The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-05-07
MAY-DAY STRIKES.
Thousands or Mechanics and LaborsB Strike 70
Shorter Hours.

Shorter Hours.
The working world was up in arms on FRI
day, May ], aud thousands Of mechanics.
miners aud lRborers all over the country stopped
work for shorter hours and an adjustment OF
wages. in the Pittsburg pa district be-
tween 5000 aud 6,000 railroad miners qnit
work for a new adjustment Of wages, their
strike having nothing 10 with the eight
question.
Out of the 1900 miners employed on both
sides Of the Hooking aud Sunday Creek Val
leys, in Ohio, not more than 1900 were at
work on Friday.
At Brazil. Ind, Springfield and Bolleville,
Ill, st. Louis, No. ottumwa, Iowa, Wheeling,
w. Va, Denver, Colo. the miners are all on
strike. and nothing is being done.
There is general idlencss in the building
trades throughout tho country, the men having
struck for shorter hours aud more pay. At
Pittsburg some 1900 mechanics are on strike.
The building business at Milwaukee, Wis, IS
thoroughly pardlyzed. practically every me-
chanlc IN the city having struck. The carpen-
tiers at ST. Louis, No. struck for 80 cents an
hour and au eight-hour day, and got H. The
manifestations, architectural iTOu-WOTkcrs
sheet iron aud coruice workers and carriage
makers are all on strike. At Cleveland. o.,
the lumber handlers struck, and became dis
orderly, mO6bing a number Of nOn-uuIon labor
ers who were at work. driving them from the
lumber yards Building Is at a stgndstll in
New York City aud Brooklyn aud the New
England States the mechanics quitting work
na body, demanding increased pay and shorter
hours.
In All the history OF the country there has
never before been such a general uprising Of
labor, for il extends from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific aud from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
Of Mexico. Whether the bosses will submit TO
the demands Of the strikers remains 10 be seen,
bat one thing Is certain, aud that is that great
loss will be sustained by the country in gem
cral, for the sioppaco even for one day OF such
vast and valuable interests will entail great
loss 10 all classes Of citizens.
Not only i'm this country are the workmen
affected, but nearly the whole of Europe is
suffering from the strike. and in many nstan-
ces bioodshed has followed. The largest strikes
were confined TO Belgium, while the movement
in France aud Italy was characterized by great
turbulence, fatal riots occurring al F1urmics,
France, and Rome, Italy, while uprisings,
which were put down by the police and mill
tary, sometimes not without great difficulty,
occurred in Florence. Naples and Milan, Italy
Lyons, Bordeaux, Marscillcs Paris St. Quen-
tin, France; Scrauy, Licge and Mons, Belgium,
and la Belscs Hungary. In England the strike
was very general. thousands of mechanics, la
borCrs aHd miners quitting work a. IouTmics,
France six women, eight men and several chill
dren were killed by the troops on the SPOT,
while 20 were seriously wounded, several IA
tally, aud larger number slightly. The sol
diers were merely exposed 10 a shower OF stones,
but replied with successive yolleys Of musketTy,
inficting frghtiul wounds upon their victims.
number OF members OF the Chamber Of Dcpu-
tics have Joined IN demanding a vote Of CEN
sure against NJ. Consllns, Minister OF the In
terror. The troubles la Rome are said 10 he
due 10 Anarchists, some of whom had been
sent from other countries 10 especially excite
the populace