A GERMAN CONTROVERSY.
« —-■ RISE IN WAGES. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.] [PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BERLIN; May n. A remarkable controversy is proceeding in Germany as to whether the Trade Fnious' aetivns re-ally lienc-fited the workers, or wiie'ther the increased cost of living merely counter-balanced the increased wages. Herr Calwer. statistician, proves that the cost of living to-day is 27 per cent, above that of 1805. The German Trade T T nions, replying, proved that the wages of 218,(iOO masons and 01.00 l carpenters averaged 30 per cent, above 180.1, and wages of other trades had similarly advanced. I
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1910, Page 3
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96A GERMAN CONTROVERSY. Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1910, Page 3
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