Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-06-26
Prosperous Times Now, Compared
With 1Qn7-R

Republicans, Bull Moose, and poll
ticians of several brands have charg-
ed the Democratic party with incom-
potency in business affoirs. The Tory
Republican press has dilated on che
alleged depression in American bust
ness since the enactment OF the Will
son tariff law and the new banking
act.
But if evidence of real depression
is wanted, compared to which pre-
sent conditions are highly prosperous,
1T 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
oil the period following the panic:
Chicago-Total unemployed est
mated by Federation of Labor at 100,
600. Warning issued to craftsmen to
keep way from the city. February
IL. 1908.
Chicago = Bulgarians numbering
700 appealed to city and county au.
thorities 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 tken to hospital suf-
ferlng from starvation. January 20,
1JOS.
Camden, N. J.-Riot follows appli
cation of 1000 men for 400 jobs ad-
vertised by the Joseph Campbell Com
pany, August 10, 1908.
Denver-More than 200 Buigarians
petition 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
before various churches pleading for
work. One man killed himself because
he failed to obtain work. April 25,
New York-School children num-
bering 5000 mob the restaurant of
Adolph Lorber to obtain free meals
offered by Mr.. Lorber. February IL.
New Government urged bv
Central Federated Labor Union to let
contrct for subway to furnish work
i0r oo0,OOO unemployed. March Is,
New York-Demonstration in favor
of revolution made by 10000 unem-
ployed, singing the Marseillaise and
other melting songs. Bomb thrown Mt
police by anarchist during the demon
stration. March 90, 1908.
Philadelphia-Tot of 10000 idle
reported by the labor unions in the
1908. w.
Philadelphia-Riot follows march
OF 900 foreigners, chiefly women. to
the City Hall, to demand employment
Three policemen shot and fourteen un-
employed arrested. February 20.
to provide funds for public work ask
ed by the city for unemployed. Race
rot followed demonstration of unem-
ployed demnding work Itlians tack
eddy men of othe nationalities.
San Francisco-Organiz unem-
pioyed league formed Demands the
issue of $23,000,000 in bonds to aid
unemployed. January %, 1908.
Toledo-One thousand Hunparians
march through the rain to receive n
loaf OF rye bread each. March %,
United States-Total unemployed
estimated at 100000, including half
that number in large cities New York
ZoG,0oO unemployed: Chicago 10000.
rms is the Republican record of the
winter of 1908 Immediately following
1ne panic in the latter part of 1907.
rms was under the Republican rule
Oh Colonel Roosevelt, who now criti-
clzes the economic policies of Presi-
dent Wilson, and their interference
win prosperity. Significantly nobody
mas heard, IN 1914, of bread riots and
OF millions Of unemployed, and all the
other earmarks of a full-pro,yn do
-Times-Dispatch.