Show shorter working hours have raised the standard of american workers by STEWART federal labor official clil ORE OKE industrial workers in ill the united states are enjoying an increased amount of leisure than in any industrial country in the world the dismal prognostications made sonic some years ago when first shorter work weeks were introduced have riot not been justified the labor unions have agitated for shorter hours for many years and have succeeded in bringing about that reform now the five day week is coming into general use forty or fifty years ago it ws was tile the universal opinion of employers that the longer tho the hours the better it was for tho the man vacations were practically unknown in industry both employers arid and the wives and children of workers in many cases dreaded sundays because so many of the men got drunk when tile the unions came along with their demands for shorter hours these arguments were advanced and were renewed when more recently the five day week was proposed these arguments do not hold good any longer the alie type of man mail w working orling orl ing in the industries has fins progressed with tile the progress 0 of industry he fie has been compelled to L keep cep up tip with tho the times or drop out of the procession entirely sonic some workers still drink on oil their days off but that thal is is tho the fault of the man and not the system it if they drink habitually they will find their jobs gone and to that extent the situation is self corrective |