The Connecticut labor news., 1923-08-04


 Wage-earners have approached the Government directly, urging the es- tab1ish1nent of an official wage index, to be published within "A hours of the close of each week, by which the wage scales will be automatically fixed on basis commensurate with prevailing prices of the necessities Uf life.
 INDIA
 Strikes.-More than 10000 Burman and Indian laborers are involved in strikes in the Burma oil fields and Ahmedabad mines The strikers are demanding increased wages and the recognition of>wage equality between American and Burman skilled work men.
 Ireland
 Unemployment.-A the close, of April, 1923, there were 45,o32 persons totally unemployed in Northern Ire- land, and the minister of labor sub mitted to parliament supplementary estimate of 25,ooo pounds for the pur- pose of carrying out approved schemes for the relief of unemp1oy- ment.
 NEW ZEALAND
 Wage Reductions Undesirable Deciding that another good year is necessary within which financial sta bility may be attained, the New Zea- land arbitration court has concluded that 1t is unnecessary and undesirable to make general order reducing money wages for the ensuing half year.
 NORWAY
 Paper Mill Workers Strike.-Paper mill workmen in Eastern Norway re- gently declared strike. NOVA SCOTIA Steel Strike.-Approxim 2,7oo men walked out of the plant of the Dominion Steel Corporation of Syd- ney on June 28, leaving the works in state of idleness. Refusals of the directors to grant an increase in wages and to recognize the "check- of' system were given as causes of the walkout.
 SWITZERLAND
 Unemployment.-Unemployment in Switzerland is showing steady i'm provement, the May, 1923, total of unemployed persons being 3o,228, or 5,284 less than the April, 1923, total, and 4o,872 under May, 1922. ,S CANADA Emigration.-There has been no apparent check in the exodus of farmers and laborers to the United l States from the Province of Quebec during the month of May, 1923, in spite of the pleas of local leaders for | the people to remain at home and the bonus of $4 per acre that has recently | vincial Department of Colonization, Mines and Fisheries for clearing forested homesteads.
 ENGLAND Cotton Wages Agreement.-Fol- | lowing a conference of the employ ers' and employees representatives, changed until January 25, Io24 after which date employers shall be at lib erty to take whatever action they think fit on giving one months no | tice. Unemployment.-On June 4th, the wholly unemployed on the live reg isters totalled approximately I,187,ooo a decrease of 34,34o under the pre- ceding week. On the same. date the number working short time and drawing benefit for intervals of un- employment was 54,5oo as compared with 5I,78I on May 28.
 l BRAZIL
 National Labor Council.-By fed eral decree there has been created a | National Labor Council, of I2 mem bers, to serve as consultative body to public functionaries in Brazil in all matters relating to the organization of labor and social welfare.
 SWITZERLAND
 Living Allowances.-Eighty mill lion francs have been voted by the National Council to pay the high cost-of-living allowances to federal employees for the second half of 1923. l Unemployment.-Accordingt to the latest report of the federal labor | office the sn11nher of persons affected