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Show LABOR OMIJTNI HIVE FELT 1 JPIDEIWIG The influenza epidemic which has swept the country has wrought its disruption in more than one way. Labor organizations, which heretofore have had the closest alliance, have become be-come highly disrupted during the present situation, according to H. W. Beckett, Sr., who is now at the head of the local United States Employment agency. This is, of course, entirely due to the fact- that meetings and" conventions conven-tions have been forbidden and, as a result, re-sult, membership in many unions and I labor organizations have dropped oft almost 50 per cent. In some of them, however, such as the unions of the railroads, organization has been kept at the usual standard by close touch with its members through continual correspondence by secretaries. It Is hoped by leaders, however, that the condition will right itself as soon i as tho epidemic has departed |