The Archive · 1928

High Wages

Dr. Williams declares that the first thing to do "is to give European worker high wages and promote consumption of goods." He says that Europeans to some extent admit this, but it is more important to pay attention to the worker's the Atlantic ranked as n great sporting even. In the dim past, stys the writer, when the. St. Louis and St. Paul—Philadelphia-built shi e_new,. America played her part in the contest, Of late years the re-conditioned Levia than has made some fine performances, although not equalling the best of the Mauretania's, "But we shall be left out of the new picture," goes on the writer whom I quote, with a touch of sarcastic bitterness, "auloss those somewhat mystical speed boats, described Inst. winter to the committee framing the present Shipping Act, assume a quick reality. Britain will have the most tremendous liner, Germany the feetest,—our chief contribution to the new order of things will simply take the traditions) indispensable form of patronage!" ly ery "Not yet!" The Chinese as they are at present segregated in strong opposing political "groups, are certainly not, ready to throw overboard all tha€ foreign influence which has for so many years tended to guarantee economic amicabil ity between China and the nations of the world.

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