The workman demands an adequate wage, sufficient to permit him to live in comfort, unhampered by the fear of poverty and want in his old age.
Woodrow Wilson: “The workman demands an adequate wage, sufficient to permit him to live in comfort, unhampered by the fear of poverty and…”
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Wilson outlines the essential demands of workers for adequate wages and security.
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