Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-19

falling off. according TO the September
report of the American Employment
exchange. which states that the ac-
eountant. bo0kkeeper and clerk are ae-
cepting positions this season at salaries
ranging from 10 to 20 per cent below
last years averages.
Out of a total of lat disputes dealt
with by the New Zealand commissioners
and cancellations. liz co. per cent?
were settled or substantially settled by
them without recourse to the arbltra-
ton court. according to the annual re-
port of the department of labor
Labor Legislation pending in the Ar
gentine lower house includes a bill
providing for the p~ensioning of m
ployes Of and industry. in
fishing houses. The proposed law con-
templates a pension fund to be created
by contributions by the workmen and
by their employees.
Organized cloak makers in New
York city have perfected d system of
relief for their unemployed members.
The plan provides for the abolition
of all overtime. every effort 10 place
as many workers as possible in the
shops under all circumstances and to
levy a ) per cent. assessment for the
benefit Of those who have been left
entirely without jobs and are in des-
titute condition.
Organized labor in Massachusetts is
conducting a vigorous campaign for
the repeal Of the voluntary association
act, passed by the last legislature.
which permits trade unions TO be sued
and death and sick funds of the
unions to be sued and death and sick
funds of the unions TO be held. The
bill was fathered by organized en-
ployes. At the time of its passage it
was alleged to apply to all voluntary
associations.
Accidents at all mills and smelters
excluding iron blast furnaces, operat-
ed in the United States last year, re-
suited in the death of - employees and
the injury of 4494. according to re-
ports received by the Federal Bureau
of Mines. In the preceding year 81
employees were killed and $3.50 were
injured. This reduction in fatalities
and accidents can betraced largely to
the heavy reduction of shifts worked
in nearly every state.
According to the statistical abstract
of the United States. there were 5..2.5S
mems clothing establishments in 1919
The material that went into mems
clothes that year cost $t05. To22. tT6 and
the value of the manufactured goods
was Sl,162,9S5, 633, The wage bill for
that year in the industry totaled S1a1,-
S2l ,9!W, or an average of about ST.
12o.2o per worker.
The total time loss due to industrial
disputes was less during September
than during the previous month, but
greater than during September. 1921,
according To information which has
been collected by the Canadian De
partment of Labor. There were in ex-
~istence at some time or another dur
ing September. 1922. IS strikes in
volving about 1920 workers. with an
estimated time loss of OF. 900 working
days, as compared with ~ strikes, in-
voiving 24,006 workers, and 43T.91T
working days in the month of August.
The average rate of wages of male
farm labor for the United States Oc-
tober l, was $2S.97 a month with
board, according to Il report from L.
300 county crop reporters to the De
partment of Agriculture. The average
rate for the year 1921 was $50. IA.
BY the month without board. the av-
erage October 1 was S4t.5S, COM
pared with 1892, the average for
1921. Day wage with board, Oc-
tober /, were $t.57, compared with
$1.6S last year, and day wages with@
out board were SOS. compared with
in 1921