From this it will be seen that 57 per cent belong to labor organizations, a large proportion of these being in the city of Detroit. About 34 per cent do not belong to such organizations, only about 9 per cent giving no answer. Number who say its effect increases wages Number who say its effect does not increase wages.. Whole number belonging to labor organizations. 1,054 9 11 1,074 This shows that of those who belong to labor organizations over 98 per cent are satisfied that the effects of such organizations tend to increase wages, while less than 2 per cent think otherwise or give no answer. Number who say that the organization to which they belong has a Number who say such organization has no death benefit. Whole number belonging to labor organizations Number who say that said organization has a sick benefit. Number not answering Whole number belonging to labor organizations.. 17 1,053 4 1,074 15 1,055 4 1,074 This shows that 98 per cent report that said labor organizations have neither sick nor death benefits. These answers will be interesting to many who are making a study of such societies. Although the question was not asked it is presumed that the supposed benefits derived from these organizations are in the matter of strikes, etc. Number who say they have other life insurance_ 924 910 31 Whole number canvassed___ 1,865 Number who say they have accidental insurance.. Whole number canvassed... 260 1,464 141 1,865 This indicates that 49 per cent carry life insurance, while about the same number are not thus provident. Less than 2 per cent failed to On the question of accidental insurance only about 14 per cent are thus protected. It was thought that more of this class of laborers had protected themselves and families against accidents. answer. RELATIVE TO ACCIDENTS. 59 Number who reported having received accidents past year. Whole number canvassed. 14 1,865 This shows that less than 3 per cent report having received accidents during the year. The accidents reported were generally of a trivial nature, the most serious being schedule No. 1198, who reports breaking both ankles. Some of the accidents reported were mere scratches. RELATIVE TO FOREIGN IMMIGRATION. Number who say foreign immigration injures present occupation. 1,493 Number who say foreign immigration does not injure present occupation 310 Number who do not answer 62 Whole number canvassed. 1,865 Number who are in favor of restricting foreign immigration 1,792 61 12 Whole number canvassed. 1,865 From these answers it is shown that over 80 per cent are satisfied that foreign immigration injures their present occupation, while less than 17 per cent think it does not. The large number who are in favor of restricting foreign immigration (over 96 per cent) shows the thoughts and feelings of Another evidence that the laborer has the laborers on this subject. decided views on this question is the fact that nearly every man canvassed gave a decided answer. The objection to foreign labor is not confined to the American born laborer. His foreign born co-laborer has just as decided views against foreign labor, although that labor may come from his native country. In this connection the student will be interested in studying the table from which these deductions are made. EMPLOYES OF HACK AND BUS LINES, ETC. Table No. 2 contains the statistics of employés and owners of hack and bus lines, draying, teaming, etc. The canvass was made in all parts of the State, especially in the cities and larger towns, although through the failure of some who were selected as canvassers, several important places were not canvassed. The schedule used for the canvass was nearly like the one used in canvassing street railway labor, which appears on pages 2 and 3 of this report. Its inquiries embrace the residence, nationality, age, social condition, nature of work, hours of labor, loss of time, earnings and savings, work in other countries, times, homes, living, labor organizations, insurance and foreign immigration. All of the schedules returned to the Bureau were tabulated, but some of the inquiries contained were omitted from the table, the object being to shorten the work so that the width of the table would not cover more than two pages. The canvass embraced 3,127 persons, but only 2,000 appear in the report, this being deemed sufficient for a complete verification of the work. The deductions which follow this table were made from the entire tabulation and is a summary of the information given by the 3,127 persons canvassed. Its perusal will be found interesting and useful to those who make a study of the questions involved. In tabulating and presenting these statistics to the public, the Bureau has been very careful as to the accuracy of the information contained. The original schedules are numbered, classified and on file in the Bureau and open to inspection. |