New-York tribune., 1921-05-01


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gloymenS bureau. says ne expects no
ooclailst demonstration in Nebraska
May j. une only May ] outbreak ex-
pecIeu VIII ne from Job printers, VINO
are unaer pieuge to walk out May
60 paIe Or sne natloh,wide strike TO
tsn.D'.e tn.. tneir Gemands TOE forty-tour.
saA ~ ;s,. McsM. pecreSary henneay ~ OF
.ns oPlnlon tnat there Will be differ
em.ss between contractors and bulldlng
traaes unions throughout the year Con-
tractors are trying to force the union
men to accept 20 per cent reduction
IN wages. Many unions in the state
nave voted to accept not more than Il
~ per cent reduction this year.
Kentucky IndustriaIiv Active
Tho neal ~ ,rann,,,,n,..t =. D..
tuckv has hear ',eployms": neaspa nms tni in nGn,
nctiv;t;es bo w harn'n Ss,I hrad amd .'iaus.r
In the on;ninr ~ b iaho,. Dio~u1i omd scope,
leaders If in,,isv;lia nMt any t'uus',ia' tts ,.s
employment situation +ooah 1g has " .nr cnre an,
stronr hacL .toet,,o' 'sa"', w." ia. o..a vo,ne
,,nor Tho oast 90 ..a"i'n movement
arstr;ni nprtsn. i,,';y i1,,a;y VIZ i. .aIne w N
s,,d ~. ~ e.a'I,1 a4l.i ulilns .me war perlod,
tha ,,s ,,,.'i ta.' ns'puu nlaIcllaliy 10 iessen
r", rms numper o. unemployed, agricultu-
"1 ~" e"pst.s Stota say, ~
cavs thar" .avs ,,,a t"'ion Depar1Ihe,nc
ness ~ SNtl, se'"s n ~ pe Only Il'ele ldie-
nes' Us. ~ ~, SCUM bahota at the present
VI otf'u tho stet tete IS not strike IN any part
TN S.".e' S,.;. u;4...
the h;rhuo,s,c Iii o.t.s. .'., worh vi,
it cannot take care of all the s,,rnl,a
according to reports.
What mines are working in Utah
have reduced wages, according to re-
q lc. l.
the building industry. No strikes. how
ever
With the anticipated resumption of
building labor conditions are expected
to become more nearly normal in Min
nesota than they have been for more
than six mouths, according to Frank
Hoffman, assistant in tAt State Labor
department here and acting department
mead. The demand for farm labor will
aid IN bringing satisfactory adjustment
IN an unemployment situation that has
been without recent parallel in Mime
sofa. me farm labor demand is nearly
MOI. normal; aal;4 Last year the demand was n
per cent OF normal. employment con-
a. datlons in the cities have been about
1p per cenI OF normal demand, Mr..
AAoT1nah saiu. -,
~ wo':o" acleaRe VIII pe cut 2u per
uem. ,nt III NJ apamn, aIn!', ACCORDING 10 est1-
rnast ," go, ~ ny s'r'Aes' employment al
~ R";lS;nm iJi ,,"i, has o,;a s;sooA,.. :.
M;ss;ss;nn; NJ e'.seu .tr;i oonsi1eraniy U ln
nlacad an r,str;o+oJ nro o.Jps nJ s,,ai az
cali for lshar ;s 80" ,o+ rot;oaohia a." 10 o"l
-, NV '.o'ise"o'.'
LABOR rienti1ul In Louisiana
There are, no strikes in Louisiana.
Labor is plentiful, but not unduly so.
Tendency toward decline in wages.
One railroad strike, affecting few
hundred men, is the situation in
Georgia. Production curtailed slightly,
but general situation is good.
High freight rates are the cause of
lack of revival of numbering in Wash
ington, but indications point to a re-
supmtion of business, according to W.
q. Carpenter, of Spokane, Public high
way work will keep a numhe Of men,
otherwise idle, employed. 10 strikes.
Several thousand shopmen laid off by
railroads.
A shutdown of mines in Montana af-
fects the majority Of other businesses,
including railroads. There has been
little building for year, with little
prospect before the end of the summer.
The mining situation, while poor, now
gives promise of being better soon.
Several old strikes are still in prog
ress in Wisconsin, but no new ones are
anticipated with the advent of May
Day. These are in the paper mills in