Life, 1905-04-13 · page 5 of 22
Life — April 13, 1905 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main illustration titled "His Audience" depicts a street scene where a figure sits on a curb, apparently addressing passersby—though the image quality makes specific details difficult to discern. This appears to be social commentary on urban life or public discourse. The text sections include "Sixty Miles an Hour" (a brief satirical verse about someone named Willie), and "Wages and Wealth," a reader's letter debating whether wages are too high and discussing economic inequality and labor policy. A brief humorous exchange between "Spacer" and "Penman" comments on editorial standards and advertising. "Signs of the Times: Subway signs" appears to be another satirical item, likely commenting on contemporary urban society or public transit culture.
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431 Sixty Miles an Hour. + ILLIE stood on the aven He didn’t hear the car. orpesrerireiie! They placed him in a pill box And sent him to his ma, Wages and Wealth. —, Mass., March 22, r995. EAR LIFE: You write that James J. Hill says that wages are too high in this country, Does he refer to the dollar-a-day man, or would he include the wages of superintendents, presi- dents and figureheads? Why not have the reduction start at the top and Work down the list? To cut those who cannot live decently at the pres: ent scale would hurt trade, both domestic and export, because it would decrease efficiency. You ask: ‘What is the real trouble?" I repl: * Human selfish- ness.” What is the remedy? 1 believe the only remedy to be legis: lation, which limit the interest that any man may obtain from capi- tal invested, You would say this will destroy personal initiative. Possibly, but I claim that it is less of an evil than the curse and danger of enormous personal fortunes. Yours very truly, CS. B. — | It's greed, pure and sim- ple. You hit it right. It cannot be stopped within a reasonable time, except by the people, and unless it is stopped the big fortunes will grow bigger. Roose- velt is on the right track, but money will sidetrack him. Some time an incen- tive outside money will be enough to bring out indus- trial endeavor, but that i away off, and in the mean- time we may drown. PACER: Why did the editor refuse your story? Penman: He said it didn’t come up to the standard of the advertise- ments. IGNS of the times: Sub- wis AUDIENCE way signs, comicbooks.com