Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
OPPOSES
WAGE REDUCTIONS
New Unchanged, Says Presi-
dents Relief Director-Green
Sees Idle Gain.
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industrial field mounting steadily since
May.
result of his organizations survey IL
cities showed unemployment increasing
better conditions were to be found IN
10, and no change was reported by
city. Especially bad situations were re-
ported by Green in Chicago, Jersey City
Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston, PhiladeI-
phia, Detroit and Birmingham.
Expectant last month of the usual
Autumn gain in employment, he had
forecast Winter total of 100000, but
in his statement today the labor official
held the usual Fall gain in employ
ment has not occurred this year.
Green's latest estimate is $4,000 below
the unemployment figures of the Amer
lean Legion, which earlier in the month
made public a report in which 1t estl-
mated 6,250,000 jobless. The Legion
based its estimate on a Nationwide
survey conducted by its more than
1000 posts.
pigment" Green declared, prospects
for the Winter are even more serious
There is little hope for further improve
ment this year"
SIN normal years." he asserted, sac
cording to our figures, unemployment
has usually reached its lowest point by
August or September. But the number
out of work this Fall, according to trade
union records, is still well above Spring
leyel.
Seasonal Gains Offset.
sour final figures for August show
more out of work than in July, al
though preliminary reports had sug-
gested a possible improvement, and the
frNs. ti1n fret n al
of September show another slight in
crease in unemployment Industrial UNI
employment has increased steadily since
May. Our weighted figures since the
Spring low point are as follows: May,
III per cent unemployed; June, 1872;
July, 1873; August (f1naD, 1872, and
September preliminary, 1915.
FARMERS also laid off some OF their
help in September with the end OF
Summer harvesting, so that in agricul-
ture and industry unemployment has
increased by about $50 1000 from July to
September, and we estimate that nearly
$500, 900 in the United States are now
without work.
tSome trades. however, show sea-
goral Improvement. In clothing trades
As per cent Of those unemployed II.
August are now back at work, although
Is per cent of the membership are still
unemployed This is encouraging Tor
clothing workers, put their season is
short. A few other trades showed very
slight gains: Food industries, manufac-
turing. service industries, street trans
portation. But unemployment in
creased in building, metal trades, on
railroads and in water transportation,
counteracting the gains in other indus
tries.
Trades Suffer AcuteIy.
"Some trades are suffering especially.
In building. unemployment has been
increasing since June, and 81 per cent
are now out of work. In the water
transport trades, longshoremen and
searnen have 33 per cent out of work;
in metal trades 81 per cent are unem-
ployed and in manufacturing, 30 per
cent. In printing there has been az
yet no change for the better"
although they said they regard the
unemployment situation as being seri-
GUS, administration officials several
days ago declared there was no need
for public alarm over distress arising
from this condition According to theil
views the public mind has been toe
greatly disturbed by neutrality-suspicious.
Of the probable situation.
They estimated the number in dis.
tress last Winter at between 1000, 00t
and 100000. and they declared thai
the number needing help this Wintel
may be larger, but the general prob,
lem they believe, will be somewhat
better because last years 100000
drought victims will be removed.