Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-07
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w ngsd from 20 70 30 prf cont
A eofIsldrra Die number OF the $780,
0t0 domcsiics found themselves out
Of employment hy reason of the
Breaking ~ n iamilloa and reduction
81 household expenses The simple
low If supply and demand operated
70 decrease the wage Of the others.
More than per cent of the CONF
nsrcial and Industrial establishments
Of France are now open AS against
- per cent IN tho fan Of 1914 The
proportion ~ help employed hy those
/ establishments has risen from 50 per
cent Of tho normal ia August. 1914
70 more than ~ per cent The aver
age proportion ~ modified men ~
sueh establishment beine more than
a icr cent. IL foiloWs that the entire
unmobillzcd saffs are again employ
ed.
The wages OF the small SHARED EN-.
ployes have come hack % the ngrma'
figure in 80 per cent of The estap.
lishmcnts The higher fsltarieS SIM
asfter certain reductions
Working Hours Increased.
the increase M tne numper Of
working hours has automatically IN
creased the earning u workers paid
bt the hour IN an factories whose.
production IS taken ly the army. IN
some cascs the wage scale has been
Increased making q double gain. The
piece work scale also has been IN
creased in many industries working
for the government The reasons for
these increases arc found IN the com
pHrative dcarth ~ skilled workmeh,
and In the zeal Of manufacturers 70
push their output 20 the maximum on
the pressing demands OF the govern
ment
The splnners and weavers Of Nor
mandy and the north are earning
from 10 10 90 per cent more than be-
fore tho war Tho remaining 10 per
cent OF the ombroiderers and tulle
makers unmobilized al Calais, who
earned 30 10 90 francs week arc
earning from 20 To 80 francs a week.
Local conditions entering into CON
Adsratlon produce remarkable Vafla-
tons IN the wage scale Of the same
trudcs In different regions.
The construction of barracks for
the English army IN Normandy near
Is doubled the wages Of carpenters
and day laborcrs. The urgent need or
dock hands 70 handle with maximum
speed the incoming army supplies
pushed their WAGES up 50 per cent at
some places.
Women whose earnings in distinct
IL femlnie trades we're cut are nban-
donlnR the sewing machine Tor the
machine tool in growing number
What permanent effect the innova-
ton may have upon the labor prob
lem IL a question the union leaders
are studying.
Strikes Fewer Than Before.
Decreased number OF strikes waS
a noticeable effect Of the new condi
tons. only ninety seven cases In
Volving "a total OF 9.li0 strikers were
reported 20 the department Of labor
In the first sixteen months Of the war.
There were 1903 strikes, involving
220, 900 workmen IN the year 1919.
This comparative tranquility is az.
'rihuted In some quarters to the cos
tentment of the workmen. III others
20 the absence ut the front Of the
younger and more aggressive labor
leaders.
II liz estimated that there are $780,
000 women employed on piece WORK
at their homes and these are cXclud-
cd from the beneficial operation 81
the lack Of help upon the wages w
other Industries Makers Of ARTIFICIAL
flowers earn from one franc t2V
oental a. | franc % eentimes (22
ccnts) day Women working on
linen garments make from . 10
cents an hour
An inquiry into the exploitation of
these women by contractors in the
region of Paris showed that large
proportion Of them worked an aver
age of fifteen hours u day TO earn
from 20 20 35 cents. The difference
between fair wages that the manu'
facturcr would pay and what tho
women got, COCA into the pockets OF
Intermediates.
Senator lIcrriott, mayor of Lyons,
was the victim Of an instance OF the
kind. lie took from contractor goo
pairs 0f trousers TO be finished. and
turned them over TO women 20 work
out. The contract price Was 10
francs. Instead OF RENTING the sum
on receipt OF the garments the con-
Proctor presented 20 Monsieur Hcrriot
a bin for "a francs for so-called bad
work" and francs 30 centlmcs foa
thread furnished, leaving the women
nothing OF their work and debt OF
francs 80 confines Senator Herriot
paid the women, then set about Tram
ing a law giving minimum scale tos
n1eee work AT domicile that has every
chance Of COINS through parliament
al an early date aud OF making pre-
carious the situation Of the interne-
diary IN garment making trades