WHAT IS A MAN WORTH?

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 17

WHAT IS A MAN WORTH?

J ■" j The Prime Minister of Great Britain i c<'tfe £.">OOU a year; our most popular film star pots "£2.".0,iK)00 :l year: A street scavenger gets to 7 t5 a week, and there are many country olcrfrymen on whose education Xlt WO to -i: 1500 has been >pent who would he glad to exlehansie salaries with him! Tbpse are I two startling comparisons -lohn Laurence makes in an interesting: article entitled ' ■"What is a Man Worth ?"' in "Pearson's ' Magazine.' , lVrhiips his most striking statement is this one: —"At the moment nt writing I have before lue. a paragraph which . 1 will quote verbatim. "Tinplate ui\d >teel workers' representatives met nt Swansea to formulate claims for a further 7"> per cent, advance on ha.-c rates. !So far this year the men liaie received [an extra ."ill per cent. Kir.-t liand >tcel j workers are receiving to-da\ up to i-'-'iO a week, and lirst hand tinp!ate:\- Cl 4.' j '•For £'M) a week each Creat l'.ritain till- following men In work for her, aiuomi (it!i>''i>: A London magistrate, ;the I'.i'iul nf tin' Criminal Inve-tigation |Dc|-artliieiit of S.-otlan;l Y;ird. ilie Fir-t >ea Lord. Admiral fii-atty, the .Wistaut (~-: rai. an.l'the acting head of the Royal Mint: A Imiral IJeatty, .;.- t-ir.-t >'e!i L.rtl, CISIHI a year. inn kiji.lly nllow hliu to jdniH- lialf ~ay in. well rthile serving a I jtratciul ci.iinlry. It indeed furtu- ! !iati! that moi'ey not tlie only te = i of ;\ man".- real wort!' "'