Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-10
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS HERE
HAS NOT YET BEEN PASSED

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t ,s !: sy5s:H + that he s ss Sssss' Sos i; @GT IN 'S. ssl1 Ti9a: .s i ' ssss many az 5 3:
ssacIs: Mo the p path n to n %ss dGfion %hns t RfG0'f before re the iS recent Industrial
and l,t business SIS 6 dePTsSsiU DURING q the ne enforced curtai1ment. ~
conn P SaM. the S-s rYn n.. ..d sss a.n sspT ws1E by v6 oFaan ssssss do asnss sss' Ts4s
f S0n% gseao ON w ,nsu wen taken Sen's eae % Of tn mainly faps due S eto the he attitude Of the plant
Rsnsss5s in th atsP 9he n ns msns %la W %Pe0 the a sole eO agency in which the
f %ay tSs S S3%Rstssf fh "a S %sfe a@S%eSoysd : that time While o@ rs5sf
effort was, Tas nssssar y. due 1,t to ;. the so sGiSeey Without If suffering ias insu St great sa G a 1oss
:" The work Of eatRs down T9smPloyn s@s Ts directed nf csm at Ws'h aosssp
sn N Secretary serr aSs% Of labor DAVIS ] = Their plans o%,'o 70 s'l sds = a1 sa + zen
% ms %ifa as va S&' Sont;npsssd . some future oTs as' 6; {" al 5issaiaa
up ss he city and "6s 5sSs1jnns 3. w ssgn 0as p st5sffi AND Which, sq'S @osd 9 4saahe ' %sns to
T pioysd . n in II the io material sP ma at plants; legislation to finance mu-
n'lt q these several saEsesa9ns only , os agency Nc so-0gsra ms1it tG any work X
tsns ssTf n at that that "a" tim ne No eI legislation W adopted . provide finances
t fSs s9s i i%%'S 1rS3se ssa! an eS OF ns6s o. On S91 the Is n h name %ssps:
s .ssss' : sI ;s'S !: n az S,i !; g 8 i F S% sv y = K ssd fSs ne d s' ;ss s ss5ns sTs. & in "f ny
s Sns5gsF gr s% q Ton RTSsFam, ias f@sh an and " osSsr Tan manHiac:
t msss e sS ss had So SFssd t hae ay Wsa Haa the storm # business depss;
sion and did not experience per- Sts any such H'ress'ns 'u""A"
, ass';z : =. .s ! i: =s5 III Ps ;sfS Is m ss;s ss. SC s sssT sls tss' i. P' %.p 4R 5$%rs SS:,s? !: {
i e s 4 Fe ss.! A% 20 s is At shf ioT PTsisnt is t'% Unusually So tt g great ss' ana r aSas
sns & A%s II 3, s%'s 8 B5Sa' Ha IL Ro ths sos1s i ohst : @s% %%Sa
turing taPEa =" city ty' Of much thu SAM type s Perth A dD . ths sat soT sr tS sem% %as
' Sss" n e 9ss 4 is e. S {. s ! At s5 employ. nor. mn than any other
for labor labor is 1d hdss b mp oc srs esin ns S s%S fEO during IN the & 81 p@ ssn six az months aHas due Ns
l 1T is CLAIMED, to the fact that so many men were idle there during the
fs's IN RSdssPors another ss7s r. large n msngf1 S6%ri rs ss~ eHs nj xa sSs f "a that It
9 Rsy a a co mp rec with With those Q he var r. aay y,r e i t1eP Pfisssport P as tho ss
spsn nigh of " ss e waP' th Ss city %1a almost %ss doubled in population and and vas ss fH%: a
~ termed one # the richest communities IN n coWtry' ST.
sS s 4 g; ; q 81 t Ss, :s sss St = ysSss P ;sn Vim iii s saSg sa9' "''A"'n ii Perrin
erie Pa, which reports that the rate of pay is from 2 IS TO 80 cents an
our is another industrial community in tn same Gas as 6ertn aamooS.
Sagina Mich. is another industrial center tina reports a 20 10 %, oV G uHsh
rate of pay. Louisville, Ky, Memphis. Tenn. re low N n ht Win
25 cents a hour for common labor.
Boston Springfield. Mass Hartford. Phlladeiphia, hnon va;
Buffalo n. Y. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Battle Creek, Mich, Indianapolis
9 SoHn III, asO report the highest paid for common labor is 8 5 cents ar
hour. -
r v hese reports from other manufacturing centerst a be seen that
IN ssvs A%O distances as &C e a higher 81 E"@ While Shsi 50 Gents an hour 5 thss lowest paid
here, there ire after all, but comparatively FEY men receVlns IS To- is
that.
picking 1T aR up 3 . 4 s%sH s,s snss s as = q: aa shs e sn sss as' n ''s s%ss sS : ss:
ployes hey had carried through the depression they were at con-
fronted with labor unrest Industries that had not reduced wages dr-
ing the curtailment were affected with the rest: Many Of tn Old EN-,
ployes of the industries who wanted TO- b loyal ls 70 the ne plants wsnt "a
of work in the strike turmoil. Business and commerce n FERN n npyy
suffered as a result. Plant executives were disc ouraged for II al nard
to realize that while they had played a important, part IN hepmg 10
solve h mplovm problem by creating work for the idle, the in.
revival of labor unrest problem vas a even more serious one
However,, after considerable effort the strikes with one eel
weres settled. the men given their jobs back n tn sru perUo
ws continued in Perth mboyis industrial life.
While every plant in this section is fairly bus at this time, there
are still clouds in the sky. To keep the plants open. it is pointed ot
goods must be manufactured. copper smehed and refined. etc. 1t a cost