Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-29 | Page 33 | Homesickness!

HOMESICKNESS I Its It's Cause of State Stale Socialism Socialism Social Social- ism in Canal Zone By JACK JUNGMEYER JUNGMEYER ER WASHINGTON May 28 When When Secretary of off War Weeks said life was too soft for the Panama canal em em- he aroused considerable curi curi- Weeks char characterized the zone government government government gov gov- as state socialism Just what then are these pettEd canal workers getting setting This Twenty-five Twenty per ce cent t higher wage than government in similar work in the United States Furnished attractive modern homes or dormitories free of rent Food and household supplies at little little lit lit- Ht- Ht tle tIe above government cost Freo Free hospit hospital l treatment Relief any local taxation An hour eight-hour day with time-and-a- time half overtime for those on the day scale a seven-hour seven day for or office Sixty days' days annual vacation with pay including seven days' days traveling time with low steamship rates to the United States Clubhouses and recreational facil facU Certain transportation privileges on tho the canal railroad Excellent schools for their children and the best sanitation arid and health supervision in the world Little worry about losing the job as long as they behave and do a adas ada's aday's aday's days day's work with fare paid back to the States in case of a off lay or voluntary voluntary voluntary vol vol- vol- vol leave after two years' years service It does sound rather soft doesn't it But But balancing balancing all this is just plain ordinary homesickness that comes to the average American In the tropics This Is held largely responsible largely responsible a for tor forthe forthe the 30 per cent annual labor Jabor turnover there This is the biggest human factor to be reckoned with In the canal zone