The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-25
-FOUR BILLIONS
EACH z MONTHS
LOST BY STRIKERS
Loss In Wages Alone Said to Be
Over $4,000,000
EMPLOYERS ALSO LOSERS
Effort to Find Some Other Way
Than BY Strike to Settle
Labor Troubles.

Washington. Nov. 25. Wage earn
ers throughout the United States art
incurring losses at the rate of $4,000.
100000 a year as a result of strikes
and lockouts and deliberate. absentee
ism from their tasks. according to
data collected by officials of several
lGoFernment departments.
Despite widespread unemployment
this year will establish new record
! for strikes, officials of the Labor De,
iartment foresee, During the first
six months of 1921 tle number OF
workers on strike was far in excess
OF the number In the same period OF
1920 1t was shown in q summary OF
industrial relations prepared for See.
retary OF Labor Davis.
More than 100000 workers viii
have lost ME through va kouts by
January ]. That is in addition to a
greater number of workers temper.
arily thrown out OF their Jobs as a
result of the refusal of their compan.
ions to work. The exact number OF
workers thus indirectly affected by
strikes cannot be determined BY the
Labor Department officials because of
"a lack of suitable data.
The average strike involves more
than 1000 men, the Labor Department
records show, although controversies
involve many thousands OF men aud
women. Most strikes continue in ef.
feet at least two weeks before settle.
ment can be effected, it has been
foUnd
IN the strike OF the New York gar.
ment workers alone the loss TO work
ers and employers is estimated at
from $15o,000 to sl,000,000 day. The
loss to employers from large strike
Is difficult to estimate because II in
wolves a determination OF the prob
able amount OF business that would
have been done had the conflict not
been undertaken.
A propaganda to convince workers
and employers that mediation should
be undertaken In every case before
work Is stopped or the workers lock.
ed out now is being carried on in all
sections of the country by the Bur
eau of Mediation and Cancellation
The bureau Is working through its
thirty mediators in all big Industrial
centers. The mediators are taking
every opportunity to call the atten-
ton Of the public as we'll as that OF
the workers and employers to the OK.
istence OF the Government machinery
for arbitration. In several big indus
trial eenters, this propaganda has re.
suited In steady decrease in the
number OF strikes, Government Off
cials say.
Secretary Davis and OTHER officials
of the Labor Department are convinc.
ed that the attitude OF all workers
and employers is gradually becoming
more friendly toward Government
mediation. An invitation to act is
necessary before the Government can
step into any labor quarrel. This re-
striction on the Bureau OF Mediation
is set up in the law providing for its
existence.
Women are figuring in more than
half Of all the strikes now being un-
dertaken More than 100000 are
members Of abor unions affiliated
with the American Federation OF La
Dor, 1t is estimated. Women strikers
show determination greater than men
in refusing to go back to work un.
less their demands are satisfied by
officials say