Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-08-07 | Page 2 | Labor Better off Now than at Any Time in Past

Labor Better Off i Now Than at Any Time in Past WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Mr, Morrison Morri-son declined to answer Representative Winslow's question yesterday as to whether, the operation ot railroads un-jjer un-jjer supervision of the government had shown improvement, saying such a Question should not be raised at this time. "Has labor asked Mr WinslOW, 'ever been as well fed, clothed, housed, ont( rtained or furnished in their homes as labor is in the United States to-day?" to-day?" Mr Morrison said this was true at the lime ol" the signing of the armistice, armis-tice, but added 'hat ihe demobilisation demobilisa-tion (i four million men had disturbed Industrial conditions and was "caus t Ing unrest." "Taking into consideration the fad thai rauroad men received onlj an in i r aSe of 37 per cent, while there has been all Increase in th- cosl ot living of 82 per cent since 1IU-J." said Mr. Morrison, "it Is not possible tor them I to be in as good condition ns they were in 1914." The witness admitted thai labor probably was Financially better off now than it was, Baying 'hat labor has endeavored en-deavored to assist the government In the sale Oi Liberty bonds, and war savings, stamps, and added "there is OO QU stlon bin labor has saved more than it had before." "It ought not to be greater than what the government is willing to give on the money it borrows. ' said he.