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Show SAYS INDUSTRIAL U1EST IS GREAT Secretary Morrison of A. F. of L. Issues Statement on Situation. WASHINGTON, April 29. Secretary 1'raiUc Morrison, of the American Pede-' Pede-' ratios of Labor, in a May-day review i of the labor situation throughout the country, doi'luroU today that thero was greater industrial unrest than has prevailed pre-vailed for several years. "There is a greater unrest on this May 1 than has neon manifest in many-previous many-previous years," he said. "To some this condition is alarming. To me, it is encouraging, for I bolieve discontent , is a sign or! life of progress. Workers are demanding an eight-hour day, and I venture the opinion that most of tbe large strikes today, either now or prospective, pros-pective, are because of this shorter work-day demand. "Thinking men are agreed that long hours aro economical for no one. Physicians Physi-cians are agreed that long hours exhaust the body colls, making it impossible for them to function, tnereby destroying oii'a i-it'ilit-v Wnrlfora urill nnnt'inn agitating, organizing and striking until the. eight-hour day is assured. " Tt is impossible to estimate the number of workers that will be on strike May 1, for the reason that discontent dis-content cannot be tabulated or placed in statistical form. "A factor in developing present conditions con-ditions is the increased number of aliens who have come to our shores since the European war. This has weakened trie policy of many employers in trusti-fied trusti-fied industries, who have maintained j unemployed armies at their factory gates to menace those employees who would better their conditions. A considerable con-siderable percentage of the unemployed have secured employment as a result, although the unemployed Question is still acuta among those employers who are determined to pay less than a living rv-asre and who ifinore present-day living standards. "1 have just returned from Pittsburg, where the manufacturers have combined, and published an advertisement in whieh tliev state that 'after due consideration con-sideration " that they will not reduce working hours in their respective shops. ' This includes the Westinghouse compauv. whose employees are on strike for an eight-hour day. In Youngstown, Ohio, tho manufacturers have joined together to-gether and in a" page advertisement stated that they would not concede improved im-proved conditions and have agreed to close down their establishments, with the understanding that their employees must make application individually tor re-employment. "It is worth noting that large numbers num-bers of strikes are now being waged by unorganized workers, who later 10in the trades union movement when they realize "the necessity for organization, discipline and intelligent action." |