Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-08
EVE CENT ETHICS

FIVE CENT ETHICS ..r%$
The Women,s Bureau sof the VI s. Department of
Labor has just published bulletin making survey of
Island during the year 1920 The year 1920
the peak of the scale and II this tact is
kent in mind emphasis added to the statements and
ductions made by the Womens Bureau this bulletin 1t
brought in the Investigations which conducted
by the government that the group receiving the
lowest Compensation were the employees of the and
cent Even 1920 onehaf of these employees
less s than s week s e
that conditions are worse than that at this time
condition parallel with that existing in Rhode Island
prevails in the and 10 business throughout the
country. The 45story building in New York is monument
land the which they contribute the of the
enterprise If examination made the sltua
ton would be found to apply to other activities of the and
10 business. These stores seldom if
erty in the cities where they located that they make
contribution to the support of the communities out OF
which they taking fortunes They yield support to
public and enterprises the burden of which falls
the other merchants not 5ly for their proportion
but also for the share which should be carried by the and
10 cent business And in general enterprises are will
ing accept the role of parasite in communities where
they established and to continually take without
giving anything in return
Materially and financially the and 10 cent business is
supplied by the Department of Labor situation is pre-
sented which well the attention of legislators
looking forward to the devng of to offset an
unsound unjust process which operates to
avoid equitable participation in community burdens and
accumuates by what it is able withhold from needy work
ing women
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indictments against the Ku Kux Klan until we find out
just the Klan stands for The Kan Keagle declares
that has sanctioned of the nightrldng raids and
that officials frown upon anything the kind Inasmuch
there exemplary citizens who are known 10
be members of it difficult to reconcile their character to
their reputed actions The investigations going at
Bakersfield and at Los Angeles will doubtless disclose
RACES by the hooded mobs that have been operating
p down the coast and whether those mpbs have any
cohesive organization that enables them to COOPERATE ka
leaders their desire to have their own activities
investigated and the police authorities declare they are
going there is excellent prospect that the public is
going learn something to its advantage
We learn by, way of the San -Bernardino- Sun that
France s5i6 United States ss21o Italy s1293 Ger
many s34S. The unbelievable part of this is that Germans
are paying only S348 head in taxes If that is all the
Germans paying what all this hoer about repara-
tions that have been assessed against Germany by the
allies? If the English paying thryfive times as high
Germans they not going to let Lloyd George
ease their enemies down on their payments The public
will confirmation of the German figures before
it is ready accept them authentic.
The appointment of Godstein be collector of in
terna revenue Louis to be contested in the senate,
so it said Godsten is of the men involved In the
disbursement Lowden funds in Missouri in the repub
ican preconyenon campaign which incident Governor
Lowden undoubtedly owed his defeat in the contest mas
much as the incident had such deadly that time
it doubtful expedency and proprey to appoint
him position in the federal service What was sauce
the may well be regarded likewise sauce Tor
the gander.
June 10Th is the day. Meantime every citizen Of the
county should weigh the arguments for court house
to take the place of the present ramshacke building in
which valuable records of the county eapordlze
for establishing county fair to promote the indus
tries interests and welfare Of whole valley The people
know they and will express their sentiments
through the ballot box that date Vox popul vox DEL
in the language of the florid orator.
We have w j. Bryan read out of the Democratic
party often believe those reckless regionists who
are irving to read him of the Sunday School, 1t is
difficult matter to dispose of Mr. Bryan.
We omitted of Governor Russell of Mississippi
from the just facing trials for various
kinds of msdemeanor Perhaps is this that makes
tho of to