Evening star., 1921-05-01
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/ ''iiliiiutfl lFhf1i ! iTSt axe
trades, 14i. per cent: tin plate and its
allied groups. 20 per cent: cabinet
makers. Is per cent. and in the leather
fields. - per cent. Employers in the
building trades have served notice that
the schedule after May l will call for a
reduction of 1898 per cent.
The Philadelphia Chamber Of Com
merCe through its industrial relations
I committee is waSinS Il vigorous cam
! palsn for the open shop"
| ILLINOIS-The Industrial situation
! IN the Chicago district and down
state is quiet. several small strikes
! that have been on for Il number OF
months begin the only activ" signs
/ of labor dissatisfaction. Labor lead
| erS declare that there are fewer
strikes than usual and that there are
J few evidences of new strikes May l.
| There is a general feeling of fear
among the labor leaders. however.
! that there may be a number of lock
outs by the manufacturers.
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WEST N1RGINIA-There are no
strikes on. but the mining industry
lacks Incentive through dearth OF
! orders.
| On the question of wages I
! communication from the industrial
] bureau stated:
| REPORTS from 10 firms show thirty
three have reduced wages in some
form. either by direct cuts III the
hour rate or by removing bonuses
iSeventy-seven report no reduction. al
! though some state they VIII h" com
PEELED to do so. if business conditions
/ do not improve"
! Ninety per cent of the foregoing
| firms stated that the business outl"oi.
ia he Il
cordinS to the communic@ti AMI
predicted that business will begin to
| improve within the next thirty to
ninety days.
NEW JERSEY.-From present in
dications it would appear that
gradual resumption of indust rial ac-
lsivitieS may be anticipa ted. according
to the department of labor
SILK manufacturers are re-cmploy
! ing some of the operatives laid off
during the slump. Rubber. wooler
and handkerchief establishments in
! the Passa ic and Garfield districts are
OHIO.-There are "A few small
strikes. but none of any consequence.
The director of the United States
Labor Service says situation will be
decidedly acute when the people spend
the money they made when times
were booming. They do not have to
work now" he said. But when they
do have to. and they cannot find jobs.
then the situation will become acute"
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NEW HAMPSHIRE. - Spring has
brought large measure of improve
ment in the textile and shoe indus
tries in New Hampshire. although
some manufacturers find it necessary
that has kept the plants on short time
through the winter.
In Manchester. the leading city of
the state. the cotton and worsted
mills have returned to full-time
schedules. employing between $1,000
and 1900. Under normal operating
conditions 10000 are employed in the
plants. \ strike over a wage-scale
revision in a shoe plant affects sew
eral hundred. but most of the other
factories of that company and those
of other firms are working under a
nearly normal schedule.
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MARYLAND.-Excep on the par;
of railroads and in the clothing in
dustry there has been no appreciahle
effort by employers to bring about d
reduction in wages or hours.
Public projects involving the eX-
penditure of some $29. 600 0O0. for
which the appropriation is availa BILE,
are expected soon to provide labor for
thousands of unemployed in Ealti-
more. In addition there are projects
for this year of a semi-public char
acter, such as churches. schools. etc.