Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-12-16

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part of the trade unions, taken the
necessary steps in regard to the mat
ter. The question was discussed sew
eral times. In 1909 it found its way
into the Chamber and a Commission
appointed by Government under the
craftsmanship of Treub, the present
minister Of Finance, put down the re-
suit of its Investigations in compre-
hensive report OF 10 volumes in 1913.
In June 1914 a few members of this
Commission formed an "Unemploy-
ment Council" in which they asked all
organizations connected with unem-
ployment to participate. The Nation
al Union. against Unemployment, the
combined Municipal Unemployment
Funds, the Labour Agencies, the, Ma
tional Trade Union Centres, with the
exception of the. anarchist ones, were
approached to that egect. The Coun-
Gil employs a professional secretary
and issues monthly; the expenses
are born by Government. From the
latter fact, as well as from the Der,
sonalities of the founders, 1t is ap-
parent that the Council is a semi-offi-
cial body. .M.
At the outbreak Of hostilities, the
Federation of Trade Unions got the
Council to propose to Government
that the latter should provide suffi-
cient funds to meet the great amount
of unemployment anticipated. Gov,
eminent replied as early as August
a2nd, and made the following provi-
sions in regard to the matter:
+ The trade unionist unemployment
funds are-in temporary disregard Of
their ruling-to pay benefits to all
their members, no matter whether
these members are, according to the
rules. not yet entitled to such bene-
fits, or have no more claim to them.
The municipal unemployment funds
are to grant the additional allowance
Of 100 per cent If a trade union fund
goes down to 2 per cent of the CAPT
tai it owned on August list, 1914,
State and Municipality win take over
the paying out of the benefits in its
stead. If the expenses incurred by a. |
estimates by Is per cent,
the State refunds half the sum. /
The following are the regulations
regarding the disbursements /
The allowance is not to exceed 81 |
or $2.40 week for . married man or |
bread winner. Others, above twenty.
receive $3.50 and 81. Special regula-
ions are in force regarding the part
y unemployed. Those Municipalities
which have not yet established funds
IRE requested to found them. These
equations only apply to such COM I
nunities which had al unemployment
ind three months before the out.
freak 81 the war. s. ."''
Within months, the reported mum.
YER Of insured workers has risen By |
O per cent l. 9. from 73,206 insured T,
Torkers on April 1st. 1914 to 94.29s
n May 1st, 1915. It. may safely Be
tated that about so per cent Of ali I,
rganized workers are insured against !,
unemployment. A steady growth Of Z
ne still small number Of municipal +
lnds is. Of course, 81 the greatest In.
crest to the trade unions, for mem |
ers can only receive the full amount |
such places where tie municipal | |
lnds exist. The local pay Offices Of |
le Central Funds are located only
those places. There were % Of
lese local pay-ofices on January LIST,
'16' against % on August sit, 1914
ne number Of local funds is l0S COM !
ared. to 50 on August LIST; 1914. About 9
700 trade union members are-inf ]
aces without municipal funds-sole-
dependent on the support granted b
I the trade unions. In 1904, there 4
ere about $4,000 on January. 1std !
10, about 11,O00 insthats position; a Iii
which testiiesso to the |
holesOme egect Of the new institu- /
IN. Tss srfA ~~E 49, is
o nAusustr /. 1914. the capital of /
9 trade unions amounted In the d
,ntral Funds to $3.50. 900. in the To- Il
funds to $4,000. which IS alto. !,
thar $500, ooO.- (of these the Union LG
Diamond Workers alone owns 500, %
D. Before state and Municipality "a
nld-according to the new regnlas d
forward with their assist a
ce. $24o. zoo. constitnting about T.
zee quarters OF the entire funds q
Silabie, had to be expended BY the | to
de unions. Several 1nions-the bs
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