Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-01
Indications Are That Les,
unemployment win Be
Seen From Now On; North
Dakota Situation Reported
Good.

NepOIteQ
Good.
Wy The Associated Press.a
Cn1cago. May IA general setnrn
70 normal Industrial condition. -.
ioreseen generally IN nor IN IN.
employment gatheped by The As.oci.
eu rress from government oficiais,
eniployers and labor leaders IN All sec,
slons OF the country, with some prom.
thent labor heads. however, chaiginr
hra av manipulation by ..'big business"
esought about the unemployment sit.
1ormalcy. re 9 800 -
To-day we can say Industrial condi-
ITS OF the country are resting on Z
sona foundation" Secretary ofsLabor
Se9vls said in a statement in which he
polnted to Improvements in the build
ing trades, the lumber industry, and
~esrteuitural pursuits, andjncreased ac-
uvi.y an manufacturing, including a
REVIVAL IN the automotive industry.
secretary Davis said that Industry
uld not come back with a rush, but
snat a steady pulse has worked for
of normal conditions dur
ing the past few months"
Improvement In All states.
A steady Improvement In recent
months was reported in virtually every
STATE. while some state labor depart
ment heads reported that the unem-
Payment crisis definitely was past,
others described the Improvement as
slow but steady. while nearly all ex-
pressed optimism for the future.
The most extensive strike In prog
rnAd vyo that - 49, n0->. ~ IA
nearly 7oo.0 900 men out, according to
union estimates. Textile workers ana
granite cutters were out in several
New England cities, while minor in
dustrial controversies, including one
involving paper workers in Wisconsin,,
were reported from other sections of
the country.
Some labor'leaders, while recosniz-
ing a trend for the better. took a more
pessimistic view, particularly with
reference to the relations between em-
ploye and employer. Samuel Comp
ers, president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, estimated the number Of
unemployed at 5000, 900. Both Mr..
Gompers n John H. Walker, presi-
dent of the Illinois Federation of La
Dor, expressed the belief that flnan-
ment, or contributing to 1t, by cur
failing production In an alleged effort
to debate labor" keep up prices, or
establish the 'open shop"
Matthew VOL. vice president OF
the American Federation OF Labor
said; conditions were improving and
that indications were for a continu-
ance of Improvement" but he assert
cd I'VE are not going to have com
plete recovery while Europe remains
SO upset."
Employers and labor leaders sof
Maryland agreed that a satisfactory
expansion OF the demand for labor
would not manifest itself while con-
troversies of major magnitude con.
tinued in the labor field" according
to A. s. Goldsborough, special agent
at Baltimore for the department Of
labor. Unemployments caused by. texs
tile and stone cutting strikes present
ed a contrast to resumption of en-
ployment IN other industries in New
England. TClifford B.. Connolly, Penn
sylvania commissioned of labor and
industry, said that the coal strike was
the only cloud on the industrial hori.
zon in that state.~- z
Iron, ,atteel and metal products
have taken on a considerable number
of men particularly in the last few
months" said the statement by Sec
rotary Davis. 1.-The condition of tho
bnnu,ng trades is such that In many
places there is a shortage of carpen-
ters, brickiayers and plasterere. IN
fact this class Of workmen through
out the country ia at work.
."There is a big improvement in
the lumber industry, calling for much
additional help. Railroad repair
chops nave added large numbers to
their payrolls. This is a very heal.
thy sign for railroads do not make
%renairs unless there is a revival OF
business. 80
Unusual Demand on Farms.
Then there is an unusual demand
from farmers for help this spring.
A few months ago the larger numbers
of common, laborers unemployed CON
stituted a serious menace to the gen
eral welfare, but President Harding's
conference called some months age
in the interest OF agriculture, the
passing of the $25, 1000 900 Russian re.
lief hill and the agency. of the war
ffnance corporation in assisting farm
ers to got credit have evidently been
successful in stimulating agriculture
for we now find It fast returning to
normal particularly in its demand 70.
labor.
manufacturing, and a strong revival
IN the HuIOItUllFS llNAo "AbeSAA A
added thousands Of workers to pay
rolls within the last few weeks has
completed the b~etternnent, to further
which every one has worked.
sToday We can say industrial con
ditions Of the country are on q solid
Foundations 1t is true that industry
did not come, back with a rush, re
turn to war boom A. some people
wished it. but q steady pulse has
Conditions during the last months,
employment figures perhaps illus
trate the reality better than anythins
else"
Mr.. Gompers statement follows:
"In addition to the distress and suf-
f.rinT by the 100000 unemployed
and those dependent upon them. this
q how 1t affects you:
1T w1thholds from the domestic
market the circulation Of an amount
Of money equal to their earning pow
sr, conservitvely estimated q as$zb.-
nm 000 : day. which Just aboutsmakAs
he diKerence .bstween hard timss'
and good times
I'm a recent canvass OF an indus
.-,o1 section OF our Eountry Is per
can't Of the police authorities blamed
the present crime wave on unemploy.
ment. ...,s.1 .s
Of recruiting in New FORK Cttytere-
Gently declared: 'sts8
man ~ New York City hassslnder-
mined their physical efficiency tot
noint where approximately four out
Il every ave who apply Q enlist
ment in the United States ARM are
rejected. s< "a