Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-27
THE CENSUS OF STRIKE.
Points from the Advance Sheets of Spe
ciai Agent Weeks Report.

Points from the Advance Sheets of Spe-
ciai Agent Weeks Report.
WASHINGTON April 2l.-The advance
sheets Of the report Of Joseph d. Weeks,
expert and special agent o! the Census
Bureau. upon strikes and lOckOuts occur
ring within the United States during the
calendar year 1880. have been received by
the Interior Department. At the outse
OF the report ne states that both employ
ers and employed. as rule. hesitate to
engage In a strike or lockout, especially
after having experienced the disastrous
effects Of these industrial agitatiOns. The
conditions Of mutual respect and fOrbear-
ance between these classes which are in
dictated by this hesitation has been grow
ing IN this country for many pears, and
strikes and lockouts have grown less FREE
uuent. and by consequence, when they oc-
cur, they more frequently involve ques-
lions Of some moment.
The total number Of separate strikes
concerning which some information was
obtained, was 1872. though Sl8 were re-
ported. The largest number Of strikes
reported as occurring in any one state is
304-In Pennsylvania New York Is cred
tied with only about one-third as many,
VIZ, l04, while Onio is third, with %. or
the total number these three States are
credited with SOL. or 6j34 per cent.
The number Of strikes IN certain OF the
prominent trades. as given in tire report,
is as follows: Iron and steel industries,
256; coal mining, 1873; textile trades, 46;
ciger making, 42; builring trades, 30;
transportation. 36; printing trades, %;
glass industries, y; piano making, Il;
boot and shoemaking, IL.
Much the greater proportion (71% per
cent? OF the strikes and lOckouts reported
upon We're caused bv differences as to
rates Of wages. A total Of sos, or about
- per cent. o. those relating 20 rates Of
wages, or 81 per cent. OF all, were for an
advance, and y or "a per cent. Of those
relating 10 rates oi wages, or 90 per cent.
Of all, were against a reduction
Strikes growing Out Of demands for an
advance are much more uniformly sue.
cess;ul than those against a reduction.
Of the sl3 strikers the results of 4st, or
~ per cent, are given. or these l69, or
b per cent, were successful: ST.. or Is
per cent, were compromised. and 221. or
- per cent, were unsuccessful. While
he larger number OF strikers. SOB out oil
slJ, were for an advance in wages, q
larger proportion Of STR kes for this cause
were successful than for any Of the other
important classes. The report conc udes
~ g wages los' u appear- that ei 40 EN-.
blOyes lost fi.ll,N.T. THIS would Dee "a th,
rate Of So each As tho entire number
employee estimated wa, l1s.lS,, ihc to'al To-.
o WAGES ora TINS average would &c i8,O63 sos
that i- for Che tune los' tro wages whiel
would have been received hal the WORKS ran
constantly b. the amount named. Di course
there would he nuIaOcr 81 Offsets to- tbI.. l.
case the strike was sucre-slu tuc add tioua
waEo. Woui0 corporate Tor portion of TN
loss In other cases whore unlonlsn eNl.te,
iu the trades n which there were strikes IN
men received strike pay or striSe benefits, bu
/. these strife hencut were ln most cases simpl
refundng money that bad been prevIousl
paid. Then. III many caees. the parties Of