory there should be premium on an education. If thatA meant what saving there would h in taxes by eliminating the schoo and teachers. Another case I can cit of a man whose salary was $35. per week for a nine hour day ar whose son, -twenty-three years s0l week after week came home with 6t $40OO in his envelope and world eight hours a day. and yet your Cd respondent would have this man. VI was the head of the family and vt no control over his sons ca arnin, penaliZed because he is salary mn
 He certainly has a distorted sen of justice and now bccauSe..5he s arled man has an appOri Iln1toL. catch up he begins to howl like little kid because he couldn't bat the tme" t..v M
 No, my friend, the salaried p not the ono responsible for tn A,- ent, or your present, condition very obvious reason that his l did not permit him to participate what has been termed in some s tlonS the orgy of spending" s1
 One big New York concern. kno the world over for it's exclusive 1i of woman's wear, the manager which I happen to know has told that it is not the old trade II which they depended before the that were paying $40O to $500 for coats or buying the most expenS lingerie, but that 1t was the your element who were at that time e ing the big wages
 Take the story of Miro West ginia, one of the war towns, wi wcrknren received a scale of W, varying from $500 to $2O.oo a and let someone who knows tell. how many families were comut to stay there afte" -:le powder pl closed and until they were red to most pitiablc condition bee they did not have money enouRi get out of town, and they will tell You that the houses of Workmen werc furnished with b and more expensive things than homes of some millionaires. Pi and fine furnishings made ,im7e poor diet, You need not .g away. Bristol, Pennsylvania,~ nnC of the shipyards of the Shin Board was located, will furnish n parallel case Was Sa laried man who as rule