They've mortgaged their homes and pledged everything they own.

They're having a devil of a time to rake up the money every month to meet the pay-roll when it's due.
They aren't taking in the money as fast as they're paying it out.

Their salesmen are on the road trying to sell tin plate, but the tinners are so hard up that few of them can buy.
"I believe we ought to get our pay every week, but how can we get it if the boss hasn't got it?
We've got to look at this thing in the light of facts.

The facts are that we have our jobs and are sure of our pay once a month.

There are a million men who would like to have what we have.
Those men will swarm in and take our jobs.