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Show CAPITAL AND A LIVING WAGE A bright gentleman lemarked the other day that capital was entitled to n living wage. Some types of men may not think so, but the common souse of the nation na-tion Is overwhelmingly back of the proposition that employers mint piosper If employes aie to do ho Some combinations of cnpltnl make more than a living wage, but tin super prosperity that they can en-foicu en-foicu for themselves is no criterion by which to Judge the aveiage business busi-ness man nnd nvetuge munuractuior. We've known of businesses that for many ears did not prosper on well as their employees; Indeed Ihe doggodtiesH of capital sometimes Keeps n business going for yema when thu returns nto slight. Tho squat o deal of capital toward labor Is no moie necessary than tho squnie deal of labor lowaid cnpltnl. If omi slilo Is merely going to opornie on the basis or squeezing us much its possible out tit tho nthor, thou.; thuie Is going to bo poipcliml trouble. trou-ble. Hero Ih n good rhnnco for the application ap-plication of Hie golden rule. |