... supplies, for which the worker was never quite able to pay "and thus always remained in debt to the owner. Debt peonage is a great name for it and the workers of rubber were no stranger to this situation. The question of debt is by no means an unimportant one to the ... rubber worker. He will probably collect one pound of rubber milk a day, which was worth about $2, and will undoubtedly consume in material and supplies about $4 to $5 a day ... living. Many parts of the cities were virtually abandoned in favor of temporary homes scattered in the outskirts. Yet, strange to relate, there w...

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