Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-01-05
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

GENERAL LABOR NEWS
Venezuela is one of the few coun-
tries Of the world where there are no
labor unions.
India enjoys natural monopoly In
the field of jute production and it's
manufacture.
A cooperative leather tannery, the
first cooperative enterprise of its kind
in the United States, has been founded
at Leesville, La.
When industry is at top notch the
yearly wage loss in the United States
from absenteeism (taking day off
now and them exceeds $500 100000.
In order that they may put in every
day possible in the coal mines, miners
in Pennsylvania are readily excused
from serving on juries.
The textile industry in the United
States is second only to the iron and
isteel industry in capital invested and
lin the value of its products.
American companies established in
the northern part of Honduras for the
growing Of fruit are spending a total
of ST 100000 every month on pay rolls.
The Washington navy yard mechani-
cal force has been reduced by 300 en-
ployees. The employees were dis
charged outright no furlough being
given them.
{ Eighty-one per cent, or 49O,OOO,OOO
pounds, of the crude rubber shipped
ito the United Statets this year will be
required for the production Of auto
mobile tires
A six-day week has been granted
Chicago policemen. According to Chief
of Police FitZmorris, the action virtu-
ally nullifies the value Of 1000 police
men recently added.
At Mukden the Chinese police have
registered the Russian unemployed,
and the total reaches $4,000. The Chi
,nese authorities propose to open a
number of factories to engage these
aliens
Employment increased in % and
decreased in IA industries in October
as compared with September, the De-
partment of Labor announced. In the
same period "a of the 43 industries
reported increased payrOlls.
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor voted unani-
mously against participation by the
representatives of American organized
labor in the international anti-war
conference to be held at The Hague
this month.
There will be 100000 unemployed
persons in England by the first of the
new year, the house of commons was
told by Thomas j. MacNamara, former
minister Of labor The only true rem
edy for the situation, he said, is
revival Of trade.
Coal exports by the United States
continued in October to show rapid re-
coyery from the effects Of the strike.
Figures compiled by the Department
Of Commerce gave the total as 2,134,-
424 tons, roughly 100000 tons In
crease over September.
With a working force Of 3,05O men
the ingot output of the Sydney IN. 81
steel works equals the output OF the
wears when the number Of men en-
ployed ran close to $500. The kind OF
material being turned out accounts for
a small part Of the gain.
The Tidewater Glass Manufacturing
company. Jacksonville, Fla, advises
that construction work of the first
unit of the plant is under way and
will start operations before the end OF
the year. Complete daily capacity
will be 200 tons of glass.
The city of Lachine, Canada, dis
charged 200 policemen, firemen and
street cleaners, asserting that 1t de-
sired to rid itself of incompetent en-
ployees The ousted men promptly
formed a local of the National Catho-
lie union to fight their discharge.
The British governments plans for
alleviating the unemployment distress
during the winter include laying 27-
mile arterial road from Liverpool to
Manchester, which would give employ
mept to 10000 men for many months,
at q cost of about f30OO,O 600 (about
S13,5OO,OOO).
test made of the efficiency OF
labor In one of the great leather fac
tories in Germany shows that for
skilled piece workers 10 per cent In
crease in production has been effected,
while for time workers a Is to 70 per
cent decrease In efficiency Is recorded.
These results are attributable to the
enactment of the present eight-hour-
,day law, and show the present condi-
ton as compared with the prewar
years.
Production of plate glass in Belgium
has attained the volume it had before
the World war. Belgium is noted for
manufacturing some Of the finest glass
made in the world. Recently the
workers in glass industries voted on
nroposed strike to enforce a demand
for a wage increase Of 20 per cent.
and the poll was against the strike.
Sweden grows about 100000
xounds of tobacco annually, and Inn