The New York herald., 1922-04-30

operatives in the State were at work.
Between 80 and 85 per cent. of the
$4,000 persons engaged In the pulp and
paper business were estimated as en-
ployed. but the conditions there were
not considered quite so good as q year
ago.
Pennsylvania-"Indu depression
virtually Is at an end In Pennsylvania, |"
said Mr.. Connolly. During April build
ing operations in every section of the
State have brought marked shortage of
skilled workers in the building industry.
In Pittsburgh, Erie, Harrisburg, Johns
town, McKeesport and Philadelphia iron
and steel plants are operating between
SO and 75 per cent. Of normal"
Ohio-W. J. Biebesheimer Federal Di-
rector Of Labor, State Department of In
dustrial Relations. said a quarter of a
billion dollars would be spent in Ohio
this spring. which would be directly
beneficial to working conditions. State.
city and county paving programs will
approximate $50.000,000 in expenditures,
he said; soldiers bonus will put about
$3O,O00.O00 in circulation, and manufac-
turing concerns of the State according
to information received at this office,
have S100.000,000 ready for spring pro-
duction.
To-day we can say Industrial condi-
tons of the country are resting on a
solid foundation" Secretary Davis of
the Labor Department said in a state
ment, in which he pointed to improve
ments in the building trades, the lum-
Der industry and, agricultural pursuits
and increased activity. in manufacture
ing. including a revival in the auto
motive industry. Secretary Davis said
that industry did not come back with a
rush. but that "a steady pulse has
worked for resumption OF normal con-
ditions during the last few months"
Iron. steel and metal products have
taken on a considerable number of men,
particularly in the last few months .
said the statement by Secretary Davis.
THE condition of the building trades
Is such that~in many places there is a
shortage of carpenters. bricklayers and
plasterers. In fact, this class Of works
men throughout<the country Is at work.
There Is a big Improvement in the
lumber industry, calling for much addi-
tional help. Railroad repair shops have
added large numbers to their payrolls.
This Is a very healthy sign. for rail-
roads do not make repairs unless there
Is revival of business
To-day we can say industrial condi-
foundation. 1t is true that industry
did not come back with rush. return
to war boom as some people wished it,
but a steady pulse has worked for re-
sumption of normals conditions during
the last months. Employment figures
perhaps illustrate the reality better
than anything else"
Earning Power Lost.
In addition to the distress and sur
those dependent upon them, this Is
how 1t affects you:
1T withholds from the domestic mar
ket the circulation of an amount of
money equal to their earning power,
conservatively estimated at s25, 100000 a
day. which just about makes the diff
ference between hard times and good
times
I'm recent canvass OF an Industrial
section Of our country rs per cent Of
the police authorities blamed the pres
ent crime wave on unemployment.
Everything that affects the market
including the labor power of human be-
ings, is manipulated by big business
and their interests. They brought abo1.
the present unemployment situation by
curtailing production to 'deflate labor
and maintain profiteering prices. The
production of manufactured articles at
20 per cent of normal and prices at
100 per cent. of normal explains how
well they succeeded. Thirty per cent
of the workers are turned out to starve
while big business continues to prof.
iteer.
The wage earners of this country
are beginning to understand who causes
unemployment and withholds from them
the opportunity to earn a living. This
denial of the right to life. liberty and
the pursuit of happiness destroys civic
pride, saps patriotism and enEenders
Industrial friction and class hatred"