The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-16
THOUSANDS IN j. S.
jOBLESS; RELIEF URGED
o.cpPTED ACTION BY EN-
pLoYERs, WORKERS AND
p1rRLIC is NECESSARY.
MANUFACTURERS CLOSED

m. New York City Industry 35,-
- nm Are Idle. Textile Industry De-
noraIized, and Automobile Produc-
ton Greatly Curtailed.
NEW YORK, N. Hundreds OF
.,.ons.ods of workers in all the vital
ndustrial centers of the country are
,;tbout Jobs, and only the concerted
Abort Of employers, employees and the
orbIic generally can avert the menace
r. bread line crisis this winter.
That is the opinion expressed by ].
D Andrews, secretary of the Ameri-
an Association for Labor Legislation,
Who bases his conclusion on reports
..ooived from all sections of the Unit
ID ~ States, rejecting the thought OF
to+b omoIovers and labor on the sit
uation. c.. :, +ho mans
.nd 3ovS' clothing trade yesterday re-
realed that $4,000 workers IN this IN
dTstrv were out of work in New \ Y
city alone; that half of the man VI d
t'rers had closed down and that mos
LII the remainder were working on
4 part time.
Many Industries Curtailed.
In discussing the gravity OF the ma
tonal situation Mr.. Andrews points
~ the virtual decentralization OF the
Etovtile industry throughout New Eng
f.nd and in Philadelphia, the serious
scnrtailment of automobile production
In Detroit and other centers and the
Eyailable reports of state labor bureaus
In OF which indicate marked decline
In the demand for labor during the
\ last two months.
"A number of the big automobile
Factories in Detroit have recently suS-
Ipendcd production for periods varying
|irom several days to month, ne
Isaid and nearly all of them are work
|ng. with materially reduced forces
|even during the time they are IN oper-
|aton. 80,
That, you may say, is incidental.
But when it is considered that any
curtament in the production OF aufo-
mobiles affects vast number OF SUD
sidary industries the condition be-
comes more alarming.
Many thousands OF workers IN the
textile industry have been laid Off, and
reports from the chief Centers show
IthN a general exodus of employees
from the mill cities is in. progress.
"Tbe October report of the Public
Emn,ovment Office of the Massachu
setts department. Of labor and industry
indicates that there has been shrink
age of q per cent in the demand Tor
labor there since September. Reports
from the United States bureau OF labor
Statistics show a countrywide SHRINK
Age of considerable proportions, ana
That for New York state shows IN
freaSing unemployment.
Wage Scales Too High.
Il Mr.. Andrews said the labor explana-
hon of the present condition is that
manufacturers are reducing product-
lion in order to create a shortage III
Earious commodities and thus main
lain prices at an artificial level.
But that is only one side OF the
Question" he continued. "The employ
frs, on the other hand, assert that Ia.
Dor used the war to hold them up and
Establish wages on a scale that is en-
kirely incompatible with normal prices.
They say the public has put on the
brakes and refused merchandise at the
prices that must be obtained in order
10 let them out, and the only solution
Is to decrease production until it eth
er costs less or the demand for goods
IN DreSent Orices has increased"