The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-19

hair-you must use Knowlton's Dan
derine. II eventually why not
now?
ures showing the result, of partial
investigation of conditions through
gut the state during the past year,
the year in which the Democratic
tariff has been in operation, and
Ithose figures show a steady increase
lin the number of the unemployed as
1.-THE time in which the Democraticl
Legislation was in effect heightened.
IHow many more idle men and wom-
en- there are throughout the state
can be guessed from what inquiry
as to conditions in a small proper
ton of the plants shows. n
Bread Lines Possible.
The appeal of the association for
1.-THE Improvement of the Poor quotes
a dispatch from New York saying
THAT five cases of. starvation were
~treated in Bellevue Hospital, that|
lcity, all being victims from the tene7l
ment districts, who, because OF lackEI
Iofe Employment and high prices, had
been unable to obtain sufficient
Punishment. The dispatch added
THAT bread lines were forming in the
metropolis and that scores of fami-
lilies were being evicted.
" Commenting on this, the appeal
4 OF The local association said:
at is greatly to be feared that
Il similar conditions will soon prevail
i in Pittsburgh. There is already
much suffering. The need is urgent
It is growing more urgent each days.
provision must be made before the
full situation is upon u.s."
JOHN H. Flaherty, general mana
Iger OF the association, said yesterday
Ithat every day brings fresh stories
of the inability. of men and women
particularly the former, to secure
st&ork despite their earnest efforts
Eand anxiety to do so. He. said that
UNLESS there was a speedy tmprove1
ment, which the. conditions found by
both the Investigators of the asso-
citation and those seeking. employ
ment led him to doubt. conditions in
pittsburgh during the coming win
tier would be most deplorable.
Unemployed Increasing.
sEveryFfdayTiweN rare findingFmor
cases that need 4atteption.H said Mr.:
EFlaherty. Unemployment IS stead
lily increasing, and l fear that the
Icold weather will see conditions here
very serious, indeed? In addition to
Fthe23 cry for general relief we are
Having appeals just now for shoes
flor children. Many OF 4the little
ZONES are unable to attend school be-
cause their fathers are out of work,
land even after food is obtained,
There is no money with which to
buy shoes or clothes. People gener-
ally, l believe, have no Idea of the
extent OF the distress or realize how
Esrious is the prospect of 1t growing,
more widespread"
Commissioner J%ackson's statement
deals only with 500 of the Industrial
plants OF the state, but even this par.
ftial investigation shows that from
lJune l., 1918, to June, 1914, a
E.twelve-month of the Underwood tar
Eiff, .125,000 men either left or lost.
their employment. His statement
says:
"The department found among the
500 plants that the minimum NUM-
her OF employees between June, 1913,
and June, 1914, which in' most OF
1.-THE plants occurred toward the lat
ter date, was ;323,415. while the.
maximums occurring in the same.
plants between those dates amount
cd to 449,138. This means that
about 1880 or over a quarter Of
Eall employed either lost or left their
positions in these 500 plants during
the year. 1t will be understood that
the number OF plants thus inVesti-
gated is only a small proportion of
1.-The total in the common wealth. The
relative proportion Of those losing
htheir positions in the tens of thou
Islands OF smaller Undertakings not
Investigated is undoubtedly larger.
Even II the average number OF days
is small during which each one is
idle of the enormous number of per-
sons i%nvoluntarily out OF work, the
economic loss is very great.
During the coming winter every
indication Is that there will be
much unemployment and suffering,
The establishment OF unemployment
bureaus by our cities would do.mnchI
Ito reduce the hardship. The depart
ment will gladly aid In the establish
ment of such bureaus"
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