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Show eaus of 41 per cent of the Mrike. and these wer more successful than any other. More than 23 per cent were due to a dispute us to the recognition recog-nition of union rules. 12 per cent on account of the reduction In age. 19 per cent to enforce a shorter workday and 4 per cent oil account of ) m-pathy. m-pathy. Kecognltlon of the union nnd of union rulea proved the stumbling block In many canes, and organised labor loHt 43 per cent of the strikes ordered on thlH account. Sympathetic strikes were the most unsuccessful . ;.A 7 , Secretary of the Newly Created iN-purt-meiit of Labor In the Cabinet. and failed In 78 per cent of tbe case where tbia was tbe only cause. Advocates of arbitration as a meant of aettllnK these disputes claim that the statistics do not show tbe advance, which tbla movement baa made, and the compilers of the report admit that in many cases this method had been adopted before a strike or lockout oo curred. Less than 2 per cent were settled by this method, while about 12 per cent of all strike and lockouts were adjusted by resort to the joint agreement. That a number of ttiese strikes were of minor Importance Is shown by the fact that the average duration of them per establishment was only 25 days, though the lockouts extended on an average of 84 days. llulldlng trades workers were apparently the most dissatisfied, as they caused 21 per cent of all the strikes ordered. DUE TO ORGANIZATION Gratifying Success In Struggles for Rights and Principles Mads Possible Pos-sible Only by the Putting Forth of United Strength. TUB Importance of tbe part which organized labor plays in strikes Is made evident by statistics Issued Is-sued by tbe department of commerce com-merce and labor. The report extends over a period of 25 years and shows that of th total number of strikes during that period no less than 9 per cent were ordered by organized labor. Not only did tbe workers order the larger percentage of strikes, but they also succeeded in making a good showing. In 48 per cent of the cases they won all the demanda they made, l IS per cent they were partially auccessful and In 36 per cent failed to gain a point. In th matter of lockouts, on the other hand, th employers were successful. suc-cessful. In more than S? per cent of the establishments Involved the employers em-ployers came out with flying colors, winning decisive victories. In 11 per cent they were partially successful and only failed in 32 per cent of tbe I cases. These statistics and others contained contain-ed In tbe report are being used as strong arguments in favor of organization, organiza-tion, because la E( per cent of the disagreements where tbere waa no union the strikers were Ignomlnlously defested. being successful, and then only In part. In 41 per cent of these instance. During tbe 1 years from H!J to 0 there wer JS.757 strikes and l.4 lockouts in th United State. The total number who went on strike was .":.04S and 7H.231 wer locked out The dependence of one department depart-ment upon the other, however, swells the toUl to .::.434 who wer idle during that period en account of industrial in-dustrial disturbance. Iacrwaa cf wage a loo was ta |