| Show reck reci it in issa 1888 anti anil in 1892 when commissioner peck was investigating ti the cause of increased wages in 1838 lie he put to the labor unions the following 0 question do you attribute the increase of wages if any in your trade to organization tins this question was sent to 8 2 16 unions aud anil was wai answered by 5 of them of those unions answering tile the question 43 gave their membership ber ship aggregating 93 members and the other 13 did not state tho number of members sir mr peck says that these unions answered with mith directness and for the most part with earnestness that they do attribute increase of wages to organization yet in sir peck lushes to the ilia conclusion that tho the increase in wages list last 3 ear was duo due to the mckinley McKi nIcy law a conclusion which labor unions everywhere ery where aie rejecting as absurd |
