West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-09

Compares Win iso7-s-A Few E.-
tracts From the Industrial Record
During RoossveIt's Administrator
that You Should Read

Republicans, Bull Moose and politicians
OF several brands have charged the Demo
cratic party with incompetency in bust
ness affairs. The Tory Republican press
has dilated on the alleged depression in
American business since the enactment OF
the Wilson tariff law and the new bank
ing act.
But If evidence OF a real depression Is
wanted, compared to which present con-
ditions are highly prosperous, it is only
necessary to turn TO real panic during
the Republican regime-that of 1907,
when the Republicans had been in power
eleven years.
The following is industrial history OF
the period following the panic:
Chicago-Total unemployed estimated
by Federation Of Labor at 100, 900. Warn
ing issued to craftsmen to keep away from
the city. February IL, 1908.
Observation-Disclosures numbering 700 ap-
pealed to city and county authorities for
aid for deportation to their own country.
April 8, 1908.
Buffalo-Five hundred men besiege
office OF superintendent of poor for food.
Four men taken TO hospital suffering from
starvation. January 20, 1908.
Camden, n. J.-Riot follows application
of 1900 men for 400 jobs advertised by
the Joseph Campbell Company. August
10, 1908.
Denver--More than 200 Bulgarians pc
tition Governor for employment, or aid
to return to Bulgaria. March 20, 1908.
Detroit-More than 1000 men march
to the city hall to solicit work OF mayor.
January %, 1908.
Granite City, Mo.-Fifty men kneel be-
fore various churches pleading for work.
One man killed himself because he failed
to obtain work. April %, 1908.
New York-School children numbering
1000 mob the restaurant of Adolph I.or-
Der to obtain free meals offered by Mr..
Lorber.-February IL, 1909.
New York.-Government urged by Cen
trail Federated Labor union to let contracts
Tor subway to furnish work for 500, OOC
unemployed. March Is, 1908.
New York-Demonstration i'm favor oi
revolution made by 10000 unemployed.
singing the Marseillaisc and other melting
songs. Bomb thrown at police by an.
archist during the demonstration. March
%. 1908.
Philadelphia-Total of $4,000 idle re.
ported by the labor unions i'm Kensington
| district. February 10, 1908.
Philadelphia-Rio follows march oil
1000: foreigners, chiefly women, to the
city hall, to demand employment. Three
policemen shot and fourteen unemployed
arrested. February 20. 1908.
Philadelphia-Loan oil $4,000, 900 tc
provide funds for public work asked by
the city for unemployed. Race riot fol.
lowed demonstration of unemployed de.
handing work. Italians attacked by men
OF other nationalities.
San Francisco-Organized UNEMPLOYED
league formed. Demands the issue of S23.-
100000 in bonds to aid unemployed,
January 2s, 1908.
Toledo-One thousand Hungarians
march through the rain to receive loaf
OF rye bread each. March %, 1908.
United States-Total unemployed esti-
mated at 200, 900, including half that
number in large cities. New York, $50, 600
unemployed; Chicago. $4,000.
This is the Republican record of the
winter OF 1908 Immediately following the
panic in the latter part of 1907. This was
under the Republican rule of Colonel
Roosevelt, who now critcizes the economic
policies OF President Wilson, and their
interference with prosperity. Significantly
nobody has heard, in 1914, of bread riots
and OF millions of unemployed, and all
the other earmarks of full grown de-
preston. milwaukee Journal.
Myers hay tools and rope at King