The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-22
STATISTICS or sTRIkES.
An Interesting Report by Labor Comrnis-
sioner Wright.

stOner Wright.
WASHINGTON. Oct Y.-The relations
OF capital to labor. 50 far as these apply
TO strikes and lockouts during the past
seven and one-half years. are exhaustive
ly treated In the annual report OF Coionei
Carroll ID. Wright, the Commissioner OF
Labor. which is made public to-day. The
report shows that during the Foregoing
period Illinois had the largest numner o.
establishments affected. both by strikes
and lockouts there having been 1909 Oh
the former and i,l93 OF the latter. New
York came second on the list, with ?'sao
establishments involved in strikes ana ~
in lock0uts, and Pennsylvania third, with
s.2l9 strikes and 400 lockouts.
The industries most affected by strikes
during the seven and one-haif years IN
cluded In the report We're The BUILDING
trades. with DTS establishments involved,
coal and coke, with 5,9SS clothing with
$Gl; TOBACCO, with 200; food prePar,-
lions. with 2,;9s; stone Quarrying and cut
ting, with .S93; metals and metallic goods.
With l.s34; transportation, with l,32', print
Ing and publishing. with COS; boots and
shoes, with go; furniture, with 49, wo sd-
en goods. with i0; and brick, with iV|
establishments, while those most affected
b. lockouts were the building trades,
win l,so; stone quarrying and cutting
with fS9; clothing, with 49, brewing,
with l59; boots and shoes, with iSe metals
and metallic goods. with l2S; and trans
portation, with ll2 establishments in
Volyed.
or thrown out Of employment during the
period covered by the report was 2.Ssi. .28.
OF the total number OF strikers or per-
sons originating the strikes of the fore
gong period 1851 were brought from
other places. Lockouts were ordered In
3,>l5 establishments. having 274,5s7 en-
pioyes before the lockout. Of which 2o5, ,S61
were thrown out of employment in conse-
quence thereof These establishments Sc
cured q 465 new employees after the lock
outs, 5000 OF which were brought from
other places
An interesting feature of the report is
the tabular statements showing the States
in which the majority of the strikes and
ioekouts We're situated. These were five
IN number, and were, respectively, lll-
nois Massachusetts,. New York. Ohio, and
isnhsSiNania The strikes in this quintet
of Commonwealths We're about 20 per cent
OF the. whole number OF establishments I'm
the United states affected by strikes,
whlle the lOckOuts were about ~ per cent
or all those throughout the country. The
report shows that these Ave States con-
famed oil per cent. OF all the manufac-
turing establishments. and employed 50
per cent. of the capital invested I'm tho
mechanical industries of the country
taxing the census Of 1890 as the basis of
computation. VI
The report shows that out OF n ,ot,
OF lOi@ strikes for the entire country
more than Sc per cent. occur-od i'm y
clties. lhe number of establishments in
Volyed In strikes i'm the United S.aies
was 4e,SS5' OF which number 6l per cent.
occurred IN me foregoing cities. which
are as follows: New York, Brooklyn, Chi
cage. cage. Boston, Allegheny. Pitts6urg.
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Cincinnati. Mil
nauk ee, Lynn, Fall River, San Francisco.
bIlimore, New Haven. Newark. Cleva-
iahu, R,,N, hochester. indianapolis, Haverhill.
Minneapolis. Paterson. Buffalo, Jersey
CITY ~. Paul, and Troy More -han 10
per cent. of the strikes I'm these cities
WhlSh aggregdted 5ss, occurred In New
was nearly sG5oo.Ooo exclusive of s7g2,00
contributed to them by other labor or
ganizations. while the loss Of employers
was a little more than s5,50oO0O.
The number Of strikes i'm Boston was
2Jl, with loss 10 the employees of 100000
as against $4,000 for the employers. The
total number Of strikes In Aieghany and
Pittsburg was 25l, but the loss Of wages
was S,;SN, N,I65, while the loss to employers
was s2,c0D,0c0 In Chicago. where the
strikes aggregated 52S. the loss to en-
ployes reached nearly 5000. 900. while that
OF the employers WAS nearly sli.501 J'c.
Sn Paterson. n. j., where the number Of
strikes was only II. the loss 10 employees
was more than 100000, as against half
that sum for the employers. The total
! wage loss TO the employees during the
foregoing period in these % cities was, IT,
round numbers, Sj,cO.ooO. while the loss
| ~ employers was souie ming less than
S29,r0000.
The number of lockouts as compared
with the strikes. for the same period was
small in the aggregate. but he osses in
CURED We're )rm)usly increased. The
total was PA lOckOuts, with "A loss OF
wages TO the employees of Sl2oo 600. while
that OF the employers was nearly half
that sum-
For the period covered By the report
out OF the 45 ss3 establishments affected
by strikes, success i'm ther demands was
gained by the employees IN 29,S9I; partial
success was gained 10 40 establishments
and failure followed in 2l.JSl establish
mcnts. ont of the 1853 establishments
having lOckouts !, $50 succeeded In gain
ing their demands. 39l partially succeed
od. and 5JS failed. The leading cause Of
strikes was for an Increase OF wages, and
these represent % per cent. OF the whole
number Thirteen per cent. were for re-
duction OF hours. per cent. were against
reduction OF wages, per cent. were
sympathetic, per cent. We're FOR increase
OF wages and reduction OF hours 4 per
cent were against employment OF non
union men, and 3 per cent FOR recoSni-
ton of the union. The remainder Of the
strikes are attributed 20 a number Of
other causes Of no especial general IN