The Survey, Volume 30, Number 3, Apr 19, 1913 by Various

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Author Various
Editor Kellogg, Paul Underwood, 1879-1958
Title The Survey, Volume 30, Number 3, Apr 19, 1913
Original Publication New York: Survey Associates, 1913.
Credits Richard Tonsing, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary "The Survey, Volume 30, Number 3, Apr 19, 1913" by Various is a periodical publication written in the early 20th century. This volume includes articles that discuss social issues, labor strikes, women's rights, housing conditions, and child labor laws, reflecting the significant socio-economic challenges of the time. The content serves as a critical exploration of the common welfare, highlighting the struggles of workers in the silk industry and addressing broader societal concerns related to public health and education. The opening of this volume focuses on the lengthy strike of 27,000 silk workers in Paterson, New Jersey, fighting against wage cuts and poor working conditions. It describes how the strike, initially aimed at opposing the introduction of new machinery that workers feared would displace them, escalated to involve various worker groups, including ribbon weavers and dye house laborers. The text outlines the complex socio-economic landscape of the time, including the challenges faced by the silk industry due to competition and mechanization, the response from the authorities, and the growing involvement of labor organizations like the Industrial Workers of the World. It sets the stage for a deeper discussion on labor rights, reflecting the tensions between industrial progress and worker welfare that characterized the early 1900s. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
Subject Charities -- Periodicals
Subject Social problems -- Periodicals
Subject United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals
Category Text
EBook-No. 71519
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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