STRIKE STATISTICS.
Industries of United States Suffered
Less in 1905 Than for Years.
The industries of the United States
guttered leas from strikes during the
year 1905 than in any year since 1892
if the number of employes thrown
out of work by strikes and the dura
tion, of the strikes be taken as a
measure. In that year 221,686 em
ployees were thrown out of work by
1,077 stlkes undertaken by 176,337
strikers in 8,292 establishments, and
lasting an average of 23.1 days in each
establishment involved.
Those favorable Industrial condi
tions as regards strikes during 1905
ere apparently exceptional, and can
hot be assumed to indicate any last
tug tendency toward industrial peace,
or the preceding period of six years
(1899 to 1904) was a period of extra
ordinary industrial strife, and the
number of employes thrown out of
work by strikes in each of the four
josrs (1901 to 190) exceeded the
(.umber thrown out of work In any
year on record save 1894.
The year 1894 stands out In the his
toiy of the country as the year most
uotable for the great number of work
ers thrown out of work by strikes,
over 660,000 employes being thrown
out of work by 1,349 strikes under
taken by 505,049 strikers' in 8,196 es
tablishments, and lasting an average
of 32.4 days in each establishment In
volved. In both 1902 and 1903 the
number of .employes thrown out of
work by strikes was slightly less and
the average duration somewhat short
er, although the number of establish
went Involved In 1903 was 6,000
greater than ever before, reaching
20.248.
These facts are brought out in the
twenty -first annual report of th
bureau of labor of the department of
commerce and labor, devoted to strikes
and lockouts In the United States dur
ing the twenty-five year period 1881 to
1105, just issued.
The total number of strikes in the
United States during this period of
twenty-five years was 36,757 and of
Inuckouts 1,546, or 38,303 labor dis
turbances ef both kinds. Strikes oc
curred in 181,407 establishments and
tickouts in 18,547 establishment,
making a total of 199,954 establish
1'ieuts in which these interruptions of
v. oik occurred.
The total number of persons who
went out on strike during the twenty-
five years was 6,728,048, and the num.
ttr of persons locked out was 716,231,
luaklng a total of 7,444,279 employes
striking and locked out.
Employes Thrown Out of Work.
Because of the dependence of one
occupation upon another in the same
. establishment the stopping of work
tj strikers and employes locked out
in one or more occupations often makes
It impossible for fellow employes in
other occupations to continue work.
The total number of employes, includ
ing strikers, thrown out of work by.
strikes was 8,703,824, and the nunt
ber thrown out of work by lockouts
was 825,610, or a total of 9,529,434 em
ployes thrown out of work in the es
tablishments Immediately involved in
strikes and lockouts. These figures
do not include any employes thrown
out of work in the many - establish
ments not immediately involved In
the strikes and lockouts, but depend
ent in one way or another on the es
tablishments Involved, as for mate
rial, power, etc.
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Over 90 per cent of all those thrown
out of work by strikes were males and
only 9.43 per cent females. In lock
outs 84.18 per cent of the employes
thrown out of work were males and
5.82 per cent females.
Duration of Strikes.
The average duration of strikes per
establishment was 25.4 days and of
lockout 84.6 days. The strike or lock
out does not, of course, always result
in the closing of the establishments
involved, but 61.38 per cent of all es
tablishments involved, or 111,343,
were closed an average of 20.1 days.
In lockouts, 68.25 per cent of all es
tablishments involved, or 12,658, were
closed an average of 40.4 days.
Industries Most Affected.
The greatest number of strikes in
any one Industry was in the building
trades, which had 26.02 per cent of all
strikes and 38.53 per cent of all the
establishments involved in strikes. In
the coal and "coke industry were 9.08
per cent of all strikes and 9.39 per
cent of all establishments involved in
strikes. This latter industry had
more employes thrown out of work by
strikes than any other industry. The
building trades were second in order
in both these respects, with the men's
clothing and iron and steel industries
next. In lockouts the building trades
led all other industries, having 16.49
per cent of all lockouts, more than
one-half of all the establishments in
volved, and about 30 per cent of all
employes locked out and of persons
thrown out of work.
States Most Affected.
Employes and employers who are
concentrated In the great industrial
states are more prone to engage in
strikes and lockouts than those
throughout the country generally.
Thus the five states New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts,
and Ohio had 63.46 per cent of all
strikes and 69.44 per cent of all the
establishments involved in strikes,
56.22 per cent of all lockouts and 77.99
per cent of all establishments involved
in lockouts, although these five states
had only 45 per cent of all the manu
facturing establishments of the coun
try in 1900.
Strikes of Organized Labor.
The importance of the part that or
ganized labor plays in strikes is in
dicated by the fact that of the total
number of strikes in twenty-five years
08.99 per cent were ordered by labor
organizations, and the strikes so or
lered included 90.34 per cent of all
establishments Involved in strikes,
79.69 per cent of all strikers, and 77.45
per cent of all employes thrown out
of work in establishments involved in
strikes.
More Strikes Succeed Than Fail.
Employes who went on strike suc
ceeded more often than they failed.
They succeeded in winning all the de
mands for which the strikes were un
dertaken in 47.94 per cent of the es
tablishments, succeeded partly in
lo.28 per cent, and in only 36.78 per
cent of the establishments did they
fall entirely to win any of their de
mands. On the other hand, trie em
ployers, when they took the initiative
and locked but their employes, suc
ceeded more often than they failed.
Lockouts resulted wholly in favor of
employers in 57.20 per cent of the es
tablishments involved, succeeded part
ly in 10.71 per cent, and failed entire-
i;
in 32.09 per cent of the establish-
ments.
Strikes
of
Organized Labor
Most
Successful.
The strikes which were ordered by
labor organizations were much mors
generally successful than those not
sc ordered. Thus, strikes ordered by
labor organizations were wholly suc
cessful in 49.48 per cent of the es
tablishment involved, partly, success
ful in 15.87 per cent, and failed entire
1 in only 34.65 per cent of the es
tablishments. On the other hand.
st rikes not ordered by labor organiza
tions were wholly successful in but
33.86 per cent of the establishments
involved, partly successful In 9.83 per
cent, and failed entirely in 56.31 per
cent of the establishments.
Leading Causes.
During the twenty-five pear period
covered by the investigation of the
bureau of labor 40.72 per cent of all
strikes were undertaken for ' increase
of wages, either alone or in combina
tion with some other -cause, and 32.24
per cent were for increase of wages
alone. Disputes concerning the recog
nition of union and union rules, either
a tone or in combination with some
other cause, produced 23.35 per cent
of all strikes and were the sole cause
of 18.84 per cent. A reduction of
wages was the cause, wholly or in
part, of 11.90 per cent of the strikes,
and 9.78 per cent were to enforce de
mands for a reduction of hours. Only
3.74 per cent of the strikes were sym
pathetic.
Of the total number of establish
melius mvoivea in strikes 57.91 per
cent were involved in strikes under-
ktaen wholly or in part to enforce
demands for Increase of wages.
The most important cause, of lock
outs was disputes concerning recog
nition of union rules and employers'
organization, which alone and com
bined with other causes produced
nearly one-half of all lockouts and in
cluded more than one-half of all es
tablishments involved in lockouts.
The percentage of strikes for each
of the leading causes has varied large
ly from year to year, but in every
year save 1884 and 1904 strikes for
increase of wages have outnumbered
those for any other one cause. In
1884 a greater number (38.15 per
cent) were undertaken wholly or in
part against reduction of wages, and
In 1904 38.92 per cent were for recog
nition of union and union rules. In
recent years the percentage of strikes
against reduction of wages has shown
a notable decrease, as is of course
natural in a period of advancing
wages. On the other hand, the per
centage of strikes concerning recog
nition of union and union rules has
shown a remarkable increase, for
while they constituted less than S
per cent of all strikes between 1881
and 1885, and never reached 20 per
cent in any single year prior to 1896,
yet during the five-year period 1901
to 1905 they constituted more than
one-third of all strikes. The sympa
thetic strike, which in the early
eighties was comparatively rare, but
let ween 1889 and 1894 became of con
siderable importance, since 1894 has
not constituted as much as 3 per cent
of all strikes In any year except 1904.
Strikes for increase of wages have
been more successful than those for
any other cause, having entirely failed
in only 31.36 per cent of the estab
lishments involved in strikes for that
cause, while the next most success
ful, those against increase of hours,
entirely failed in 37.09 per cent of
the establishments involved. Strikes
concerning recognition of union and
union rules entirely failed in 42.88
per cent of the establishments in
volved, and sympathetic strikes, the
most unsuccessful of all, entirely
failed in 76.53 per cent of the estab
lishments involved.
Settlement of Strikes.
Within recent years the effort to
bring about the settlement of strikes
and lockouts by joint agreement of
organizations representing the parties
or by arbitration by a disinterested
third party has been attended with
considerable success. During the five
year period 1901 to 1905, 5.75 per cent
of all strikes and 12.20 per cent "of all
lockouts were settled by joint agree
ment and 1.60 per cent of the strikes
and 2.03 per cent of the lockouts were
settled by arbitration. These meth
ods of settlement have been thus far
largely confined to a few industries,
practically one-half of the strikes and
two-thirds cf tae lockouts settled by
joint agreement being in the build
ing trades, and about 14 per cent in
the coal and coke industry. Of the
strikes settled by arbitration more
than one-fourth were In the building
trades and 13 per cent in the coal an J
coke industry. These figures do not
fully represent the progress of these
methods of settlement of disputes be
tween employer and employee, for
both methods are being used to a
large and increasing extent to settle
disputes before a stoppage of work
occurs.
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
Thj Fulton Stock Company ended
its 1907 summer season last Saturday
evening, playing to house crowded to
the limit. The standing room only
sign was placed early, and several
hundred people were disappointed be
cause they could not get in. It was
a house well calculated to please the
management of the theater and Mr,
Fulton and his company, for it was
composed of warm friends and ad
mirers of the excellent troupe of play
ers who all summer have worked hard
to amuse the public. Without excep
tion the actors were applauded un
stinted, the largest measure going to
the sweet little woman who heads the
company Miss Enid Jackson other
wise Mrs. Jess B. Fulton. Persistent
applause brought the little lady .to
the footlights for a short speech to
the audience in which she thanked
them for their kindness, and ex
pressed tne nope all would be as
happy for a year as they had made
her that night.
Preceding the closing act, Mr. Ful
ton essayed a talk, thanking the pub
lie In behalf of the manager of thb
theater and of the company for their
good patronage and appreciation of
the work they had done during the
twelve weeks past, and promising to
come back next summer. He then
had each individual member of the
company respond with a speech.
It was a glorious farewell engage
ment, and the actors appreciated it
immensely.
Ms (or
Of the O'D.-iUI. Co's.
NO OTHER STORE CAN OR DARE
TO OFFER SUCH .VALUES
Every Suit from
this stock that former
ly sold at $25.00 and
over is cut to .
Every Suit that was sold
by (yD.-R.-N. Co. at
less than $25, now
cut. to
YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS
VERY IMPORTANT SALE
GENERAL MENTION.
Labor Locals Picked Up in Lincoln
and Elsewhere.
Demand the label.
The union label that's all.
Look for the union label.
If it is not labeled, refuse it.
J. Pierpont Morgan left Southhamp
ton Wednesday for New York on the
Oceanic.
Union made shoes are sold by Rog
ers & Perkins.
"Blue Ribbon" cigars are union
made, Lincoln made and well made.
Sold by all dealers.
By a vote of 159 to 16 the house,
Atlanta. Georgia, passed the so-called
negro disfranchlsment bill, which pre
viously was adopted by the senate.
The bill will become a law within a
few days.
COMING CONVENTIONS.
Dates of Meeting of International
Union Conventions for 1907.
August 21 Cincinnati, Ohio; Metal
Polishers.
September 2 St. Louis; Machinists.
September 2 Indianapolis; Postof
flee Clerks.
September 3 Chicago; Sawsmiths.
September 3 Eureka, Cal.; Woods
men and Saw Mill Workers.
September 9 Indiapanolls; Brick,
Tile and Terra Cotta Workers.
September 12 Boston; Cotton Mule
Spinners.
September 16 New Orleans; Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers.
September 16 New York City;
Wood Carvers.
September 27 Waldon, N. Y.; Pock
et Knife Grinders and Finishers.
October 6 Milwaukee; Blacksmiths
and Helpers.
October 7 Chicago, Photo-Engravers'
Union.
October ? Bay City, Mich.; Ship
wrights, Joiners and Caulkers.
October 15 Rochester, N. Y.; Inter
national Car Workers' Association.
October 15 Providence, R. I.; Unit
ed Textile Workers.
November 11 Norfolk, Va.; Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
December 2 Chicago; Bill Posters
and Sillers.
December 2 Chicago; Seamen's
Union.
FAIR CONTRACTORS.
List of Those Who Employ Union Car
penters On All Work.
Bulletin No. 3, Carpenters' Union,
Local 1055, Lincoln, Nebraska. Phones
the Final Clearance
tl 1 Every
v'l ) One
of
) These
CI j) Jl I Suits
L lias
... QJL,V.-:Nt-
... ...
Auto 3824; Bell F1154, 130 South
Eleventh street.
s The following employers and con
tractors have been declared fair by,
Carpenters' Union, Local 1055, and we
request all parties contemplating
building or repairs of any kind per
taining to our trade to please take no
tice and consider the following reput
able contractors and builders before
letting your work.
Atterbury, H. B., 1901 S St.,
Auto 5402.
Baker, S. W., Auto 2040, 1836 South
15th St.
Chappell, H. E., Bell L-1635, 114
So. 13th, room 26.
Campbell, A., 2950 Holdrege St.
Copeland, S. R., Auto 3590, 110 No.
2Tth St.
Drybbro, L., Auto 3861, 432 So. 10th
Dobbs, H., Auto 3935, 329 South 27th
St.
Harrison, T. B., Bell F-351, Brownell
Blk, room 12.
Hammond & Burford, Auto 4997,
3135 Dudley St.
Hutton, Alex, Auto 2565, 1436 N St.
Jewell, J. W., Auto 3458, 2509 Q St
Jensen, L., Auto 3458, 2509 N St.
Kiewit, A., Bell A-1601, 1620 N St.
Lindell, C. A., Auto 6378, 2739 Sum
ner St.
McDougal, G. J. '
Meyers, A. L., Auto 4260, 223 No.
28th St.
Mitchner, E., Auto 6345, 928 South
12th St. v
Mellor, Chas., Auto 2009, 2149 So.
15th St.
Odell, F Auto 3094, 1335 No. 24th
St. .
Myers, J., Auto 3065, 701 Pine St.
Ryman, C. W., Auto 3903, 1112 Pine
St.
Rush, D. A., Bell B-1792, Normal.
Schaull & Asenmacher.
Townsend, T. K., Auto 1505, 1328
South 15th St.
Vanderveer, O. W., 154 S. 18. Bell
2268.
Webb- S. A., 2743 W Auto 4226.
Watson, Joe, Auto 3189, 405 So. 26th
St.
Lincoln Sash & Door Co., for mill
work 2nd Y, Auto 3463.
Parks, A. N., 1545 O.
Pettlt & Co., cabinet makers, 1530
N, Auto 2582.
Quick & Barr, Belmont, 3603 No. 9.
Bell A-1704.
Williams & Simpson, 2933 Clinton.
This, bulletin Is Issued by authority
of Carpenters' Uunion, and is subject
to revision at their orders. Firms and
contractors can have names inserted
by applying to Carpenters' Business
Agent, at 130 No. 10th street, or by
phone Auto 3601, Bell F-2289.
Suns
jrftT the
VI Label
DRES8 PATTERNS. -
New York Typographical Union, No.
6, states that the following patterns
are fair: ,
McCall's. ;
Independent Peerless.
Pictorial Review.
Union Dime. , '
Paris Modes. .
Economy.
Home Pattern Company.
All the Butterick patterns and pub
lications are way up on the list of
any worklngman's home, especially if
he is a union man.
LABOR'S NATIONAL PLATFORM.
1. The abolition of all forms of in
voluntary servitude except as a pun
ishment for crime?'
2. Free schools, free text books and
compulsory education.
3. Unrelentng protest against the
issuance and abuse of injunction pro
cess in labor disputes.
4. A work day of not more than
eight hours in the twenty-four hour
day.
5. A strict recognition of not over
eight hours a day on all federal, state
or municipal work and at not less than
the prevailing per diem wage rate of
the class of employment in the vici
nity where the work is performed.
6. Release from employment one
day in seven.
7. The abolition of the contract' sys
tem on public work.
8. The municipal ownership of pub
lic utilities.
9. The abolition of the sweat shop
system.
10. Sanitary inspection of factory,
workshop, mine and home.
11,, Liability of employers for in
jury to body or loss of life.
12. The nationalization of telegraph
and telephone.
13. The passage of anti-child labor
laws in states where they do not exist
and rigid defense of them where they
have been enacted into law.
14. Woman suffrage co-equal with
man suffrage, the initlatve and refer
endum and the imperative mandate
and right of recall.
15. Suitable and plentiful play
grounds for children in all cities.
16. Continued agitation for the pub
lic bath system in all cities. -
17. Qualifications in permits to build
of all cities and towns, that there shall
be bathroom and bathroom attach
ments in all houses or compartments,
used for habitation.