Washington, Nov. 1. nUersploynient ix a rather sore subject here and the statement. by the British Premier, Mr. Ramsay! MacDonald, in the House of Com rons, that the unemployed in_the United States really cmounted to between 10 and 12 millions has eaus-flutter in ofeial circles.
Statistical experts express the opinion that the British and American systems of calculating the numder of unemployed produce much] the same results and contend that, leven if the temporary unemployed were included in the American figures, those figures would not exceed five to six millions, Tt is pointed out that the ence meraters in the United States make house-to-house alls to count. the unemployed, whereas the unemploy-are registered at the Labour Ex-Jehanges in Great Britain, his speech in the House Commons, Mr. Ramsay. MaeDonal contended that no country in the world published unemployment gures in the way Great Britai published them, and he added that had been told by an American industrialist that if the British practice were adopted in the United States, 10 to 12 muilllons of vnemployed poreers would be shows there—Reater.
Washington, Oct. 31.
Work on designs for shore construction projects which will cost $14,000,000 is being speeded by the Navy Department as a means} lof alleviating the present economic depression and unemployment in the aay, United States, it was announced to-
The projects are to include barracks, piers and power houses on both "the Atlantic and the Pacific coast, according to. today's statement. Sa The White Houke <paliesman te-vealed to-day that there are one billion dollars worth of public works undertakings el of construction or pending. The! part that is) still pending. will be undertaken in the near future, arly contracts being coriteniplated.
is believed that these contracts cing hastened will reeve the preenenplersent open Uns
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