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This page contains satirical commentary on labor-capital relations, disguised as a serious "Civic Federation" meeting report. The satire mocks both business leaders and labor representatives for their hollow rhetoric. **The Satire:** Reverend Trimmer opens with circular logic—labor and capital "cannot get along without each other," therefore both should ask nothing of the other. Mr. Chinner argues that when unions successfully raise wages, workers paradoxically receive "less," justifying employers welcoming them. Samuel Pompous (a labor leader) claims to seek "common ground" but the article cuts off mid-sentence, implying such ground doesn't exist. **The Point:** Life ridicules both sides of the labor debate for speaking in absurdities and contradictions while claiming reasonableness. The speakers appear sophisticated but their arguments are transparently illogical—a classic satirical technique exposing hypocrisy in public discourse. The page also includes period advertisements (Chiclets gum, china imports, chocolates) unrelated to the satire.

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