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PUBLIC NOTICES. TO-DAY'S ECONOMICS. (BY THE Ji.Z. WELFARE LEAGUE.) THE WAGE SYSTEM. What is the wage'?ystem ? It is tho method of industrial remuneration by which- the employer pays tho worker |i fixed periodical sum for his services, retaining for himself conmlete control over the conditions of industrial life. Is it a good system? No. In its crude form it is the weakest point in modern industrial organisation, and disadvantageous alike' to the worker i.nd the employer. What are jts alleged advantages? To the worker, it is said to guarantee' secure remuneration, while to tho employer it is said to introduce certainty into production, hy stabilising'labour costs and leaving, him free to concentrato on problems of organisation and marketing. Does it secure lhe.se advantages ? No. Tho guarantee is illusory on both sides, 4 for tho 'worker, . while guaranteed his wnffo while the job laete, is not_ guaranteed continuity of employment, r,nd is liable to _ lose his living through circumstances over which he, and often his employer, have no control. From the employer's point of view tho unrest generated by the system haa denrived industrial contracts of all certainty. The wage "system when "unregulated simply converts what should too cooperative service into an industrial dog-fight. v What further disadvantages does tho system possess? By depriving the worker of all interest in tho produit of hie labour it removes the incentive to inoreased production, whilo it treats labour as a commodity. Why is this objectionable? '' Because labour is not a commodity, for if cannot be dissociated from the personality of tho worker, and no citizen is a chattel. Every worker is" entitled to demand from society a reasonable measure of industrial security, a minimum reward suitable to tho requirements of a decent life, and some voice in tho of the establishment in which he spends his working lifo and to the success of which liis labour contributes. Can this be secured? i Yes. It is being effected rapidly while preserving tho productive advantages of free initiative. How?- ■ By the legal enforcement of minimum wage?, maximum _ hours, factory, sanitary, and housing legislation, insurance against involuntary unemployment, and superannuation. Is this all? ' ; No. Under the Whjtley system of industrial government, whiel> lVnow in successful operation in Britain. Joint Standing Industrial Councils and Works Committee*'have heen formed in various industries, i,n which Ihe employers and workers have equal representation, for the discussion and settlement not only of wages find hours, but also of working conditions, factorv management, and discipline,' and for the further nuvposo of aco.uaintinff the .workers' representative* with the special financial, marketing, and industrial problems of tho firm and industry. . What is the object of fho Whifley system? . To make effective Ihe essential points in which the interests of employers and workers nre in harmonr, and to provide a friendly system of adjusting those interests where they are at variance. Will it bring about the Millennium? No. Some imnerfection and friction will exist in industrial and all other human relationships as long as men are men, but it is a ''long step on the path of welfare. ' Are there «nv objectors to the principles of this system of industrial government? ' \ Only a smnlf minority of recalcitrant extremists on both sides. What should the community do to these irreconcilable.?? Sharpen up-the axe and get after them. Does the Welfare League seek to palliate or oonceal the defects of the existing social order? No. It is out to repair the social edifice, not to paper over the cracks.

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