Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-07
ESTIMATE SHOWS
2,325,000 IDLE
Largest Number Of Unemployed
Since 1907, Report.
SURVEY BY PLUMB LEAGUE
List Headed by Building Trades With
800 900 Men; Auto Workers, 2So'-
600; Textiles, 225,oo0; Railway
Men, 20O,o 900.

Men, 100000.
Washington, Jan. GA total OF =
3onOOO workers are out OF employ
ment in the country, according 10
survey of the industrial situation mhde
by Clint C. Houston for the current IS
sue of Labor, official organ OF Tue
Plumb Plan league.
MIR Houston asserts that his inquiry
disclosed tie greatest Industrial stump
since the money panic Of 1907.
The larger groups of unemployed Dy
Industries given by the survey were:
Building trades, 100000; autono-
blIes. 100000; textiles, 225,OOO; cloth
ing. 10000; railroads, 100000; steel
opa iron. 10000; shipping. l25,OOO;
food products, 100000 amusements,
$4,000; metal mining, 10000; ship
building, $4,000; rubber, 10000; shoes
and leather. $1,000; printing, 10000;
casual labor, $4,000.
Record for Idle in Bay State.
Boston, Ian. G.--Conditions of unem-
ployment unequaled since 1914 were
reported by the public employment Of
fee of the State Department OF Labor
and Industries.
Applicants for jobs were more nu-
,nerous In December than in any CORE
spending month in the last six years.
Requests for help from employers
fell off 81 per cent from the previous
December and 8 per cent from Novem-
her. Positions filed were AS per cent
less than year ago.
More Rail shopmen Laid of.
Boone. Ia. Jan. 6--New orders lay
ing off more men were posted ut the
local shops, foundhouses and yards OF
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad.
About 100 men re-employed after a
layoff before the holidays are affected
by the new orders, which also reduced
the forces further than the first cut.
REQ Plant Reopens.
Lansing. Mich, Jan. 6.-The REQ
Motor company has resumed opera
tlons after Il weeks shutdown for in
vcntory. The entire force Of $500 men
nre working on half time The ODDS
Motor works here also is operating on
Maritime basis
Tire Plant Reduces Wages.
akron O., Ian. Ga reduction of
1879 per cent in wages of all factory
employees. effective January 10. and
of rs TO 20 per cent IN salaries of all
office employees, effective the same
date was announced by the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company.
Leather Workers Wages Drop.
GloSersville. N Y. Jan GA wage
reduction ranging from 20 to 30 1-3
per cent and affecting all workers in
the leather dressing and tanning In
dustry here was announced by the
manufacturers
Tlnplate Plant Reduces Pay.
Cumberland. Md, Jan. 6.The n. &
G. Taylor company, tinplate manufac-
turers, employing 200 hands, an
n6unced cut of from 10 to 20 per
cent in wages. effective upon rcsump-
ton. The plant closed down several
weeks ago.
Cut Salaries, Omit Bonus.
New York. jan 6.-All employees of
the American Smelling and Refining
company who are paid less than $4,000
n year were notified that, beginning
this week, their salaries would be re.
duced IS per cent The company also
announced that there would be no
bonus for employees this year.
10000 Put on Full Time.
Manchester. N. H.. Jan. 6.--Resump-
tion of fun time In nearly all depart
ments of the cotton mills of the
Amoskeag Manufacturing company. eff
fective this week. wnS announced.
These mills employ 10000 operatives.
The company's worsted mills will re-
main on a schedule OF three days a
week until further notice.
Wooden Workers TO Resist Cut.
Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 6.--ResiStanee
TO any wage cut that may be made by
the American Wooden company was
forecast in letter sent to William NJ.
Wood, president of the company. nv
the Lawrence Central council of the
Amalgamated Textile Workers of
America.
Shoe Workers Fight Longer Hours.
Rochester. n. Y, Jan. Ga decision
10 oppose the attempt of certain shoe
manufacturers in large Eastern CEN
ters TO lengthen hours of labor was
reached at q session of the semiannual
meeting Of the executive board of the
United Shoe Workers of America.
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