The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-01-20
INTERNATIONAL
LABOR NEWS

ENGLAND-Increase in Unem-
ployment-Idle workers in Great
Britain, according to government sta
tisticians, at end of week of Decem-
Der II, are numbered at 1,722,800, an
increase of Ill 900 over the previous
week. Short-time workers are esti-
mated at 100000, lower figure than
the previous week.
Liverpool.-With the possible ex-
ception of shipping and its subsidiary
industries, the great labor conditions
here must be considered bad. DEM
onstrations are prevalent among the
unemployed, who have increased in
this district by 5000 in the past
month. Municipal relief has been
inaugurated through the mediums of
road building, repairing and tram
line extension.
Poor Law Relief.-A report of the
ministry of health indicates that the
percentage of the 37,609,600 popula-
ton in England and Wales receiving
relief from the poor law was 1 in
every 81, an increase of 15.1 per
cent over last month.
FRANCE.-Marseille. With a
higher average cost of living than
any other city in France, Marseille
faces the winter with large unem-
ployment problem. Those industries
abnormally stimulated during the
war, such as the automobile, shoes,
furs and the luxury trades, indicate
the heaviest unemployment. Felt
goods, hats, paper, malt liquors, bak-
cry products and preserved fruits are
normal.
GERMANY.-Rise in Living Costs.
In the month of November the cost
of living in Germany rose Ga points,
or 35 per cent. This is the largest
monthly increase since January l,
1920.
IRELAND.-Dublin.-At a confer
ence called by the lord mayor, the
engineers strike, in force for several
months, was settled by the men ac-
cepting six shillings less on their
weekly wage. This strike involved a
number of interdependent trades.
Foundry Employes.-Taking pos
session of the Drogheda Foundry
Company's plant with the intention
of running it on a community plan,
the workmen were arrested by the
police.
City Lighting Threatened-In Dub
line 900 employees of the gas COM
pany threaten to strike if their
wages are reduced. City lighting
and industries dependent upon gas
will be affected if the strike mater
ializes.
ITALY-Piedmont of living
is increasing and the local project
is asking industries to make bonuses
to labor in order to meet it. The
working day is extended to nine
hours and the Saturday half-holiday
is abolished.
High Price of Chestnuts.-Chest-
nuts, one of the principal food COM
modities of the poor in Piedmont,
have increased in price to 30 cents
pound.
SCOTLAND-Hiring Fairs. - In
Edinburgh section Lothians district)
agricultural workers and employers
meet in "hiring fairs" at which wage
rates are fixed from Whitsunday
MAY 2S) to Whitsunday. On No
vember II each year the fairs reas-
semble to reconsider and to contem-
plate the appearance of new condi-
tions. This year mems wages went
up So cents a week and women's
wages 38 cents.
SPAIN-Barcelona that
the markets We're still abnormal, a
royal decree extends the tenure of
the food administration another
twelve months.
Paper Strike.-Responding to an
announcement of a wage reduction
the workers in paper production have
gone on a strike in Henterfa. At
the Hermann factory of the same man
ufacturers an agreement was reached
through the offices OF the Spanish
Labor Union and relations were sta
bilized.
Coal Strike Threatened.-The Min
ers' Syndicate in the Asturian re-
gion threatened to strike unless an
embargo is placed upon the impor-
tation of foreign coal. Government
transportation from the mines has
already been granted, but the min
lister of labor declares his inability
to exclude foreign coal.
SWITZERLAND - Emigration -
Migration of the Swiss to all coun-
tries for the eleven months period in
1921 shows decrease of 379 over
1920