The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-16
LABOR ABROAD IS
SUFFERING SADLY
Industrial Depression World
Wide, But Is Passing Here.
AMERICAN OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT

While Manufacturing Establishments
In the United States Are Increasing
Their PayroIIs, Distress Among the
Unemployed Prevails Throughout
Great Britain and the European Con.
tinent.
Especial Correspondence
New York, Oct. 13.
That the recent financial panic from
which the United States is now re.
covering was not the result of local
conditions is indicated by the fact
that a severe business and industrial
depression for months has prevailed
throughout the world
The United States has suffered less
than any other country.
In fact, the situation in this country
is not to be compared to that abroad.
Official reports recently received by
the department of commerce and labor
furnish an accurate index to the busi-
ness conditions of foreign countries.
These reports show that the imports
into the United Kingdom for home
consumption and the exports of do
mestic manufacture have declined
greatly. The situation there grows
worse.
In August the decline in exports was
1877 per cent. The decline in re.
exports, that is goods imported from
other countries for sale to foreign
purchasers, was $67,532, APO for eight
months this year, or over 20 per cent.
The falling of in net imports was
$137079,572 for the same time The
decline In exports of domestic manu-.
facture In that country was S146000,.
900, or 10.6 per cent, in eight months,
about 2 per cent greater than the de-
cline in the United States in the same
time.
Many Unemployed Abroad.
Pauperism has increased enormous
ly in the United Kingdom this year,
and the number of persons receiving
indoor relief is the greatest since the
records began in 1868.
A census Of the unemployed, taken
by the newspapers, shows an extra
ordinary number-over $4,000 in Glas-
cow alone. The London Times says
that the outlook is "the worst that the
younger men have faced" adding:
The dominant fact is that there is
NO life In shipbuilding, and no pros
pect Of any revival. The railway shops
have out down their stats; so per
cent Of the masons are out of work.
and s6 per cent of the plumbers"
Many Seek Charity.
A Blue Book of the British govern
mOnt shows that nearly 100000 per-
cons were receiving relief on Jan. 1,
which number has greatly increased
since that time. In London alone 49,
900 persons were securing relief-a
great number over the previous year.
Wages have declined greatly.
The London Financial Times, a high
authority, of Sept. 19, says:
For the greater part of the year
We have been passing through a very
acute phase of commercial depression,
and we have seen both imports and ex-
ports decline at rate that has been
anything but consoling. A review of
the business of the principal foreign
countries and colonies shows that
practically everywhere business is in
o very lethargic state. The board of
trade returns Of the commerce of for
N0Mntrfna fVy ioh
aGures showing the condition of busi-
ness In those countries.
"The imports for home consumption
OF Belgium for seven months show a
decline Of nearly $25,O0O,OOO. Those
OF Canada show a decline of 23 per
cent. or nearly $4,000, 900; France
S1S.ooo.00o; Germany, $45, ,OOO, 900, and
20 on with other countries. The domes
tic exports from those nations also
show large declines. The greatest is
shat OF Egypt, which for the seven
months shows a decline of over 10 per
cent, or nearly s13,000,OOO. France
SHOWS decline of nearly $4,000. 900,
or over per cent. Germany's decline
In exports is less, but reached a total
OF about $10,000,0O0. Japan shows a
decline Of IL per cent, or $4,000. 900.
ana Switzerland a decline of 10 per
cent. or over $10,000,00O, and so on
with other countries.
THE decline in the domestic ex.
ports OF the United States Is very
much less than those from the United
kingdom. and the relative decline was
very much less than that of Switzer-
Hand. Japan, Egypt, British South
Africa, and some other countries. The
average decline shown in imports of
all the countries was over IL per cent,
and In some exports over per cent.
The later returns show even worse
Agures. Generally speaking, therefore.
We have abundant proof of the wide
spread nature Of the present depres.
sion In trade, and we need not alarm
OURSELVES that we are experiencing
any special chastisement in the hands
81 fate"
"The Thunderer's" Tale of Distress.
The London Times in q recent issue,
speaking about the condition of affairs