£ Is «"- «g»ed -Poor Teller's 'nt' '■ * * to the S-m Francisco Chronicio My attention this morning way called to an appeal for a working ma n'a tamiiy m destitute circumstances whose husband was on strike. (Why don’t he go to work.') I wonder if you would be interested m a poor bank toller’s family of wife and five children who are trying to make both foow m r et OI? a “ootWp Hilary 0 f 125d0l (iiS), It makes me weary, all this sympathy for the poor working- man. A street, cleaner is being paid 6dol per day, and- ho and his fellows aro decrepit men who couldn’t, honestly cam 2dol per day, and a hodcarrier if? getting 7dol 50c_ per day. My husband is a bank teller, and is getting a monthly salary of 125d01. My father is a college professor drawng a salary of 125d01 -per month, both of whom have - had expensive college educations. Did voa ever hear of such unjustifiable inequality? No wonder there is so much dishonesty and so many embezzlements.” ■
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Evening Star, Issue 17319, 6 April 1920, Page 6
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174Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 17319, 6 April 1920, Page 6
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