Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-06-02 | Page 4 | Abuse of Workers

I- I I II WORKERS ABUSE OF Alter Aft r quoting from rom rollI rellI rell roll I clous t Judge Gary In his I address before the Iron and Steel Institute gave his reasons why the of ot the United States I Steel corporation should be denied an eight hour day His Ills first fir t explanation explanation I nation a as that th there re is a laborI labor I shortage Then he asserted that the twelve hour day did not Injure the workers as a they the liked the longI longer longer long long- lonier I er hours houra for the higher hither pay re- re received re-i re An excuse can be offered forI for tor I murder Judge Gary failed to state stati I that the average pay of ot his hit workers I for tor their twelve hour day Is lower than th the cost ol ot keeping I an a at family In any city of ot the United States No body of men can be b pleated pleased aith Ith a II day of work so long that ro 10 time Is 1 given for tor recreation or mental or physical Any organization which beats down Its en in that manner is low low- lowering lowering low low-erinc ering the standard of o our civilizatIon civilization tion lion and storing up trouble Competitors of the Steel corpora corpora- corporation corpora 1 I tion must demand demid twelve hours ot of nork ork in order to meet the tIle prices ot of their rival and this condition will tend to bring brine back the old hour tt hI hour elve-hour work day to all Indus Industry industry try greatly to the tb injury of the th WOI welkins class cla s The Th compensation ill III be figured on the bare necessities necessities necessities ties and the ability ot of t the workers to den es e esery very ery form or of luxury