Show WAGES AND PRICES it is evident that wages and prices are enemies the snipping shipping board has a lot of wage troubles upon its hands liand sand anil a controversy has dovel devel opened into a strike against tho the government tho the shipping board finds find tint that tho the high freight rates are ruining shipping and they claim that lower wages are necessary it if rates to shippers are to bo be reduced the condition which tho the government faces is identical to that which duals encounter in every walk ot of life it is the simo same thing with tho the railroads and tile industrial plants all tho government statistics show that prices are gradually coming down still dent gompers of be american federation federal ion of labor has is s tied a threatening stat statement ellent as to the ilio lire dire results that may bo be expected if wages of working people are arc lowered mr Goni gompers pers says that the capitalists are in control of tho the situation at tho the present time but ho he is sure that this will liot not last long mr gompers is as thoroughly irreconcilable ci el in the belief that wages cannot be deduced as is judge gary of the ste steel cl trust that they will bo be tho the stubborn resistance of both or of these great leaders reminds one of tho the case of the prisoner who was being visited by his lawyer tho the latter hitter said comfortingly why they cant put you in jail dont you think they cant replied the prisoner 1 I have been here already nearly twenty four hours waiting for you to como come to tell me that they cant lock mo me up |