Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1920 — LABOR DISPUTES AT LOW EBB [ARTICLE]

LABOR DISPUTES AT LOW EBB

Washington, D. C., Jan. 5. —The United States entered the new year with fewer pending industrial disputes than at any time during the past three years, asserted Hugh L. Kerwin, director of conciliation of the department of labbr, today after receiving reports from the department’s conciliators in the 35 great Industrial centers of the country. With the exception of the steel strike the actual strikes throughout the country are few in number and of minor Importance, Mr. Kerwin declared. There now are, he said, 101 Industrial disputes before the department for adjustment only 21 of which have reached the strike stage.