Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
II NATIONS SHOW GAIN
in RANKS OF IDLE LABOR
Bureau to Consider Pro.
pOsals for Cooperation of Nations
to Relieve Depression.

80, 755 last year. The uninsured work.
ers, of course, are far more numerous,
but only official figures are accepted by
the Labor Bureau in tabulating sta
tistics
The Scandinavian countries likewise
are hard hit. which explains why Nor
way. Denmark and Sweden followed
Great Britain off the gold standard.
Unemployment in Sweden has in
creased. according to Trade Union fig
ures, about 10 per cent in the past
year; Norway'S voorhees, have increased
by As per cent and Denmark's by IS
per cent.
Down in the Balkans, where the
agrarian crisis is acute, the report shows
Austria on the verge of complete dis
order, and despite of radical curtail-
ments enforced by the Leagues Finan-
cial Committee as the price of League
assistance, Vienna was disbursing fed
eral aid to nearly 100000 workers on
August Is. Among organized workers in
Hungary unemployment has increased
about 80 per cent over last year, when
it was considered that the absolute
saturation point had been reached.
Three Nations Unreported.
No accurate statistics are available
from Bulgaria, Jugoslavia and Rumania
ment, but unofficial reports indicate
that unless immediate farm credits are
forthcoming the rural population will
be faced with disaster the coming
Spring. There Is no market for this
years crops, even within their own
frontiers. while Russia is preparing to
dump millions of bushels of wheat this
Winter
Poland and Czechoslovakia, semi-in-
dustrlal countries, have felt the depres-
sion even more than their more power
ful neighbors, Britain and Germany.
Likewise with Belgium, where wholly
unemployed in receipt of government
benefit have more than doubled in a
year. The intermittently employed in
Belgium grew from 1880 to 1883
in the last IL months.
CZechoslovakta'S reports show the
startling fact that there were three times
as many workers being supported by
the state this September as against
September, 1880. Poland reports Isl sos
registered as wholly out of work on
September this year as against 1897
year ago. The increase in partially
employed has been at about the same
ratio. In Switzerland which felt the
world depression severely a year ago,
the situation also is becoming critical.
IN q population Of only q few million
there we're 1896 registered unemployed
in August The huge drop in tourists.
as a result of the collapse of many con-
tinental currencies, which now are at
great disadvantage when changed into
Swiss francs, will mean that many of
the famous resorts will all but close
their doors this Winter. Two British
dominions have submitted reports to
the labor Office. Canada shows nearly
SO per cent increase in unemployed
trade unioniSts, while New Zealand re-
ports gain of 900 per cent. A year
ago there we're but 5,371 trade union
lists unemployed. In August this year
the number had leaped to 48,670.
THE figures which the labor office
has to hand" says the report. do not
enable comparison to be made as be-
tween countries Some states give the
number of unemployed in receipt of
benefit, others the number of voorhees,
registered. AS In several countries,
many unemployed persons are neither
in receipt of benefit nor registered, the
statistics often underestimate the real
figures. Subject to these reservations
the data are submitted"