The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-23
One Section Free
 From Labor Unrest
By HOLLAND.

New York. October 22.-(Special) ) In one very large section of the country
 unrest and labor troubles have not as yet appeared at least to such an ex- tent as seriously to Impair production or to affect efficiency. For through out the entire northwest, that great district of which Minneapolis is the commercial and financial center al- though not the geographical, manu- featuring establishments are report
 ing to be carrying on a business far greater than was looked after the armistice was signed. Prosperity pre- vails. Business is excellent. Prices though high are reasonably high and
 the entire district seems to be almost entirely free from labor troubles.
 Apparently the radical agitator has
 not as yet reached that district al-
 though something like socialism was
 established in North Dakota and ac-
 cording to recent reports is likely to
 be speedily disestablished. For there
 has been an object lesson there through
 the failure of the Central bank and
 through the necessities of making good
 the losses to the depositors by exact
 ing taxes from the entire community.
 Labor is very highly paid in the
 northwest and the employees seem to
 be entirely satisfied with their condi-
 tion. They are not only gaining earn
 ings which two or three years ago
 would have been deemed impossible but it has been observed that they are
 spending their earnings to such an ex-
 tent that retail business is without
 precedent.
 In addition to the laborers who work
 with their hands who are now receiv-
 ing unprecedented high wages the
 clerks and others whose pay is called salaries have been recognized as de-
 eerviper incrpaSad navmapt that the reports come to New York that the rates of pay in the salaried class have
 been increased almost as greatly as has
 the rates in the day wage class. Wage increases have been general and com pensation for. personal service is sub- stantially higher than it has ever been.
 AN UNFORTUNATE TENDENCY Nevertheless this high earning power is accompanied by disposition to spend money and not to save the sur plus It has been evident for some time that those who are receiving very high rtaes of pay are spending without of spending bears proper relation to the increased rate of pay.
 In other words the spending, power of the plain people of the northwest is not only very great but is put into daily use so that 1t has been said that the rate of buying is very much like a carnical of spending However this condition is probably only temporary and gradually instead of spending free ly the wage earners will take thrift in to consideration and begin to save. It is an encouraging report which comes from the northwest and accord ing to some of the authorities here like report could be made respecting conditions which prevail in some parts of the south.
 NO DANGER OF BANKRUPTCY When Frank A. Vanderlip returned some months ago from Europe he was quoted as having said that Europe is in grave danger of bankruptcy and that upon the United States rests the responsibility of preventing disaster of that kind
 Recently however there have come authoritative reports from Europe which indicate that MT. Vanderlips forecast or judgment was not accurate. , For it is now said that Europe is not