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Show MINIMUM WAGE AND 9 HIGH.COST OF LIV- .,' ING . bbbbbbI """" " "" ' ISBBBBBTi Agitation has again been started Vl in California for an increased , mln- 4 V linuni wago for women workers. , Tho theory that It costs a certain . 11 amount for a woman to llvo Is sub- ' ! Ject to much difference of opinion, that tho otabllshment of a minimum 41 wago satisfactory to all Is out ot tho im question. H Tho trouble with the minimum 1 wago theory is that It makes no dl's- HI Unction between good, bad or.lndlf- II ferent workers. Efficient help In any ll line of Industry Is earning at tho ! present time a great deal' moro than VII tho minimum wago which has been ntl established for women by law.. It Ufl Is right and propor that all help fvfl should be paid good wages but when ' U you say that It Is necessary for a ' a girl to have 2C a week to llvo .1 and establish this by law, false I standards aro being set up for the M simple reason that many girls can llvo on much less than $25 a week and save money while others cannot SI get along on $25 a week. JfB In California tho present minimum -ill wago Is $13.50 a week but efficient 111 help gets a great deal more. If the JH minimum wago Is Increased from VI $13.50 to $25, all other wages wilt II go up In proportion and price ot WM manufactured goods would bo again WM Increased and the very people who M received the Increased wages would have to pay tho bill. Mm Right now 1B a mighty good tlmo H to stop passing legislation which, by pj artificial regulation adds to the cost II ot living. Production today Is below II normal. The shortor tho hours and 1.1 tho higher the wago, tho less produc- II ed per hour has been the rule. vmW Higher minimum wago schedules H .will further decreaso production, H .which adds to cost ot everything we jpfl purchase and labor Is the greatest jH consumer. H |