Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28
industrial! Unrest World
wide.

During the first month Of the new year
there occurred a number Of serious dis
turbances in the industrial world. The
disagreement between the fremen and
iifty-four railroads east of Chicago and
north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers
came to a crisis In the middle of January.
II was finally decided to let the question
OF 4 strike go to a vote. The result was
O. decision to 30 on strike for higher
wages. Finally. however. it was decided
to refer the matter to arbitration. which,
In April adjusted an increase of 10 to II
per cent III wages.
Another strike of immense proportions
was that Of the garment workers Of New
York city. This demonstration involved
the going out of 13J, 600 men and women
and was accompanied by monster pa
rade and many acts of violence. Febru-
airy - the strike was terminated by an
increase In wages and the referring o.
the question of shorter hours to arbitra-
tioI. Eariy III January the bitter strike
or the textile workers at Little Falls,
n Y, which had continued for tel
weeks and had been marked by numerous
colilslons between the authorities and the
strikers: came to an end. the settlement
terms giving the workers a wage increas,
ana sixty hours pay for flfty-four hours
work In January, also, the walters and
hotei employees in New York city to the
NUMBER OF 10000 went on strike, but
failed to obtain their object
February l the American Federation
or Labor ordered a general strike in tn
mills Of the United States Steel Corpor.
auon Iii the Pittsburgh district Early in
April street car service in Buffalo, ". Y.
vas Crippled by q strike. Two regiments
OK militia and troop Of cavalry were
ordered out after day of rioting by the
strikers The trouble was finally brough
TO an end by the successful mediation OF
inc mayor July % the strike of the sill
workers at Paterson. n j.. yyhic;, h.d
lasted five months and affected 25.Cxy, am
p!oyes, was abandoned
Early In June a United States Senate
committee began an Investigation into
conditions in the West Virginia bitumi-
the miners OF this region had resulted
In a reign OF terror and large districts
were under martial law The Committees
VISITED the disturbed sections and pre-
saileu upon the men to return to work
although there is still much bitterness
ana discontent over the situation. Dur-
ing the first week of November a strike
OF motorInen and conductors in Indian
apois tied up traffic completely.
The month Of August was marked nv
an industrial outbreak in Italy which re-
suited In serious consequences At the
eno OF week or general striking at Mi
IAN tWenty-three persons were slain nine
soioiers among these, and thousands were
AT barcelona, Spain, 4 general strike
threw 1oOoo men out, of work and closed
21 factories. The general strike nro-
claimed IN Italy resulted in failure for
the strikers.
The board Of arbitration APPOINTED 70
settle the differences between the east
ern railroads and tlfcir conductors ana
trainmen filed its award November NJ II,
the United States district court Wages
were increased approximately ,,e,. cent
Of he F<.~
concerned We're increased SG.Os, Otsp with
an additional $4VO0,Oo0 to satisfy the fun
crew requirement.
The industrial outlook in Great Britain.
according TO the English chief industrial
commissioner. is gloomy and fraught
Win dangerous uncertainty During the
latter part OF the year 4 number OF
strikes with significant new features have
TAKEN place In September several thou
SAND miners i'll Wales struck and fled IN
large section OF the coal industry
other phases Of the Industrial discomfort
are shown III the motor Omnibus STRIKE
III London and the militant organiza ton
OF the postnen of that city The trans
por, workers OF Dublin carried on hit-
ter strike for several weeks and ..rat,
November II. LOCO Irish TRANSPORT men
walked out. with demand for the re-
tease VI their leader. James Larisin. who
Was Immediately set free.
one OF the most extensive. strikeo j., ~.
history OF American ratlroading occurred
November ID between 1900 and 4.ots,
conductors. trainmen and lirelnen EN-
.ioseo OF, the sunset division of the
Southern Pacific railroad. which eytand.
from Ne" Orleans to FL Paso, Tex. cult
work at a concerted signal This strike
was the outcome OF several months of
Iutiie eHoft on the part OF the employ es
to secure better wages and honr
though At first the railroad authorities
protested that there would be no effort
at compromise OH their part, It Was
iihaii3 agreed TO treat with the fedora
work ~ 'iteit