Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-23 | Page 23 | World Slowly Makes Gain O Job Situation

WORLD ORLD SlOW MAKES GAIN 0 JOB International Labor J. J reau Furnishes Figi Figu Showing Problem Eventually Be S Sol J BY BV HE HENRY WOOD United Press Staff Correspond GENEVA Dec 22 The 22 The wor War woj steadily fighting Its way ba bac 1 normal conditions In the matte matti unemployment according t to year-end year statistics Just gather the International labor Jabor bureau burea The turning point in serious economic situation ht IT g the war entailed and which only during the middle of ot tr ent year Is still sun continuing For the moment Belgium f t the worlds world's record for tor havIng the nearest to getting gettIn backs back normal basis The latest tiE there place the total or only 07 per cent of ol of or workers covered 1 FRANCE NEAR TOP 1 1 France Is next best by bv the international bureau ii same category as Belgium na nar where the question of ot une j now flow Is virtually France is now paying ment subsidies to Ie less than than worker workers 1 England still continues s to b br worst of off with her constantly remaining above a. a lion and a quarter In Denmark Norway an and S unemployment has creased during the past six m of the year until it only rem i from 7 to 8 pr cent of ot thI the th working population 1 In Tn Austria the decrease In Inu I has been due large greatly improved conditions I lt building wood and metal Indu at Vienna enna it I j In Tn Poland the situation ha about stationary un i rn ment decreasing In fn several but the improvement beIng by bv increase increases In other IInes lines i m ITALY NEEDS JOBS 1 Ital Italy under the Mussolini r shows a steady stead v Improvement total number 0 of unemployed h decreased to about S time working has also Holland and Switzerland 3 1 with England show slight Inci In unemployment ment t I a Germany is the only co where the Increase has lIas serious Unemployment 3 among the union wor has Increased from 35 per c cc July to about 7 per cent for th of the year The time short-time plo ment has also the same period from 14 to too ov per cent The principal Indu Ind 1 affected are metal clothing 1 ing and transportation 1 1 In Canada the situation ha about unchanged n principal change In the t t States has been a slackening I 1 Industrial lines k a As a whole however the ej ex at the International labor b bi consider that with the Germany German most of the unemployment ment is purely th the theof theof of ot seasonable changes whIlE worldwide situation as a It r shows a slow but steady Imp ment i 1