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Show o : THOSE WHO BUY The time is coming when those who buy goods over the counters of the nation will be asking some new questions. ques-tions. Not only will they inquire about the quality and price, which is important, but they will also want to know something about the conditions under which the goods were nrodiicpd. If an article was manufactured in a fectory where working conditions were poor, where children wear out their lives, the consumer will know these things. If clothing cloth-ing was made in a sweat shop there may be some way of branding it. If the stores which sell the goods do not pay decent wages, maybe that fact will become konwn. It is important that farmers get a fair price for their products. We all admit that. It is just as important that those who labor get fair wages. That is not only humane, decent, right, but it is to the advantage of every person in the nation. If people earn they can live and spend. If they do not, the depression continues. The United States will some day be upon a foundation of happiness and prosperity. pros-perity. Record, Muskegon Heights, Mich. O : |