OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, MAY, 1917-Continued.

OPERATIONS OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, MAY, 1917-Concluded.

CONCILIATION WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, MAY 16 TO JUNE 15, 1917.

Under the organic act of the department, which gives the Secretary of Labor the authority to mediate in labor disputes through the appointment, in his discretion, of commissioners of conciliation, the Secretary exercised his good offices between May 16, 1917, and June 15, 1917, in 61 labor disputes. The companies involved, the number of employees affected, and the results secured, so far as information is available, were as follows:

STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF LABOR DISPUTES HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONERS OF CONCILIATION, SUBSEQUENT TO MAY 15, 1917.

Strike at Terry Run mines, Homer City Coal Co., Homer City, Pa.
Lockout, building trades, Omaha, Nebr..

Threatened strike of machinists, S. L. Moore Co., Elizabeth, N. J.
Labor dispute, Great Northern, Northern Pacific & Soo Rail-
road Co.'s and other machinists, St. Paul, Minn.
Strike, coal miners, N. Y. Mining Co., Allegany, Md..
Controversy between the Globe Iron Co., Jackson Iron & Steel
Co., Star Furnace Co., and their laborers, Jackson, Ohio.
Threatened strike of clerks, Pere Marquette R. R. Co..
Threatened strike of railway clerks and other members of the
Brotherhood of railway clerks, employees of Baltimore & Ohio
R. R. on Cumberland division.

Strike, William Cramp & Sons, Ship & Engine Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

Lockout, car department, employees, Missouri, Oklahoma &
Gulf R. R. Co., Muskogee, Okla.

Strike of shipbuilders (52 shipping firms), New York Harbor and vicinity.

Controversy between Wabash R. R. Co. and its federated crafts,
Decatur, Ill., and other points along system.
Threatened lockout, textile workers, Chattanooga, Tenn...
Threatened strike, Boston & Maine R. R. Co., delivery clerks
and truckers at all freight houses on system outside of Boston:
baggagemen and miscellaneous passenger station employees
at all stations as well as crossing tenders.
Strike, Baltimore & Ohio Tidewater Terminal, Jackson Street
Terminal Wharf on Delaware River, Philadelphia.

1 Matter adjusted in 4 shops and agreement reached. Agreement subsequently broken.
2 Commissioner on ground. His presence instrumental in effecting settlement.

STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF LABOR DISPUTES HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THROUGH ITS COMMISSIONERS OF CONCILIATION, SUBSEQUENT TO MAY 15, 1917-Concluded.

The following cases have been disposed of:

Strike, Llewellyn Iron & Steel Co., Torrance, Cal. Adjusted.

Strike, Locomobile Co., Bridgeport, Conn. Adjusted.

Threatened strike, pattern makers, Westinghouse Shops, Cleveland, Ohio. Matter has adjusted itself. Trafford City matter pending.

Threatened strike, boilermakers, helpers, and other employees, Standard Oil Co. Refining Works, Cleveland, Ohio. Adjusted.

Controversy between Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. and its machinists, Newport News, Va. Adjusted.

Strike, car workers, New York Central Railroad, Clearfield, Pa. Adjusted. Controversy between Washington Steel & Ordnance Co. and machinists, Giesboro Point, D. C. Adjusted.

Controversy between Anaconda Copper Co. and boilermakers and iron workers, Anaconda, Butte, and Great Falls, Mont. Adjusted.

Strike of coal miners, West Virginia, thin vein field. Seven adjusted.
Strike, Liberty Lace & Netting Works, New York. Adjusted.

Threatened strike, mechanics, Boston & Albany Railroad, Boston. Partial adjustment.

Strike of longshoremen, Porto Rico and Bull Insular Steamship Co., New York and Porto Rico. Unable to adjust.

Controversy between ferry-boat companies and employees, San Francisco, Cal. Strike averted.

Strike of machinists, ten shops, Philadelphia, Pa. Unable to adjust.

IMMIGRATION IN APRIL, 1917.

The number of immigrant aliens admitted to the United States during the year 1916 was 355,767, as compared with 258,678 for the year 1915, an increase of 97,089, or 37.5 per cent. There was also an increase from month to month during 7 of the 12 months in 1916. During the current year the figures for the first three months show a considerable decrease from month to month. The decrease from the preceeding month for January, February, and March, 1917, is 19.9, 22.3, and 19.4 per cent, respectively. During April, however, the number of immigrant aliens admitted shows an increase of 32.3 per cent over the number admitted in March. During May immigration reached the point of low ebb, only 10,487 immigrant aliens having been admitted, the smallest number for any month in many years. As compared with April the figures for May show a decrease of 48.9 per cent. These facts are brought out in the following table:

IMMIGRANT ALIENS ADMITTED INTO THE UNITED STATES IN. SPECIFIED MONTHS 1913 TO 1917.

Classified by races, the number of immigrant aliens admitted to and emigrant aliens departing from the United States during April, 1916 and 1917, was as follows: