STRIKE LOSSES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1456, 3 June 1912, Page 3

STRIKE LOSSES.

ESTIMATED AT FiFTY MILLIONS : STERLING, SINUOUS tIIIIIJW'ASTE. ■(! Mr, jbjin Holt g'c-hp'oli'ng gives some -<.\ 'nia.iikii'Vile figures' as to the .'l'o.s's caused by ■the .British miners' tilrijcl?, in an artteie' li-hicl) lie cpii'tr'fbutes to ihe lomldu "Daily s Ikle'gi'ap'h"-— . * iV.lie.n-, j.iext y*.a.r, the Board of Ta'a.d'e ;| ifuliifehH \U aiiniiijt lliift' Hflok■oji.sfcikys.'j iind lock-out?, Hm; coat St'/ikc- of Jebruiiij'. ■ ' March, April, .191}, Vi|} {i,i;ites. jir..., ■Spiioplingj take a leading: place in. the list \ ■of t-h'h- .great labotir that liave ■'( b.pe'iirre'd. ;in this cptrntry*. JPui'iiig ilic'.Hi.s'.t tiveiitj: years tir.o bjg trade, .disputes, .each , ' juvp'lyi !)■;}. ;i; tiriie-iva=teof rfver. Is.Vcf ini'lii'oii ■ < working dayf, have been as. .i f inre-wasfe. ,! Year. .Industry. Bays; '! :18.52,--Cotfon Splitters, etc 0,009,00.0 ! miners .■ 21,00.1i,0h.'0'.' ISiM—Coa! intivers ...,....„>., ■« : ,'fli)l|;ofln' i }8!)T.--.]Jhgliid?rs 7,oo'OiO'ilii : ' inrneri v...i,.<».i. KjOOOifIOU "■ i'Jlli—KaiKvavincri ...■..;..■.; Xot yetiiioiyri:. < 1'j.1'2,-ooa'i. iiilners, es'tiuiatetl at 2a|Oftd,odO ' Tlie iibpvc estimate. ,of the' time-iiraste of '' the recent coal' strike, is pvapipbiy too"' ■ ■low.. And .jjt relates .only to .t.lio'niiiiersj ... t not to qtlier \vo..rkei's' >vli.o lirttc ljc?n ■! . thrdiyii out o( cmpitiyineiit by. tlie s'fr.ug-. . : gl.e. 'j'he uiincrs. t'neni.se.lvSs liave prttli-,. ■ably .suffered a -loss--of wages juuouiij'i.'iig-'-; 1 ia ;not lejs. tiidji Anjl their v accuimfiated fiiiiils' iii. tlie Miners' .Fpder;;- ; ' ■Htj'o'iV, plus the perspii.iit (ravings..ot tlie,;'. ■ iuine'rs, iii.ust have been, depleted, . at...,;a ; , : ■iiioderatß esiim.afei by : perliaiis : -.£2,000,(100. : .' mere.. .During; .the fiist sevejifeen...years;': ■and not ihcliidihg. the .r.eeeilf strike,., the; ] : t'iiiiciivijsto of uVi'iiiiig disputes lias. -besij'.' ; hio're, than, sixty ■in'iili'Qit working, days; '.pi;, : at. ;3(|iJ- lyo'rkij.ig; ■days 1 to/ the ,yea.i% ; .over; a : p'er ilian ■ 9.ii'e.'liu'ndre(t times as Ipiig' as- tJi© filiris,' ■tiah. era, '|')uj loss, -hi lyiige.s alpflp -'tp- thoseniin.e.rs: tllirftig 'the .s.eye.nte : eii. years, ii'o.t'in-. ■ 'eluding, tlieir loss iii. cp'une.ctipn : w.itli ..tlie,: ' re.ceiit strike,, has been, approximately, ■: ieis,'ooq,oilb. Kekrly; -pftr yea X;': :o.n the average.. 11-li'flt is. a :price /tp ■ ■'■pay.i. directly, for the .privilege of. stfiking.' ■ work. " .'.'.' One' p'f the'..seriqus, iftpm; .th 9. :: :ppi'nfc of vi'ciy 'of. national lyelfare,. has. 1 ' 'aris'eri fr'oni: 'th'o .necessity ttf rcf.use'' ; .cp.ii-' : ■ fraJts. arid qngineeyiig coming ,frqi'ii.■■ .'a : br;p'a.clj .owing to p.u'r riiaiuifactiirers' atf': iahl'ity to giuirant'ep d.el.iye.ry of tlie ;gppds:. 'a't..,.a ;state:d.. date. Various. -iiisfaiTces of ' such I'bssCs jiaye .beenI,'1,' 'jiie'ut'ioned, but li.ri: ■■bno can' say ivh'a't; "i.s : 'the aggregate:, ianvb'urit'. jfbr'e'Rvij'r, .lbss'pf' tliis, kiiidj ■ihy'olviing. the refusal- of. foreign., contracite. by' pur nTahufaet.u.rfirSi. ;i"s, perliiip's',. 'tlip:: ■ni'ps.t ipjin.'io.uS. ; of alii iiec'aii'se it caiise;s-:a ■ iibss. of. filture. cohtraci's't. _ Tfipy'e is. pr.oj.)? ■fllijy. iip.tlviiig iiioi*- j'njiii'ious. to avc6ii.hr-,- ■ li'y'H niaiinfacturing ii'ud ■'jirpilnctiye. i,ii--' ■diisfriesijiaji a. (Spjid.itio'n. of unccrtßirityi' !of-.instaliility, .a.<* regards: its .'■ppwe.i'.-toi'''.' regular iinjl'sustaijictl production,. Tls'at.; ;:i.'njunp.us icpiiditipiiyli.as |fbr i .goo'd- -.nVriiiy years licen. ■pr.ese.n.f,".jn-'thi's'- c'p\t.n:'try>. icaiis.ed : :in;, part.by ait Ina'bi'lify. to' e'nsui'c regu.liji: ! i.and.siis'taiiicd sales: BfLih'c. gp.eds. produced:.'■■ ' 'If.'th'e iiiiuci's tliemselve's'liave lb'st'soipft'i :-;£S,pOo',Op9 'iii v.-'agps- '.a'iiiV- i;n .:sj\yiiigs;.;asj they, probably jia've,;.."i.t is likely th'a'tlKf. •':uiany( nibn' ;irt a'll .other trades -affected: by. "the 'strife, have. lost, .'a; .'similar suin,. ■:..■.%: regards the Iflss pj Interest aiid. .'.proTi't,' ■' ;pn. capital inyoi'teii .irt. tlie:- cpal am! jotliijr : ■ 'industries of .th.i's, couiitry. .i.tis limpb'ss.ili'le:: ■': tp;' ipr.iii Einy" .estjni.'ate, piut. the. ;retiirifs'' ■ p.ubl.islieil b'y thb Railway '■ ■.present pifly a- small; .part.nf the. ■total, : "'.Xal<.e tlie. crises of'.tli'e. sli.o'p.lce.epers;'^liiiiy. ; of thes? w.ere-.nQ'tifi'e.d': by tb? ina.n.n.f•?(;■'■ ; ..fiircr's: f'tionr. whoiii. they, .'buy theits- goods., ■'tliat,. a§/.r.a.ihya'v eoni'p.i'iiie.s. ive.ro restrictr i'iiig:.'thcr.r trafSc- -"cKiofly .to .nf.ticle'S; ■.of 1 ■ 'Ic'pd'j .good's ,cri„ qrdpr and.■■'wanted: for liiii-- ; ■. ..m'e'di'ii'te sale: ,eouUl : not bo'' deliysrcK!. Tn: ; , ; o'ne'iii''sfa'nc'e, ,a'n : outfitter'. in.'Fiirrey. dij-. ■'ijatclipd a furniture.; van c'pi- ■ '■ .'lect.'gppds niyaitingi'liim ,at Xiyerppp.l arid:' 'at'■■Kpttingliaiii'i ■ The; ,c'oa'l lorries >.gb'ing:' through the poorer ■districts, ivitjiliuiiilre'cf-,; ;:iyc;i'glit...sacks 'of cb.al in.jrked' ..3sv. .Cd : , ; .i;ii." '; 'Qf.':t*. m-h: ?tlv: ewdoAce'tl: the liarjK- : ship; jiiiKeHd. b.if .pppr people .by a. strike; ' ■ li.o't i'n-"arij- svay: 6.V'|iistifi«l;-amd : -; ■dii'ehtrt.thp:■ ipnoiionrp..■aii<l;'fdlly,- i - : t'p : iise :tli«- ■■ mildest: 'WDfcU-tbf 'the' Jew .nVeii ivhti. cc.iv.r-: ■siiiro'tl to:, ijfiiig. it alioiit Some'p'f .tlie- : : . iteiiis;' of : Ipj's ivh'ich. il ",hns .'l:«cir p'p's's.i.b.le' : ' t"o e'stiiivate !iv,e aS ;; fciilows :— ■ Direct Tosses to jpliiccs—' .-.,£'■■ \ Wases ~,,. .„, n;ojrjo,o6b : ■ ■ -Fra'd'o- funds, aii.tt pft'sanal: ..-, ~ . .'■savings ~ ■,'■ ~.:~ ' SiOOG^OOO' : ■' Direct losses to. worliers other thafr .rrtiners ~...,.i,v , i.,..v.,.,: ' : ;B:Oon,Wrt, : ■ l&s in' coal ipnitl'iie'tlpii ,■..;,. 10,000,000■' Loss' in pi:p.tluct.ibn. in 'jhtiiistries coal ..„.., id.OOOp'O. ' %w»;()oq;! '. ifiis esfiniateil tpta'i. loss. ;p£ .pmit's.'' various iteiiis already, auehtibried' '■ '.tliat c'aniibt evpaJbo.- es'tihi'atecl;.. ''It ''ds; ' :'ijuite: lil;ely/tliaf:if. :all::coiil.d.be itraqcd: and': ■ ■'iii , ea's'ur'e'd ; ,''the'tbtat'-l'rtss iv.bu'ld.'be 'Soiii.e-, :'wlierS'near to .^SQ,O^;;OPO',