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following week. No industries are
opening up, but more are closing
down. B. H.
We have two bread lines. Some
factories have cut wages as much
as 800. You know we have the
"whipping post" in this state-that
is an indication of the conservativeness
of the workers. They are demanding
nOthing--of course they wiz get moth ],
ing. E. M
E GEORGIA.
Atlanta:-The current report for
the unemployed in Atlanta is 1000
to 5000. About 1900 organized work.
| ers are unemployed, and the balance
are unskilled, and unorganized.
Renting and tenant farmers are
constantly leaving the soil, thereby
swelling the unemployed army in
the cities.
The union workers, are being cared
for by their organizations. The city
and county charitable associations
have a limited sum to spend each
month, consequently there are great
many families not getting enough to
eat. There are no breadlines in the
south to my knowledge.
The only industries picking up, are
the cotton mills, and they only par
TALLY after reducing wages three or
four times in past six months, the
other industries that have not COM
pletely closed, are holding on by a
thread.
The unemployed are not organizing
or making demands, they seem to
think their ship is coming in. some
day.
As an average this report holds
good throughout the state. ]. f.
ILLINOIS.
Belleville:-Among the coal min
ers. Two thousand coal diggers are
unemployed here. An additional 500
will be added to the rollif reports Of
prospective closing Of other mines
are true. Have heard Of no very
great hardships as yet owing to the
shortness Of the unemployment period
-4-to 8 weeks. Besides, a great
many have left these parts in search
of work. There will be something
doing among the coal miners II this
keeps up.
Among the foundryworkers. This
place employs 450 foundryworkers
Four hundred are unemployed, have
been so for about 4 mouths. Probably
80 are working half time. They have
a good shop Committee System which
the companies are trying to break,
! Union assistance is being givcn some
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"COUNCIL S OF ACTION

3. Perfect their economic move
ment;
A. Assist them in their political
campaigns;
s. Have q common meeting-place
for the exchange Of all ideas OF
every kind concerning the well
fare Of the working people;
G. Render moral aid and financial
assistance to victims Of the class
war and prosecuted workers
everywhere;
z. Create more tolerant attitude
among all workers toward an
tagonistic opinions Of other
workers concerning various To-
Dor bodies;
The Council Of Action declares it.
self to be absolutely unbiased and
holds no spirit Of prejudice against
any bona-fide worker, organized OF
unorganized, so long as his efforts
are directed toward the bettermeni
Of the conditions and environment
surrounding the working classes.
The Council Of Action shall main
tain itself as strictly nonpartisar
and non-sectarian organization.
Adopted In mass meeting Lima
Ohio, Sunday, March s7s 1921.
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AT PHILADELPHIA. PA.

The Independent Labor Unions Of
Phila. announce the formation Of a
Labor Council.
Already q great number Of the
Independent Unions have taken the
initiative and are in on the ground
floor.
The purpose Of the council will be
to further the principals Of class
solidarity, and create a machine SO
as to produce the required results.
Educational and mass meetings
will be held in the near future,
While the Council Is laying no
claim to miraculous progress, II
nevertheless states in plain terms
that II is here to stay and will
conscientionaly fight the fight II
has pledged itself to carry on.
Membership in the Council Is giver
to all bona fida labor unions no,
affiliated with the A. F. Of l.. Every
union Is entitled to 8 delegates.
At the present time labor condi
tions in Phila. are in state Of chao,
and It is very evident that the bos'
lses and their organization, tht
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deceived into a false belief that
there is an abundance of stored up
merchandise, the capitalists are
pocketing higher profits and declar-
ing for themselves unparalleled div
idends. While the workers are being
deprived of the right to produce and
earn living, the capitalists, mono
polists and controllers of prices, are
artificially maintaining prices-prov-
ing conclusively that the law of sup
ply and demand has no meaning to-
day. Capital rules despotically-it is
still master of the world-it forces
S3,OO0,0O0 workers and their depen-
dents to STARVE, WHILE THE
FIELDS AND FACTORIES CRY
OUT FOR PRODUCTION!
How long will the 100000 men
and women in America tolerate this
travesty on 'liberty?" How long will
they allow politicians and statesmen,
capitalists and newspapers, clergy
men and educators to continue this
game of deceit? How long will they
continue to be hoodwinked as to the
cause? How long will they be in
timidated and remain helpless with
bound hands? How long will they
wait before taking ACTION-Action
that will mean something?
It is time to organize the unem-
ployed. It is time to organize them
for ACTION! 1t is time to call into
motion all the forces that will bring
the unemployed together and create
body that will put an end to misery
on one hand-misery poverty, suf,
fering and squalor; and wealth or
the other-wealth, splendor, luxury
leisure and ease. 1t is time to con
solidate all the jobless, weary, hope
less masses.
For black times are ahead. In
dustries are not opening their doors
Mines are not raising more coal
Farms are not calling to the un
employed. Railroads and ships ar
not seeking more help. Months o
struggle await the workers and tn
unemployed, who will have to figh
for bread!
The unemployed must get together
They must organize into q solid bod
lin every town. They must fst ..ina
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employed in the world. In spite of
all the wealth that America boasts
and that these workers have helped
to produce, America may also boast
the largest army of unemployed.
The International Labor Bureau of
the League of Nations states that
there are 33,0OO,000 unemployed men
and women in the world to-day! 33.-
100000 men and women, who few
months ago, were told that the world
must be reconstructed. Production
and more production was needed, they
said, since the world was suffering
from a scarcity of products. Every
worker must be willing to work over
time; he must be willing to give of
his best energy. For six years, the
world was occupied with destruction
now, at last, we could build up
again. Wilson, Lloyd George, Gle
[menceau and even the bourgeois-so-
cialist Ebert Of Germany called on
the workers to work, work, WORK!
Work would save the world. Work
would make impossible again disas-
ter such as had just taken place.
Work work, WORK! Therein lay the
hope of mankind.
And now .33.O00,0O0 men and wo-
workers-fathers and mothers
are tramping the streets looking
for any kind of a job-anything that
will furnish them with bread and
butter!
Industries are operating at very
low capacity. The steel industry, re-
garded as the barometer of the coun-
try is working at 20 to 30 per cent
capacity. The building trade, auto
mobile, clothing, leather, glass, are
operating with reduced forces. While
the coal operators are closing down
mines, under the pretext that there
is an abundance Of coal, there, y de-
priving hundreds of thousands Of
miners of work, the price of coal re-
mains at the maximum figure. While
the packing concerns are using the
open shop slogan as means Of
decreasing their working force, on
the pretext that there is no profit in
operation to-day--the cost Of meat
lis raised. While the ciothing industry
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of the families. There is no hope Of
an early resumption of work. There
is no organized attempt being made
by the workers to find out what's
wrong. L. J. w.
,Moline:-The population is $4,000
and there are more industries to the
block than in any other city of the
middle West. Fully rs per cent of
the workers are unemployed. Indu-
stries are closed almost completely.
The situation has brought about
the usual number Of charity relief
County, City, "poor funds" and Sal
walton Army breadlines. Unions have
not yet established any relief meas
ures.
There is no indication Of industries
opening and the workers have taken
no measures toward demanding any
thing from the bosses. Tri City Rail-
way Co. of Davenport has just an
,nounced an April Fool wage cut Of
4S per cent. No indication Of a strike.
A Scheidemann socialist administra-
tion holds sway in that town. L. X. E,
IOWA.
Serious unemployment general over
the state. Jobless variously estimat-
ed from 25 to 33h per cent. Capital
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For Action in the Unemployment Crisis.

their ranks every iobless man and
woman in the town. They must elect
Committees of Action. They must link
up these Committees in the Industrial
districts. They must organize q Ma
tional Committee of Action, which
shall create plans for calling them
whole army of 100000 unemployed
into ACTION. Into action against
whoever will keep food and shelter
from the jobless! Into action against
whoever will deprive the workers OF
the right to work. Against whoever
supports the right of the capitalist
to profit against the right Of the
worker to the product Of his toll!
Against whoever and whatever stands
in the way of emancipation from the
rule of King Hunger!
Call your meetings! Elect your
Committees of Action! Get the unions
to help you! This is problem that
only the whole working class can
settle. 1t is a problem Of the work
ers against the exploiters- The
ground-down, unorganized, broken-up
forces of labor against the capitalists
organized and ready to fight with
every weapon at their disposal.
Beware of spies! They arc put there
by the bosses, to incite you to up
roar in order that the government
will have reason or Excuse" to shoot
YOU down! Beware of fake leadersl
They endeavor to get control, and
then betray you!
Organize and be prepared to actl
If you do not act yourselves, nothing
will save you. Keep control from
below. Let the action be your action!
This time you must fight Is class
against class! =
The government will not stand By,
idle. The government has prepared
it's forces TO meet such situations. Il
has furnished the police with riot
guns and hand grenades: it has sup
piled its foc.cs with poison gas
Machine guns are provided, tank di'
visions have been formed.
i You must consider this--your &C
tion must be in accord,
1AfsTl AGTI II 4. Y. \ "A, 4 !. Il . ls,. ss
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Mason CITY. who had been without
work for months. ID. +. n.
INDIANA.
Gary:-Common labor is suffering
the most in this steel center. There
are great numbers Of unemployed.
Mills and shops arc closing more and
more instead Of opening up. Those
that are working are busy but two
or three days week.
The unions have done nothing IN
the way of starting any agitation
on the question of unemployment.
There is a great deal of dissatisfac-
tion among the unemployed. S. b.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville:-We have about 1000
unemployed and the list is growing
The Avery Plow works laid off 800
and are working 100 men three days
a week. Railroad shops are laying
off men. The Wagon works laid oil
their men and are hiring them back
at reduced wages. Other shops are
working with reduced forces while
some have closed entirely. o. p.
MISSOURI.
St. Joseph:-Packing houses re-
duced forces from 5000 to 1000 and
wages $50. Shoe factories either
closed or reduced forces and wages.
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FACE TO FACE WITH UNEMPL OYMENT IN AMERICA.

Same with overall plants and general
factories. Railroads running with
fewer men than since they were built
Wages cut 20% for those at work
Milling industries reduced forces,
wages cut 25%.
Free soup kitchen for most needy
No organization of unemployed but
ranking discomfort is manifest
Everything points to another Coxy
army-(or will it be a Red Army
We Americans are all floundering in
the hell Of wage slavery with the
lhallucination of eventually vaulting
into heaven by becoming capitalists
MICHIGAN.
Grand Rapids:-Twenty two thou
sand unemployed No soup kitchens
as yet. Some plants entirely closed
Others still laying men off. Un-
employed are quietly waiting, There
is some begging. X. j. w.
Niles:-I have heard no estimate
as to the number of jobless. I think
Niles suffers more lightly because
the Mich. Gen. Terminal recently
built here furnished lots of work and
continues to employ a goodly number
I estimate that the factories run one
third strong. Several workers Of whom
y inquired thot my estimate approx
limately correct. l was able to verify
in one instance, the Rip Track Force
at the terminal. A foreman told me
they had laid off two thirds, re-
ducing to 81 men. Reopening seems
to be VERY SLOW INDEED. About
all the shops are working but on
both short time and short help. One
factory this week cut wages 1870.
The only manifestation Of working
class insurgency is that they have
gotten out workingman's ticket fol
the city spring election.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Observation-Disclosures number Of un.
employed 100000. Everywhere mer
and women are begging for work a
any 'wages-also begging for pennies
and eats. A number Of strikes arr
on against the reduction of wages
Amalgamated Clothing Workers ar
out against the Open Shop and re
duction Of wages. Considerable suf
fering exists but nothing Is done TO
It's relief.
i Organization among the workles
is increasing. A number Of larg
mass meetings have been held whicl
were addressed by speakers Of ma
tional reputation. The workers listel
eagerly and when Il is shown tha
the capitalist system Is at fault an
a contrast mado with the workers
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Chamber of Commerce have no solu-
tion and care little about finding
one.
It remains the work Of the work.
ing class to find means to destroy
conditions such as are found today,
and this council is one Of the intel
ligent expressions Of this knowledge.
We invite the critical attention Of
all unions not as yet affiliated and
will gladly furnish information to
all inquiries.
Meetings are held the End and 4th
Wensday at Schuyler's Hall, S.
Wearher, 9Th Diamond.
Wilfred e. Pike, Secretary
7417 Lawndale Ave.
Phila., Pa.
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government of Russia, there is plenty
of applause. Trade with Russia has
been demanded at a number Of meet
ings. Unemployment leaflets, show
ing that during the war the work.
ers were forced to "work or fight"
but now in peace times the capital
lists are not forced to operate their
factories. Great discomfort exists and
at Salem a demonstration was held
at the city hall when great numbers
of unemployed demanded work:
|. s. d.
NEW YORK.
Rochester:-Unemployed situation
here is very bad, $4,000 being out Of
Jobs. The number will be Increased
to $4,000 on April 1st when the
Building Trades 60 on strike.
No unemployed meetings have been
held and no demands have been made.
Union assistance and charity institute
tions are helping the most needy.
There are no breadlines as yet.
II. s. NJ.
Jamestown:-Five thousand >un-
employed in this city. The Poor De-
partment of the city administration
and the Charity Association is aiding
many. A general policy of the em-
ployers is to employ only those who
are in direct need, thus pauperizing
all.
This condition has remained about
the same for two months. No sign
of factories opening up. Unemployed
have organized in Unemployed and
Ex-service League. Have had q
number of public meetings and de-
manded the four hour day at SOC per
hour as a measure Of relief.
/G. w. r.
MONTANA. NJ
Butte "copper" Mining district):--
A cut in wages Of all employees took
effect January goth. Wages were cut
one dollar per shift regardless OF
whether workers were organized in
the A. F. Of L. or "under cover" in
the One Big Union and the I. W. W.
| The craft unions Of the A. F. L.
made sorry spectacle holding "cou-
ferences" with the Bosses, at the end
they got the open shop with the loss
of the craft union working rules
70 that now an electrician or .
machinist can screw on a nut or q
boilermaker cal. drive q nail and not
infringe on the jurisdiction OF the
other craft.
Normally twenty thousand work.
RS are employed in the Butte dist
let; now the estimated number b
Continued on page 2.)
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One Of the defects in the present
methods of handling the unemploy-
ment crisis is that those endeavoring
to take charge of the unemployed
have spent too much time in gather
ing statistics and data regarding the
situation. AS desirable as definite in
formation is it will not feed the
hungry; it will not give them place
to sleep in. ACTION is what is
wanted and needed! Action to put
ON the job again, men and women
who are now tramping the streets,
applying at closed dooE, for job.
Action must be taken sod-l-or there
will be something more than an un-
employment crisis!
"To-day, for instance, there are
four million men seeking employment.
They will form, unless conditions
change, the nucleus of Bolshevik
government" Thus spoke famous
engineer, one who is well acquainted
with the problem facing the country
to-day. 100000, hungry men, dis
illusioned and restless, will not easily
be convinced Of the correctness Of
capitalist Claw and order" They will
not have great respect for the claw
and order" that forces 100000 men
and women to stop producing, while
100000 to 2O,OO0,00O people are
being deprived Of the necessaries of
life. They will not be much impress
sed with declamations of the wond-
ers of America, with its freedom"
and Equality, with its "opportuni-
ty for all" especially the Industrious,
when, without warning, without pro-
vision for the barest needs, A 100000
people are thrown into the streets
/, 100000 industrious, active people
and forced to beg and starve! They
will not listen to Augmentation
plans which teach them the splendors
Of American institutions, since,
marching up and down the streets,
they have too frequently come into
contact with preservers of claw and
order" who have ordered them along
because they are out Of work!
100000 unemployed are the breed
ers Of Revolution in America. This
army is Sae largest army Of m
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AT LIMA. OHIO.

The Council Of Action was formed
for the purpose Of assisting any or
ganization Of workers to:
!. Solve the unemployment pro-
blem;
Q. Teach their membership and
other workers their class ma
terial interest;
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EDITORIAL NOTE:-The extent
and uniformity Of unemployment
conditions in the United States is
revealed in the following reports
from II states. We are unable to
publish but one third Of the reports
sent in, but we have selected these
as best showing the actual conditions
prevailing. Aside from the actual in
formation CLEANED from these notes,
workers should learn for more i'm
portant lesson. That is: they should
remain where they are, not become
disorganized mass Of wandering
paupers; conditions are no better
elsewhere. They should organize right
where they are with all unemployed,
in Councils of Action looking toward
an amelioration Of their present con-
ditions and the eventual creation of
conditions wherein such degradations
cannot again be brought about. They
must unity their forces for action
with all workers to put an end to
capitalism.
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COLORADO.

Denver:-Estimate unemployed is
$4,000 to 10000. Recently the city
gave about 500 men a 25c restau.
rant ticket each day. This lasted only
two weeks. They were permitted to
sleep in the county Jail, certain
number being arrested for "vagran.
cy".
A Mission is feeding $50 men once
day and the Brotherhood Welfare
Association is feeding 125 men twice
day. Two hundred Mexicans are
being fed by the Great Western
Sugar Co.
, No industries are opening and
rumors are that railroads will lay
off more men. The B. w. A. and the
Unemployed League are carrying or
education and will distribute 1000
copies of the Unemployment Issue oi
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DELAWAkE.
Wilmington:--The unemployed 81
tuation here is acute. Official state
ments give the number as 10000
Population is 10000.
Associated Charities are feedine
three hundred families and making
frantic appeals for $4,000 to carr,
on its work. II seems that IL ha,
not occurred to the unemployed to or
ganize in any way for any demands
Main streets and parks resembl,
"circus day." the number Of idl,
people Is SO great. No class feeling
is apparent among the workless
They voted for a reduction Of pa!
to hold their jobs and lost them tn
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The daily times., 1921-09-01
NOTICE.

The Board of Aldermen has care
fully investigated the water situation,
and at called session has passed
stringent regulations as to the use
of water. The ordinance will be pub
lished in full in tomorrow's paper,
but it is in full force and effect be-
ginning today at 1900 o'clock. The
ordinance makes it unlawful to use
city water for any but necessary pur-
poses. 1t prohibits the sprinkling of
lawns or washing of automobiles, or
the extravagant use of water, even
for domestic purposes. The penalty
being the cutting off of water supply
and fine of 100000.
If we have cooperation, we think
there is, no cause for immediate
alarm. but it is absolutely necessary
that our water supply be conserved.
By order of the Board,
T. A. HINNANT, Clerk.
9 1 ltd
The daily times., 1921-09-01
CREEK RUNNING 100000
GALLONS SHOF

Contentnea Creek is running 200
900 gallons daily short OF the nor
NAL amount of water required to fur-
nish the people of Wilson and her in
dustries.
This is the estimate of Superln-
tendent Allen who is closely watching
the situation from every angle. The
top of the dam at the intake on the
creek is two inches below that of
high water yesterday. At the point OF
intake it is Is inches deep. 1t was
20 inches yesterday.
Mr.. Allen went up to SCOTS and
Flowers Mills yesterday afternoon
and says that we are getting the
flow of the stream. The water in the
pond at SCOTS is falling, though he
is not letting any by except what
wastes through the dam.
The pressure on the stand pipe has
been reduced from 60 pounds at the
pumping station to so. This means
that instead of the water in the
stand pipe being 10 feet deep it is
,22 feet less than that. By taking off
the pressure the water will not run
so freely from the faucets, and it is
calculated that not so much will be
wasted by the user. The authorities
want every one in town to use as
little as possible, so whenever you
open the faucet to wash your hands
or face, use as little as possible.
There are probably 5000 users of
water in the city, and gallon saved
a day by each one will be the saving
of 10000 gallons.
Of course the boilers, and big
plants in the city use a larger guam
tity of water than the individuals,
and the owners and employees of
these should also exercise precaution
as to the amount of water used.