Sec. 1. The reasons for seeking separate principles for the
settlement of the wages of the lowest paid groups.
Sec. 2. Wage statistics of these groups a matter of familiar
knowledge.
Sec. 3. The definition of the living wage idea. An inescapable
element of indefiniteness contained in it.
Sec. 4. The living wage principle put in the form of applied
policy.
Sec. 5. Should the living wage principle be applied to male
labor? The arguments for and against.
Sec. 6. The theoretical case for the living wage principle. The
verdict of past experience favorable to its extension.
Sec. 7. The dangers which must be guarded against in applying
it.
Sec. 8. It should be administered through machinery which makes
possible careful study of facts of each industry. This
machinery discussed.
Sec. 9. The question of the relation to be established between
living wage for men and women difficult. Alternatives
considered.
Sec. 10. A plan for the adjustment of the living wage to price
changes. The basis of adjustment.
Sec. 11. The policy of adjustment--already discussed.
Sec. 12. The hope of the living wage policy.