The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-19

THE CONTINUING TRAGEDY OF JOBLESS
WORKERS
|DESPITE billions of dollars of Federal, State
- and municipal funds used to help the un-
employed either by work or home relief, plus large
amounts contributed by private charity for the
same purpose, the shockingly large army of work
ing men and women whom those who own and
|control industry refuse to employ continues to be
the outstanding tragedy of our social order.
According to reliable estimates made by the
American Federation of Labor the jobless army
numbered 3,2160OO in January, 1880. This num-
ber increased month by month until in March,
1888, there were 13 689 900 who were deprived of
the opportunity to earn living by circumstances
beyond their control BY January 1885, the num-
Der was reduced to II $685. 200. There was a fur
ther decrease to 10,952,121 by January 1886,
with additional decreases month by month until
September, 1887, when there were 7,513,054 with
out jobs.
Then case the business recession" with en-
lployers discharging millions of workers until by
January 1888, there were 1O,973,395 without en-
|ployment.
The constant and never ending tragedy of this
situation with it's terrible suffering for the adult
jobless and their dependents, is a picture which
the workers should visualize at all times. 1t is
|vividy presented in the following figures compiled
|by the American Federation of Labor giving the
total number Of gainful workers in the United
|States the number of employed workers, and the
number of unemployed workers during the years
1885, 1886, 1887, and January, 1888:
Yearly Gainful Number Number
Ia Vnr Workers EmnlOVod TnomO1OVpd
1885 51,1912S3 4O,539O49 1o652,234
1895 51,7589SO 1854 1926 9394,553
1887 52,283O38 44O24851 1921 1862
Monthly Average
1885
Jan. 5O,9438S4 39,2486S4 1885 200
FEB. 5O,9S8243 39,56885O 11419,393
Mar. 51,O32 594 39,79956S II, ,233,O26
Apr. 51,O77148 4O,2O1O14 1886, 1874
May 51,121875 4O,3O1,939 1O819,936
June 81, ,166827 40,408,648 1O75S,l7
July 51,212O41 4O,453O52 1O758,989
Aug. 51,257 ,563 4O,765339 1O,492,224
Sept. 51,3O3S99 41,273232 10,O30,667
|Oct. 51,35OS14 41,575945 9774,S69
Nov. 51,397017 41436,242 996O,775
Dec 51,443491 II ,436O73 1OOO7,4 418
1886
Jan. 51,49O33O 40,53S2O9 1O,952,121
Feb 81, ,537 1863 4O676197 1O861 ,772
Mar 81, ,585,756 411O3,26O 1O482, 1876
APR. 81, ,634,2OS II ,S15,233 9,S1S975
May 51,6S241O 42,126613 9,555,797
June 51,731,O96 42,311,760 9419,336
July 517SO432 12399O79 1881 1853
Aug 51S3O764 42,SO3381 9027 1888
Sept. 51,SSl 1852 43,3S355l S,49S4Ol
IOct. 81 ,933,521 43,757 161 8,17636O
Nov 519S4175 43,697,7S9 S,2S66S6
dec. 52,034,S44 43760,S82 S,273,962
1887
Jan. 52,O1OO12 42799135 9,24OS77
Feb 52,OS9521 1312949S S,96O023
MAR 5213S621 1884 73O S,603S94
Apr 52,1S7156 43,S74628 S,312S28
May 52,236,322 14,326,941 7,9O9,3Sl
June 52,2S374S 14,46O,236 7,S23,512
July 52,332,552 11,55O,066 7,7S2,4S6
Aug 523S1 1896 1d 636113 7745SS3
Sept 52,12S196 14,915142 7,513,O54
IOct. 52474, 1896 4476S19O 77O62O6
Nov. 52,520,596 14,O1l ,973 S,47S,623
These startling figures are cmaXed by the
statement by Aubrey Williams, deputy admins
TRAITOR of the Works Progress Administration that
according to estimates of the United States De-
Ipartment of Labor there are now more than H.
100000 unemployed men and women in our
country, large percentage of them willing and
liable to work. who cannot find private employ
Imcnt."