The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01
May list 10 the Day.

/, 000, 900 annual increase In wages
which begins today for 706.5e1 work
ers, will stimulate 2,2s3, 500 others TO
immediate demands, Secretary Morri-
son Of the American Federation OF
Labor predicted today
/ In addition 10 this vast number of
organized labor's members. Morrison
said he expected numerous demon
STATIONS from the far larger number
Of unorgantzed workers
cit is the history Of thirty years
that May 1 should see new demands
by laborers,'- he said. May ] marks
the real beginning OF spring On that
/ day the workingnan VINO has had an
Indifferent fail and winter, reviews
| the past twelve months labor and
decides whether to continue under
| the same conditions or to demand
| changes.
| THE past year has seen many con-
cessions In hours and wages 10 work
ingmen. But these changes were
brought about either through compui-
sion or were granted with the idea of
! tying the hands OF the workers in
regard to other demands. Many have
been wruns from employers after
struggles Just az distasteful TO work
ers as to capital.
! "On May /, the fruits OF the new
year are all ahead Tine business Of
the world begins and the worker
knows that unless he succeeds in ad-
i jusing his needs on May 1. they will
be thrown into the background By
| the pressure Of business until day
more convenient TO his employer"
| Demonstrations for today were ex-
pected By Morrison and other fedora
I ton officials from miners. cloak max
ers. shop hands. mill hands nunition
workers. tanners, street car men, cleo
trio workers. machinists- laundry
workers and implement makers Re
ports of definite dissatisfaction are
before the federation from these
I bodies.
/ PrYe Thousand Jobless.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May l.
Five thousand employees IN factories
strike Of 1000 nschfnists who want
an eight hour day. closed shop and
Fifty cents an hour minimum pay.
over year o. skilled labor.
100 Carpenters Strike.
AKRON, Ohio, May 1.-One thous-
and carpenters went on strike here
today to enforce their demands for
an eight hour day. So cents an hour
and the closed shop Building is at
stsndstiIl The carpenters were
receiving fo-ty-hve cents an hour.
10000 Strikers to Paz6e.
NEW YORK, May 1-One OF the
greatest May day labor parades in the
history OF New York is scheduled fo-
today when more than 100. 900 strik-
ing and Iocked-out workers will
march through the streets OF the bust
ness section. Most of the marchers
Will be men and women OF the cloak
and suit making trade, thirty thou
sand Of them being locked out and
about sixty thousand on strike In
sympathy. The other strikers who
will march include 10000 painters.
1900 carpenters, 1000 metal workers
and 1900 bakers
A strike of engineers on about TOO
tug boats and lighters in New York
harbor went into effect today. The
Fabre liner Patria, with 1900 passen-
gers from MarseiIles and Palermo
arrived off Quarantine. but was un-
able to dock on account Of the strike
and is lying outside the harbor. Tha
New York and Porto Rican liner
Brazos with 200 passengers is also
held up and two more liners are due
to arrive within twenty-four hours.
The strike has held up munition ship
ments for the allies.