The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-21
THE MINIMUM WAGE IDEA

THE MINIMUM WAGE IDEA
There are times kindness kills, there times VINE
wemeanng hmanarians their ends AS to the mig
motives of those attempting persuade the hhtuc
Legislature pass minimum wage law for women workers. her
can be no And despite the fact that their own COOKS an
household servants excluded from the BILL which doubtless
oversight
published purpose OF the minimum wage la" 10 saesua
the working girl dress cloth and feed herself nde
pendenty of outside assistance 1t is to make thorough
Ism of Hoods Song Of the Shirt and Its sequel In
Fridge of Sghs'' 1t satanic who could law
finger the of the minimum wage law If us
would haze such effect.
On the,other hand that the OF the minimum
wage would nure girls who most need help without bringing
any great benefit to those who would profit BY It,
One basis for this the fact that the law would inter
re with the working supply and demand and is therefore,
economic unsound Labor commodity Just as
ANYTHING that sold the market An attempt to FIX wages by
arbitrary legislative decree the objection as price
fixing manufacturer instructed by body no"
shall his employees by the same process OF
he should guaranteed the body fixed price for his pro-
Ducts What would the consumer say to that7
Some humor appeal for the repeal of the law OF
supply and demand had reason for various law
making time another recent years acted as
though goal their ambition Those who follow such
through become little inclined amper with orderly
they would be to attempt TO sever IN
between the and the tides
In the present proposal require the employer to
pay girls specified Immediately such proposal IS opera
on employed changes his hiring methods He becomes more
xacng applicants He abohes light jobs which were therto
fore filled by girls handle work and therefore,
were not worth higher salary Of those girls remaining he de-
mands higher standard of efficiency.
The problem of employment the problem of the
yyal of the ftes fcs do need minimum law
weaker capable girls forced out of work although
these whom minimum advocates desire partc
uary to help who need help of ALL Such less capable
girl be occupying partme light position which
employer IS week 1t is certain minimum
law him pay SIS week for the girl doing the
He would put the task another employee leave
Meanwhile the girls income which least some
way support Topped off and she finds herself through the
operation of socaed benefcent legislation out of work
In the district of Coumbit where minimum law is in eff
feet employers reject girls who offer to fill their demand $5
hire boys who willing to fill for So
say wage boards whose task would be
the minimum should be for each occupation and
locality Standards living The cost of living fuctuates
daily The latter hard to will o the And all
boards agents of the Legislature pursuance OF their difficult
task would around employers who already beaded
arassed enough Such governmental meddlng desired
cay when business itself struggling keep its feet and when
slogan throughout the country for ess bust
and business government.
The CoucJournal hopes that the Legislature will refuse
the minimum bill While any sincere effort help the
be admired minimum would the contrary
girls Of jobs and require many
harder for their salaries The minimum proposal sterile soil
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