Montana labor news., 1935-06-06
ROOSEVELT'S PAUPER
WAGE SCALE
Secretly Drawn : Up Coolie
Wage Scale Has Finally Come
Out in the Open.

President Roosevelt has finally
brought the pauper wage scale-which
we published a short while ago-out in
the open and signed an executive order
establishing these wages under the four
billion dollar work relief measure.
The pay ranges from SO per. month
for unskilled labor in the south TO $94
per month for professional and tech
nical workers in the east. The wages
will be 20 to 80 per cent below the pre-
yailing wages throughout the country
Country Divided
The country is divided into four sec
tons in setting regional wages. These
four sections are as follows:
l. Connecticut, Maine, .Massachus-
etts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Yer
mont, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Min
%nesota, Arizona, Ohio, Wisconsin, Cal
~ifornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon Utah,
Wyoming and Washington.
For unskilled work in these states,
laborers in towns owe 100000 will re-
ceive SIS a month; $50 in towns from
$4,000 to 100000; $48 a month in towns
from $4,000 to $4,000; $44 in towns
from 5000 to $4,000; $40 in towns I'M
der 5000.
intermediate Work
For intermediate work, pay will be
sos a month, 500, SIS and $50 and $45
in the various sized municipalities.
Skilled workers will receive $85, SIS,
$40, sos and SIS. Professional and tech
meal workers, SIS, SIS, $40, sos and
SIS. Professional and technical work
ers of region number one will receive
1914, $83, ST., 500 and sol a month re-
spectively.
2. Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebras-
ka, North Dakota, South Dakota, Del
aware, District Of Columbia, Maryland
and West Virginia.
The government will pay unskilled
workers in region number 2, $45, $42,
$40, $35 and $32 a month, depending
upon the size of the cities and towns
in which the projects are developed.
intermediate workers will receive
$58, $54, $50, $44 and 1888 respectively.
Skilled workers will be paid $72, 500,
500, $50 and $54.
Professional and technical workers
will be paid SO, $73, 500, $57 and $48.
8. Arkansas, Kentucky, louisiana,
Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia.
Unskilled workers in these states will
receive $35, 1920, $24 and $21.
The intermediate workers pay scale,
according to size of the municipalities,
will be $50, $48, $43, $50 and $50. Skill
ed workers will receive SOB, $62, $50,
$48 and $38. Professional and techni-
cal workers will receive SIS, sos, $62,
$53 and $42.
A.. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Tennessee.
Wage scales for unskilled workers
in the old south will be $50, $27, SIS,
So and $40. intermediate workers will
receive $40, $43, $38, $32 and ST.. Skill
ed workers will be paid $58, $53, $50,
$42 and SIS. Professional and technical
workers will be paid SIS, $64, SIS, $40
and $50.
Roosevelt Exposes Himself
Through these tabulations, Mr..
Roosevelt exposes himself for what he
is-a real enemy to the American toll
ing masses. People who ject before,
cannot but help seeing it now when
they study these figures.
His object is to cut prevailing wages
down to new low pauper levels, to
break labor unions, to force farmers
into subsistence plots-in short, to
make serfs of the whole American
working class. All this in order to in
crease the large profits of Wall street.
And yet he stated as one of his main
reasons for vetoing the bonus bill that
he did not believe in "favoring one
certain class" This from him, who is
working for and favoring but one GER
tain class-the Wall street class.
One Certain Plan
Roosevelt and his helpers have been
working on one certain p~lan-namely,
to prepare the people for these coolie
wages and to break down their resis-
tence. They have Systematically been
cutting relief everywhere. In some
states and cities like Illinois, Philadel-
phia, etc, they have cut out relief en-
tirely in order to starve the people into
submission.
This program can and must be de-
feated. Farmers, workers and unem-
ployed must unite and fight for decent
wages and an American standard Of
living. Demand prevailing wages on
all relief jobs.
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