The Minimum Wage

Notes: "When two Provinces of the Dominion enact minimum wage laws, the subject becomes of sufficiently practical importance for Canadians to consider it carefully, and the Editorial Board deems no apology necessary for presenting to the Church a statement, necessarily short and compressed, of some of the more fundamental considerations which underlie the theory of the minimum wage. A law which says to employers, `You shall not employ anyone in your factory or store for less wages than those which the law prescribes', is well worthy of the most careful consideration. It is a very radical law, one that strikes at the very roots of the whole concept of free competition. At first sight it may appear to be simple; careful investigation will show it is not (p. 2)".; Contents divided into sub-sections: Women's Work and Wages -- Economic Theory of the Minimum Wage -- The Doom of the Inefficient -- History of the Minimum Wage -- The Minimum Wage in England -- The Minimum Wage in the United States -- The Minimum Wage in Canada -- The Manitoba Law -- Working of the Manitoba Minimum Wage Board -- Conclusions.; Colophon: Hanson, Crozier & Edgar, Printers, Kingston.

Subjects: Labor movement - Canada; Church and labor - Anglican Church of Canada; Minimum wage - Canada; Employee rights - Canada; Labor laws and legislation - Canada