The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-09-11
): By JULIAN l'If.ltCis.
= ~ VIEW svnnK. GAI.F.

This is.a concise description Of the
Monthly Review OF : the United
States bureau OF Labor Statistics, the
new periodical 'snot1soredEby: the: De-
partnlent Of Labor. 80, s
The July. issue is the first number 81
the: :'Monlhly Review 1t contains
80 pages 1t is real, live, Iup-to-date
clearing house for all accessible facts
tending to foster promote and devef--
ope the welfare of the wage .earners
Of the United. States:': :. =, l*:.~ ],
The "lntroductory'' with which. the
Of: Labor Statistics announces
the founding of the Monthly Review
is distinctly impersonaL If a private
concern were financing the PROPOSE
would appear in black type at the
top Of the first page >.
=. Who's Who on the Review.
!. The Monthly Review of the United
States Bureau Of Labor Statistics -:
!: Royal Meeker, Commissioner of La
Dor Statistics Editor. - 49, =:
Ethelbert Stewart, Chief Statistic
Ian Of Labor Statistics. Associate
Editor. -. - y -. ~
q Contributing Editors-rhe Person
mel. OF the Bur eau of Labor Statistics.
sioner sMeeker from Washington, Act
ing Commissioned Stewart is editor rim
chief. Of the. Monthly Review" >
COMMISSIONED Stewart. is proud of
the July mum Der. He expects to be
equally proud Of the August number.
1t is the intention 3t the bureau OF,
Labor Statistics; to mr. the Monthly
Review OF incalculable interest and
value to the wage earners. of America
proving the conditions. Of the bread
winners: .~ 1885,. - = So -.
. lin July, 1e12,' said Stewart, the
bureau made a change. In its publica.
ton program. The publication Of the
BIN onthly bulletins, which the bureau
had issued since 1885,. was ;discontin-
ued. TO: take the, place Of the: BIZ:
monthly bulletins, the bureau: devel-.
ioped a series Of. monograph bulletins,
published at irregular inter: ais. ~
Bulletins Too Small.
/ 1.-The monograph: bulletins were. an
over, the. BIN monthly. It
was soon. discovered, however, that
the monograph plan was, defective.
l11~ its: many. Investigations the BIZ,
reau aceunnulates a great deal of i'm
portant material. %: While important,
1t may not be sufficiently voluminous
Ito warrant its publication in any of
our established bulletin series:''
Have you an. illustration at hand ?"
IL asked. ,%'. =" = 49,:
Dozens of them. Take for in
stance, strikes and lockouts, The last
complete survey by the trained field
agents. of the bureau was published in
! 1906. -t..
+ because Of the expense involved
the bureau has been unable to secure
complete. records, by the trained field
agent method of strikes and lockouts
since 1906. Nevertheless, there is a
! constant demand for this information.
In 1914 we compiled q record Of
strikes and lockouts from printed
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and periodicals
! in this NUMBER Of the Monthly Re-
=; view" explained stewa IT.; turning to
j. :. a Symposium on Strikes.
I This article is entitled Strikes and
. Lockouts. in the United States in 1914"
! It fills eleven. pages of. the, Review.
! The figures are not as complete as
: trained. field agent method. Neverthe-
/ less, they are important ~ =
1T is obvious that we not under
! take to publish this 1 1-page document
! in :. our monograph bulletin series
Through the Monthly. Review, how
ever. we are able TO- make the infor-
nation accessil lie to the public. ; :.
I
Continued Mr. Stewart; turning. TO
page 81. The: bureau receives many
requests for info rmation relative. to
the changes in laws regulating: the
Eemployn1ent Of WON en- and children.
Many states amended their: laws, re-
lating to this subject in 1914. We: have
com piled an analysis Of these laws UP
information in; tabular form. The
matter occupies five. pages. Evidently
not volnminous. to warrant it's publ
cation in q separate bulletin, but, i'm
portant, enough TO secure its inser-
ton in the onthiy Review. :
: To Cover An Labor Troubles
rs it. your intention to limit the
the Bureau of Labor Statistics?''%' -
| "By no means: We expect TO digest
and abloid not only the current work
Of the Bureau Of Labor Statistics. but
also the work, Of the other buteausncf
the Department Of Labor--the Bur.
eau OF immigration, the Bureau OF
,Natufalization, the Child ren'4 Bureau.
I Department Of Labor: We shall un.
derfakes' to cover any other govern
ment agencies dealing directly with
labor matters For @exampl the Bur
! eau Of Mines. The Bureau of Mines Is
not under the DepaftmeKtaf Labof.
Nevertheless. the inYe9taGAttQne COZ
Quoted BY the Bureau. 81 slG2gpa lAfA.tA :
tin1ately connected with the welfare
i Of a large number cot mare eafneri,''
+ How about the Co1nin33Slsipn on, III
dustrtal Relations. < espIonsb tssonNlt1
Congress Will the Mont hltAReVfe1
handle the work OF the industrial
EGonaHisaion ~ Il I'LL, .s.
), * - e. Il ssex- Get Id Spn hlish: sum.
i innar1es Of the nnal report abput 70 Be
Emade by the conn1i ssiop. Z ~ .., I'd
g. Charges III Modern In1pst. &
IS There are many ethek tntefS6
\ Developments Of 50 emit ths century fiSl
dust aliSm Dnrinx j the list few years
We. have seen the form &.on df state
i industrial B comm 4 0ns s Work mems
Ieolnpensatione i'll 81 I'm
i Ml&es COZ amis on, Ifaet1ry Sirs1pectio
i synp pAent aSenciSs
l1Iand n1aalnJ inst itut sns deSig ~
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