The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-26
STRUGGLE BETWEEN CAPITAL
AID LABOR DEPICTED.
MOST INTERESTING REPORT
Issued BY the Department Of Com
merce and Labor, Covering the
Past Twenty-Five Nears-Labor
oresnizate,s and Strikes

Washington. July 25-The ndu5.
tries of the United States suffered
less from strikes DURING 1905 than ia
any year since 1892. it the number
OF employees thrown out OF work by
strikes and the duration of the strikes
be taken as a measure. According
to the 2lst annual report Of the Du-
reau of labor of the department OF
commerce and labor in 1905 there
were 22l,6S6 employees thrown out OF
work by 2.O77 strikes undertaken by
17G,337 strikes In S.299 establishments
and lasting an average OF % days In
each establishment involved
The report in part says.
The year 1894 stands out In the
history of the country as the year
most notable for the great number
OF workers thrown out Of work by
strikes. over eco. 900 employees being
thrown out of work by l.349 strikes
undertaken by 5Oi,Ogi strikers in
S.196 establishments and lasting an
average of AZ days in each establish
nient involved.
Statistics for a 25 year period from
1881 TO 1905 show strikes in the Uni
ted States numbered 3G577 and lock-
outs 1.546.
The total number of persons who
went on strike during the % years
was G.72s,0iS and locked out 7l6,23l.
The dependence Of one occupation
upon another in the same establish
ment swell the aggregate of employees
affected during the period to s,b29.-
434. The average duration OF strikes
per establishment was 25 days and OF
lockouts s4 days.
The greatest number of strikes Ia
any one industry was In the build
! ing trades which had over 26 per cent
of strikes and SO per cent OF all the
establishments involved In strikes.
"The Importance of the part that
organized labor plays in strikes" the
report says, is indicated by the fact
that OF the total number OF strikes In
% years practically go per cent were
ordered by labor organizations. En-
ployes who struck succeeded oftener
| than they failed and employers were
similarly successfully in lockouts.
Employees succeeded In winning all
the demands for which the strikes
were undertaken in AZ per cent OF the
establishments, succeeded partly In
over Is per cent. and only In 36 per
cent OF the establishments did they
| fail entirely TO win any Of their dc
mands.'
Lockouts resulted wholly In favor
OF employers in over 81 per cent OF
/ the establishments involved succeed
cd partly in II per cent and failed
| entirely In 80 per cent. Strikes ord
cred by labor organizations We're
wholly successful In practically 70 per
cent of the establishments involved,
partly successful in almost 16 per
cent and failed entirely la only 35
per cent of the establishments.
During the quarter century period
mentioned, II per cent Of al strikes
were undertaken for an increase in
wages alone, or In combination with
other causes, over 23 per cent wholly
on partially by disputes concerning
the recognition of union and union
rules, practically 70 per cent caused
by reduction in wages almost rs per
reduction of hours and only little
less than per cent We're sympa'
thetic.
Strikes for increase OF wages have
been more successful than those for
any other cause. Strikes concerning
recognition Of union and union rules
entirely failed in AZ per cent Of the
establishments involved, and sympa'
thetic strikes (most unsuccessful OF
alD failed in 76 per cent of the es-
tahlishments involved