The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-01
LABOR news FROM
ACROSS THE POND
Amount Of Unemployed Bene-
fits Paid in One Year Was.
p. Over Six Million Dollars.
According to Authorities Unem-
ployment Ranges from 8 to
20 Per Cent.

LONDON, Eng, June 27.-The la
Dor department of the board of trade
Of Great Britain has just issued a
statistical report on the activities Of
the trade unions in respect to their
financial operations. The grand total
Of membership entitled to benefits
was 2,5S,04O. The amount of ordin-
airy unemployed benefits paid in 1908
by 1859 unions was. over $6,0OO,OOO.
Travelling benefits amounted to $751;
600, while emigration, fares and re-
movals reached $4,000.
s.: Unemployment Bill.
The text of the labor party's bill,
entitled fright to Work. which
makes provisions for work or MAIN
tenance being given to the unemploy-
ed, has just been made public. The
bill among provisions putting into
operation the proper machinery for
execution, provides for the prepara-
ton in advance of undertakings Of
public utility upon which workmen
could be employed at the ordinary
wage, thus avoiding the necessity for
providing temporary relief for work.
men during periods of commercial
inactivity. According to authorities
it is claimed that unemployment
ranges from to 20 per cent.
Compulsory School Attendance
In a preliminary statement issued
by the United Textile Factory Work
ers' association, Great Britain, con-
tanning the subjects to be discussed
at the coming convention, is the fol-
lowing: ITO consider the compulsory
attendance at evening continuation
schools Of boys and girls over II
years of age, the time of school at
tendance to be from October to March,
in each year, schools open three
nights week, and the cost to he
borne by the state. Attendance is
suggested until the age of Is has been
reached"
Employees in British Linen Mills.
According to British census returns,
the employees in linen mills of the
United Kingdom number about &c.
900, whose average earnings per
week are approximately $3.50 each.
This wage scale applies to men and
women. Boys who attend hacking
machines average about $1,000 week
for full time. Allowing for all stop
pages, and on the basis of the aver
age: earnings per head Of all en-
ployed in an ordinary week, the
earnings of each employee for an en-
tire. year do not. average more than
$4,000. - =:
: "a Steamships Pulse"
There has recently, come to light
= new inXention: termed 9TH * .'Direc-
ton and! Rotation Indicator - :: for
steamships. When the instrument is
fixed in the captains chart room and
on the bridge, it enables him to; see
st a, glance the direction and speed
OF the engines and number of: re-
volutions per minute When a cap
tain telegraphes "aLead'' or EASTERN, -
and any degree of: speed, the indica-
tor gives instantaneous ocular evil
dence of the accurate carrying out of
orders.
satisfactory LEVEL.
The deficiency system" of Amer
lea finds its counterpart in the United
Kingdom under the euphonious title
of satisfactory level" There is now
dispute at Bacup in which is in
volved the question the standard of
quality in a given time. It is charged
that the mill owners have exercised
more than the Legitimate PRESSURE
IT. arriving at their satisfactory level
per individual production. SYM
pathy in general is with the opera
tlVes In the controversy.