The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-14
IDLE ARE FEWER
THAN IN | 81 4
DAVIS DECLARES
Million More of Unemployed
at Outbreak of War, Is
Estimate of the Labor
Secretary
SMALLER PERCENTAGE
BREAD WINNERS DUE
THE PRESENT FIGURES INCLUDE
MANY EMPLOYED DURING WAR
WHO HAVE NO DEPENDENTS.
SAYS SECRETARY DAVIS

Washington, Sept. 14.-Those
who are disturbed over the l..
'"o'OoO unemployed of today, over.
look that in 1914, there were :.
oo0'OOO out Of work, large DER.
centage OF whom were men and
actual bread winners than In the
present unemployed, Secretary
Davis said today in a statement
Declaring that the country has
just passed through a period when
every effort was made TO induce
women and others who had not
worked before for wages or sala.
rieS. TO work and save starving
EUROPE Mr.. Davis said present
unemployment of the country in.
ciuded great numbers of persons
upon whose earnings no one IL
actually dependent.
while we have our unemployed
let us not forget that 1900. 900
who are still at work." the state.
ment said. "The encouraging fact
Is that $500, ,000, 900 is now available
about the country In the form Of
bonds already issued or appropriat-
cd by the state, county and muni.
cipal governments for public work.
Positive signs Of business recoy-
cry have furnished the commits.
si0ner OF labor statistics" Secre-
tary Davis declared, adding. "Sorne
OF these have an aspect Of their
own. II put them out for others
to interpret as they please. But
one must have his head very
much in the air these dafs not
to notice the growing prevalence
of silk hosiery and the use of silks
In general"
"A stir was caused all over this
country the statement said. when
senator Mccormick called for the
Ictual figures on current unemploy.
nent, and these figures as supplied
~ the bureau Of labor statistics in
he department Of labor were found
o be 5.I35.O00. These figures stand
Is the best estimate available. but
hey need to be read in relation 10
he situation Of seven years ago, as
veil as the light Of the facts today.
Compares 1920 With 1914
Take this fact for instance In
$50 the number of persons employed
IS wage earners or working for some
'ne'or another or themselves. reached
he total of IS to 20 millions. This
vas outside the agricultural occupa.
ions. The rate of unemployed 10 the
otal workers today is thus less than
he ratio OF unemployed to the total
workers. in 1914 by q wide margin.
RefuteS Press Assertions
THE statement has been constantly
made In the news and In the editorial
olumns of the newspapers that the
department. OF labor has reported
,735,0O0 men as being out OF work.
he department Of labor has reported
10 SUCH thing. 1t is reported that.
ccording TO the best estimate that
ould be made, there are 5.735, 900
tNtl lHfHs WbHltU unu CulluTen on
he payrolls than there were In March
( 1920. There was q difference with
istinction. II was very different from
aging there We're 5.735.OOO men un.
mployed.
Nothing Is to be gained by sticking
ur heads In the sand and ignoring
he gravity OF the present unempioy.
nent situation. Neither do We profit
y disiorting the facts and exaggerat-
ng the figures estimated Here Is one
alient fact to be Kept In mind
robably not more than third OF
hese 5,735,OOO are the principal bread
sinners Of the family.
Taking all the families OF the
'nited States, there are, on the av.
rage, over two bread winners TO every
9mlly. If one Of these bread winners
J unemployed. 1t seriously cripples.
ut It does not necessarily impoverish
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