Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-26
MANY SHOWN IDLE
BY DIRECT REPORTS
Information Given by Newspapers of Several
Cities Supports Figures Submitted to Con-
gress by Secretary Morrison of A. F. of L.

work enough only for its own men
and not for an influx from other
cities or states.
Toledo, Ohio (Blade)-The labor
community board estimates the num-
, Der of unemployed here at 10000. An
organized labor survey gives 1900
idle, due to lack of employment There
are 30 men on strike.
Youngstown, Ohio {Telegram)-I.ack
OF employment is not serious here.
steel plants are running to about 30
per cent of capacity. No workmen .
have been permanently laid Off in the
Mahoning valley.
About Normal in chicago.
Chicago DAILY News)-It Is esti-
mated there are $4,000 men unem-
ployed in the building trades, which Is
considered normal at this time of
| year. Skilled labor is taken care of.
The federal labor bureau says it is a
hfty-fifty proposition in Chicago be-
| tween jobs and unskilled labor. The
bly, smaller than at any time in the
last three or four years. There are
no strikes here and none in sight.
indianapolis. Ind (News)-The
United States employment bureau es-
Inmates the number OF unemployed in
Indianapolis at 5000. About ESQ men
are on strike.
Detroit, Mich. Gree Press)-rhe
| best estimate is that 10000 men are
| idle here. due to lack of work. The
main reason for this lack Is failure of
the government quickly to adjust
Cancelled war contracts so that fac
tories can resume on prior war work.
IL prior war work could be resumed
at once the idle in Detoit would not
! reach 10000. There are no strikes
here but there is a growing feeling
OF unrest and pronounced bolshe-
visit movement Is under way.
st. Paul Reports 5000 Idle.
St Paul, MINI. Pioneer Press)-
Surveys made by labor leaders this
week and forwarded to Washington
estimate that there are 5000 men in
/ st. Paul without employment. There
are about 200 persons out on strike,
| mostly telephone workers.
is M aIsiaua,d ~, Wis am tsentinell i
here due to- lack of employment
st. Louis, Mo- Globe Democrat
The employment bureau of the cham
Der of commerce estimates the num-
Der of unemployed men in St Louis
! to be four per cent above the normal
volume of unemployment in this city
at this time of year, which is set at
6h per cent of the total laboring pop
| ulation. The chamber of commerce
estimates that there are 5000 or more
without employment in the st. Louis
Industrial district; which includes
the great industrial plants on the
east side of the Mississippi river.
Brewers are retaining their employees
| in the hope that manufacture OF
! near beer" will be permittsl in the
forced to shut down 15.e90 additional
men will be thrown out OF work.
There are no strikes In st. Louis at
present.
| Skilled Labor In Demand.
| Kansas City. Mo. (star)-The fed
| eral employment service here esti-
| mates that 900 men are idle due to
lack of employment and possibly 400
others due 10 strikes. Tho demand for
! skilled labor exceeds the supply In
some lines, and there has been very
| little difficulty in placing returning
| soldiers.
| Omaha, Neb {world- Herald)-The
| only idle men in Omaha are few re-
turned soldiers not yet placed In Jobs.
Their number is negligible and the
chamber of commerce and civic bod
les are rapidly finding places for them.
as there is work for everybody.
Omaha has no strikes.
Denver, Col (Post)-The United
States employment bureau reports be-
| tween 1000 and 5000 idle men in Den
yer largely from lack of employment,
but that number would be consider
ably reduced were out-of-town Jobs
accepted as readily as those in the
because of strikes.
Los Angeles. Cal (Times)-Emil
Bernatche. chief of the United States
employment bureau. estimates the
number of idle men in Los Angeles at
5000. We have no strikes on here at
present.
Portland. Ore. toregonian)-About
5000 men are idle here because Of
lack of employment. There are no
strikes.
New Orleans Figures Conflict.
"A local labor survey by the United
States employment service places the
number of idle men in New Orleans at
1900 to 10000. including strikers.
Two thousand are negroes, who re-
fuse employment Labor leaders claim
5000 have been on strike, but a con-
SENTATIVE estimate places the number
of strikers at 1900 to 1000. Several
labor leaders place the number of un-
employed men far below 1900. Our
1000 or 5000 unemployed men in New
Orleans. in addition to about $500
strikers.
Richmond, Va. CTimes-Dispatch)--
James B. Bolts, director Of the United
States employment service in Virginia,
says labor conditions in Richmond arc
normal and the number OF unemployed
so small as to be practically negltg3-
BILE. Richmond is not In position to
take care of any sudden influx OF per-
sons seeking work, but the demand Is
taking care Of the situation as 1t ex-
lists today. Outside of one small strike
there Is little industrial unrest.
Kept Busy In Memphis
Memphis. Tenn. Commercial Ap-
peall-.There is scarcely an idle man
in this city except a few temporarily
out of work due to the shutdown OF
few lumber mills. There is no idleness
because of strikes or other labor
troubles. There has been q great
shortage of labor hero during the
past year due to the exodus of labor
ers to government work. but that has
been relieved. Work is being found
for all returning soldiers.
Atlanta, Ga. (Constitution)-Nobo
Is idle in Atlanta due to strikea. and
there is no particular complaint or
lack OF. employment.
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