Show AUST AUSTRALIAN RALIAN LABORS LABOR'S LOT IS BETTER THAN THAT OF EUROPEANS 1 j Br lly Universal Service Melbourne Australia March 23 An 3 An Interesting comparison between Australia Aus- Aus and French labor and living conditions was made b by Commissioner Thomsen of ot the French mission to Australia previous to his departure for forthe forthe the tile United States Commissioner Thomsen stated to begin begin begin be be- gin with that the condition of ot the Australian worker was preferable to that of ot the worker worker- of ot any an- European country The reason for that he said was the universal application of or tho the hour eight-hour day The commissioner pointed out that wages in Australia were ere generally much higher than in France and the rest of at Europe with the exception that the highly skilled laborer received more In France than In Australia It appeared to M. M L Thomsen that the Australian worker was better belter housed and better dressed than the French French worker and that was due to the fact that taxation does not fall faB so heavily upon pon the Australian working class aa as it does upon tho the French Regarding food tood the commissioner ioner thought th the tho Frenchman had his ally of ot the Southern Cross at a disadvantage disadvantage tage tago despite the high prices current I in France This was duo due In his opinion opinion opinion ion to the greater thriftiness of or the French rench housekeeper |