Organized  labor  was,  for  the  mosf  part,  found  to  be  favorable  to  The  atti-
legislation  of  this  type,  the  claim  being  made  in  several  states  that   ^       ?   ,
the  act  was  "organized  labor's  bill."     State  conventions  have  gone   labor,
on  record  in  favor  of  the  measures  and  their  adequate  enforcement,
so  that  the  occasional  criticism  made  to  the  effect  that  the  law  was
bad,  because  it  led  the  women  to  depend  on  it  rather  than  to  organize,
must  be  discounted  as  not  indicating  the  general  opinion  of  union
labor  on  the  subject.
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READINGS  IN  AMERICAN  DEMOCRACY


Conclusion.  The  conclusion  is  inevitable  that  the  allegations  of  injury  to  the

workers  as  a  result  of  minimum  wage  laws  are  without  foundation,
and  that  employers  find  it  at  least  feasible  to  operate  under  the  law,
while  many  of  them  are  its  ardent  supporters.  .  ..
Social  in-
surance in
the  United
States.
Title  and
application
of  the  law.
The  liability
of  the
employer.
