The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
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DECLARES EXPERT
pillane Tells About the
abor, Condition in this
Country.
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Dpecial Writer for The West Virgin
I'M Assigned to Humanize and vi
Iiz0 the Topics Of Economics and
Reconstruction.
IEank Morrison, labor leader, says:
arA going to have bread lines In
NEerf Industrial center by May 1"
there were basis Tor such dire
RtS dictinn the outlook would be dis
tressfpe. But u It true?
let ds see what the facts are and
That the views are Of men as well
qualified, Il not better qualified than
Morrison, to read the signs Of the
times.
Il Is less than 80 days to the LIST
Ot May. Two Of the great centers Of
Industry in America are New York
and Philadelphia. II there was sur
plus Of. labor or hard times we're i'm
pending. surely some evidence Of It
would be manifest there.
Both cities have known bread lines.
& There are no bread lines today. Both
cities have known street beggars OF
\ many kinds and characters Moth
Ing Is 70 rare now ct the street beg.
The principal newspapers have col.
umns and columns Of male help want
ods ads.
New York Employers Advertise.
New York employers, despairing Of
getting oil the workers they require,
ha1e advertised 81 papers In other
ettias.
p6iiadeipnia q the bisrest centerof
ShtpSuilding IN the world today. On
the day this article was written the
q. 8. employment Office was advertis-
Ing IN the Philadelphia newspapers for
not only trained workers, but for IN.
trained men to learn the shipbuilding
trades and the Merchant Shipbuilding
Corporation was advertising for ship
filters, linermen, wood calkers, rivet.
ers and coppersmiths.
From st. Louis comes the informa..
ton that the shortage Of labor is the
outstanding problem in the railroad
tie industry. The business was par.
alyzed By the war. Now every rail.
road needs new ties by the tens o..
Thousands and hundreds OF Thousands.
They must have them. The demand
is'so great that ]. W. Fristoe declares
100000 men could be used in various
lumber camps Tor tie-making.
Every textile mill IN America has
all the orders 1t can fill. Fuller Gala.
way, the largest cotton mill man OF
the south, Is running all his mills "a
hours day and will keep them run.
ming to their fullest capacity for
months TO come.
Clothing Supply Below Normal.
Never in half . century. was. there
such q shortage Of clothing as there
Is today. America Is the only nation
fairly well supplied, and the American
supply Is far below normal.
John 8. Lawrence, of the great firm
OF Lawrence & Co, OF Boston, Is au.
thority for the statement that from
the Wardrobes OF Americ $4,000, 900
garments Of g gross weight Of 100000.
600 pounds have been gifts to the
stricken people Of Belgium. AT low
estimate he puts the value Of these
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Ing value Of $40.0o0,0o0.
Mr. Lawrence has been director Of
the clothing division Of the Commits.
sion for Relief IN Belgium. He asks,
" Belg1ums Is in such need OF clothing,
what must be condi tions in the rest OF
Europe? He answers by saying:
Before the war continental Eu.
ropes exports Of textiles were consid.
erably larger than their imports. Now
che must import textiles for 1876, 600.
200 destitute people, and the extent Of
he imports for the next year will be
her ability TO pay and the worlds abil-
4 ity to ship"
The great textile mill centers Of
Etance, Belgium, Russia and Poland
sSte wrecked. Germany is without cot
ton or wool. England,s mills will not
be transformed from war to peace
york for months to- come. America
and japan must strive to fill the
vacuum. Only in America and Japan
are the cotton and wooden industries
intact IN America nearly 100000
persons are employed In textile lines.
More Men Win Re Needed.
The largest single industry IN
Amefica is farming. Government re-
ports show the largest planting Of win
sfer wheat on record, and the best con-
diton. Likewise they show the best
8eeding Of cattle IN many years.
she indicat lions are for an increased
ecreaSe Of corn, cotton and various
cher crops. That is to be expected
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