Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-31
Miners, Shipyard and Iron
Workers Quit Work Through
Out District Internal Poll
tics Cause Dissatisfaction.
AUSTRIA AND FINLAND
IN STATE OF REVOLT
Italians in Mountain Region
Make Extensive Gains on
InyaderSi Raiding and Bom-
bardmentS in West
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Transccnding in interest even the
great victory of the Italians over the
Austrians on the northern italian bait
tie front is the political and economic
situation in Germany.
Here, apparently, large part OF
the country is in the throes of "a
great labor upheaval, due 10 the dis
satisfaction by the working classes
over the progress of the peace nego-
tiations and over internal political
conditions generally, Throughout the
country thousands upon thousands of
the working classes--both men aud
women-have struck and many of the
great manufactures and industries
ere affected.
More Striking Hourly.
In Berlin alone, nearly half a mil
lion persons are reported on strike
and hourly those who have quit work
are receiving reinforcements. Like
wise, in Kiel, the great shipyard cen
ter, at the Hamburg Iron works and
in the Rhenish Westphalian mine re.
gion workers have thrown down their
TOOLS and left their Jobs.
Leaders of the socialists--both the
independent and the majority fac
tons-evidently are in control of the
movement and for their pains num-
her of the independents have been
ordered imprisoned. Hugo 'Haase OF
the Independents and phtiipp
Scheidemann, the majority socialist
leaders in the reichstag are heading
their respective followers.
Ultimatum Delivered.
Advices received by way of Switser-
land are to the effect that the social
lists have delivered an ultimatum to
the government demanding that con-
clusien of general peace without
lndemnities or annexations, partici-
pation by the workmen in peace dis
eussions, amelioration of the food sit
uation, the right of public assembly.
the release of all political prisoners
and the introduction of equal elec-
toral suffrage by direct secret bal
lot.
News concerning internal condl-
uons IN Austria still is scant. owing
70 the strict censorship. The latest
information received from Vienna is
mat there has been a great conflagra-
tion In the grain warehouses there
and that revolutionaries are suspected
Of having started II.
Finland In Turmoil.
In Finland the trouble betweep the
soVerhrhent forces and revolutionists
continues to grow in extent The rev
'iutionists are declared to have form
ed government of their own. All
southern Finland is said to be In the
hands of the red guard
Although Finland has appenIed
% Sweden for military aid, such aid il
iot likely to be rendered.
The Italian success against the Ans.
rians in the mountain region or
lorthern Italy has been extended by
ne capture of Monte Di Val Bella
ihother dominating height on tho
asiago plateau. An intensive artillery
.uei Is IN progress along the entire
font, the Austrians bombardinp tha
ltaiians In their new positions behind
ne enemy's line. Two Austrian d.
''slons were almost completely wiped
'ut during the fighting for the
ieight positions and more than e.soo
'i,soners' six guns and 100 machine
ell INTO the hands Of the Italians
Mutual bombardments and s,,an
aiding encounters continue to feature
he nghtlng on the other fronts.