Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-29
DETAILS AFFECTING WORKERS
INTEREST BUREAU OF LABOR
Secretary Davis Gives Summary of Work and Activities
in His Dcpartmcnt--Considcr Variety
of Subjects.

| representative establishments In the
pr!nc!pa! industries In various In
| dpstr!al C"ntcrs OF the country.
! These statistics the bureau secures
! directly from the payroiis o: the
/ various cStabli shmcuts studied. Union
scai"s az wages in six,y-siX cit!ci
! of tho United states are co.lcctcS
annually. ana these figures cover
tn. scales OF wages az more than
/ 100000 employees In the organized
/ trades. Employment statistics arc
gathered monthly from representa-
! Two establishments ia thirteen OF
The cUuntry's important Industries.
! The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
sues tn. Monthly Labor Review
which IS ful'ii!ing the purpose o.! am
! authoritative medium o! al! infor-
nation relating to labor. The broad1
range of material published in the
| review ana the exact and up-to-d
! statistics presented have made II in
| diEpensablc to those who seek au-
! thorrativc Information in all labor
| lines Many important short articles
on labor subjects are printed in the
! review and the results o! investiSa
! ,ions made by the bureau appear in
short reports on each prasc OF the
! subject as IL Is completed. Month
| by month developments In the whole
Il
nestle and foreign labor informa-
| ton is made promptly available.
| Reports of the various State labor
bureaus and other agencies dealing
with labor and digests and reviews
| of important new Legislation. court
decisions, and administrative orders
| affcctinsrlabor are published prompt
ly. statistics of immigration. and
! summaries Of the work OF the
nf h.. M, ,,,.t,,
| OF Labor are presented, and !mpor-
! iant trade agreements and the PROV
| ceed!nsS OF important labor confer
cnces in the United States and abro>-
are summarized.
bulletins Published.
| In addition to the Monthly Labor
! Review the Bureau OF Labor Stats
ties publishes in individual bulletins
the results of the special invcstiga-
tons undertaken by the bureau.
| The bureau has accomplished
| much in the direction of obtaining
corporation among the labor bu-
reaus and similar agencies in the
| various state governments II has
| likewise made progress toward the
| standard!Iing and harmoniZing OF
State laws and administrative prac-
tice which affect the wage Garner
| These widespread activities of the
| bureau OF Labor statistics and the
| pains-taking performance Of the du-
| ties Of that bureau furnish the De-
pariment OF Labor with that funda-
mental basis of fact which is vital
to the carrying out OF the purpose.
| OF humanity at which the department
! aims. The Information in the hands
| OF the Bureau OF Labor Statistics
| helps to provide the groundwork
! for the administrative policies and
practice of the department.
Such statistics, however. can only
be of value when kept alivc-and
when they can be secured to meet
emergencies as they arise. Unfor-
,nnate!y the funds available will not
| permit of extensive Investigation
into every case where statistics pro
cured quickly would he OF value.
Adequate information conccrninS
| specific industries at a stated time
would s" long way In settling dis
turoanccs when they arise TO
limited extent the Bureau OF Labor
Statistics has rendered service of
inns special nature, but whenever IL
| does so 1t must omit some other
thing which the American public has
| come to expect from them.
To keep their figures alive and
| present them in AN understandiS.
manner for whoever is Interested jh
he Issues involved is the aim of
this bureau.