The Calumet news., 1914-02-14
Ninety Millions Lost by 0rganiz-
ed Labor in Great Britain
in Ten Years
GAIN IN WAGES, S13,OOO,OOO
Only Twenty-Five Per Cent of
Disputes Have Been Won
by Strikers

London, Feb l4-According to Il re-
port issued by the Board of Trade,
surplcmented by data supplied by
uade unions, organized workers have
lost nearly S9OO0O,O 900 in wages from
stoppages due To trade disputes dur
inc the last ten years. TO this has To
be added very large amount distrih-
utcd in strike pay. Against this is net
gain in wages resulting from disputes
is reported as $13,OOO,09O In the same
rcriod the working classes as "A whole
have secured advances in wages esti-
mated at $4,000. 900. OF every hun
dred strikes or other disputes recorded
in the years under review 80 per cent
were won by the employers, % per
cent By the workers and the other -
pcr cent were compromised.
Club Life for Workers.
CLUB life for the working man is To
be- developed on a large scale IN Lon
don \ central labor palace is to be
erected at "A cost of over S2j9.O00 which
for the trades unions is to include Il
moving picture for the display of labor
scenes. \ large organ and orchestra
will play music written round the pic
urcs. Arrangements have Decn made
Uth unions IN France. Belgium ana
Gcrmany for the exchange of films,
pool oi S350,0OO having been formed for
tnis purpose. There arc also 10 be
dining rooms, where orchestras wilf
Ilay during meals. a smoking lounge
anil other comforts Of "A first rate club.
One of the chief features will he stores
where provisions of all kinds will lac
sold to members. AMI at times OF
strikes giving away instead of STRIKE
pay.
The promoters believe that the un-
dcrtakng will pay its own way. The
scheme has the official support of the
london Trades council, which repre-
scrts l20 unions, wita a membership
Of 20o. 600. 1t is expected that many
other unions. especially the smaller
ones. now outside the jurisdiction oi
the council, will join.
Emigration to Pacific Coast
That the government at Washing
ton is making preparations for IN
creased emigration from Europe To the
Pacific coast of the United States on
tlc opening of the Panama Canal Is
indicated by u request To American
oonsWS I'm Europe To furnish the De
partmcni of Labor with reports on tho
plans being made by transportation
agencies to handle the increased traffic.
Tho consuls have also been calicd up
ON tu supplement the wCrk OF speclal
emigration commissioners who nave
visited Europe lately, with reports ni
The quantity and quality of the cN-
pcc'cd immigration.
European representatives OF Ameil~
can railroads welcome this action on
the part part of the American govern
mcnt as indicating the beginning ot
movement by Washington to encourage
th" high type of emigration WHICH
England and Germany are making eN-
cry effort to divert their own colonies
These governments offer every induce
mcnt to steamships and railroads To
handle This traffic while the agents "i
American transportation concerns
complain that the American govern
mont adopts "a negative policy. when
while effectively shutting out many
undesirable immigrants, also discour-
ages the solid, type of Immigrant Tor
whom there is still much room in the
United States.
Alexander Jackson, who has repre-
seEted large American railroad sNs'
ten FOR many years I'm Europe mas
suggested to the local American con-
sulate that the United tSetes prepare
booklets setting forth the agricultural
ana business possibilities of the Vari-
Gus states for free distribution in Eur
oTc. He believes that such booklets
Packed by the government imprint
would lead to great increase IN th'
numbers of immigrants who are look
ing for farms or business openings
rather than for ordinary Jobs.