Word: labors
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Affiliation with the American Federation of Labor is the right of any red-blooded American citizen." This statement coming, as it does, from one of our instructors and a specialist on such matters, is worthy of the serious attention of all members of the University. Is Mr. Laski sure this statement applies to everyone? Or does it exclude such people as soldiers and sailors, and other employees of the executive branch of government...
...maintains that everyone has this right of affiliation with an outside independent organization, he is advocating the submission of all local, and, in time, national government to a centralized labor body...
...first sign of any dispute between employers and employees this same body could paralyze the hands of the police force, the fire department, and even the representative form of government would disappear under such a system. Labor would dominate; all other classes would cease to exist. The American Federation of Labor would absorb the government, and the whim of its leaders would be the only guarantee of safety for private individuals...
High wage is the herald of high price. If an employer should suddenly put price down, it would be very difficult to reduce wage. But he cannot reduce price--he keeps it high to protect himself against increased cost of materials and sudden labor demands...
...industrial conference at Washington comes none too soon. It sees labor, Capital, and the Public gathered together to solve ourdemoralizing problem. The public's representation is highly significant. It is given a chance for protection against further absurd Capital and Labor relationships. Reduction in wage and price is out of the question. But an increase must not be. This is what the public must demand. At most there can only be a gradual adjustment to the present scale of wage and price. Retracing steps to the former standard of living would provoke a greater strain on society than adjustment...