The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-07-08
AN AMERICAN LABOR
YEAR BOOK

One OF the most important contrbu-
tions to the literature OF the labor
movement is a Labor Year Book pre-
pared by the Department OF Labor Re
search OF the Rand School of Social
Science OF New York, in cooperation
with a number OF noted economists,
and statisticians and students OF the la
Dor movement.
One OF the greatest needs, which per-
sons participating in the labor move
periodic publication of Year Book
movement in the United States from
Book, the American Year Book the
World Almanac, and other similar an
nual publications contain great deal
OF useful information and are valuable
guides for the student OF the world $
progress. These publications, however
are not interested particularly to pre-
Dor movement. They treat the great
all, the same as they would exports
and imports OF commodities, etc.
The labor movement has grown large
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ed every year by the different events
taking place inside and outside OF the
labor movement The growth of la
Dor organizations, the results OF labor's
struggles for better conditions OF liiC
and work, the activities OF the legisla-
lures and the courts in behalf and
against the workers, the general trend
OF social progresS,-all these should be
recorded every year and brought to the
attention Of those engaged in active
service in the labor movement
To meet this dire need for intelligent
information concerning the labor move
mcnt, the Department of Labor Re
search OF the Rand School OF Socia
! Scicncc--a school devoted to the edu
cation OF workers-has undertaken tn,
publication OF Labor Year Book, tn,
first of its kind in the United States
The progress OF the Socialist, labO'
and cooperative movements here anc
abroad will be reviewed by promincn
authorities and series OF articles oi
important social and economic ques
tions will be included. Among the sub
jects treated in those articles are
Arbitration in Labor Disputes, Earn
ings in the United States, Public Edu
Cdll'll, LABOR l-tSlSldllpll, DtClSloll
oi Courts Affecting Labor, Scicntih
Management, Prison Labor, Social In
surancc, Concentration of Wealth
Woman and Child Labor, etc. Th
contributors include Prof Scott Near
ing, DR.. |. NJ, Rubinow, Clifford Pin
chot, Morris EIillquit, Florence Kelley
James II. Maurer, President Pcnnsyl
vania State Federation OF Labor; join
r. Lawson, OF the United Mine Work
crs; John p. Frey, of the lntcrnationa
MolderS Union; and other specialist
in different fields OF social and eco
nomic endcavor.
The proposed publication has alread
attracted wide attention in labor cir
clcS, and some OF the most prominen
officials OF the various labor organlza
tionS are cooperating to make this ncN
venture in the labor movement sue
cess.
The Labor Year Book will be pub
liShed during the month OF Angus
1t will contain 320 pages OF written an
; tabular matter and will be attractive
) ly printed. That the volume will prov
; indispensable to every active worker i
the labor movement is the belief {
, those who have given time and though
: to the undertaking. The Labor Yea
Book will make a new epoch in tn
development OF labor literature in tn