Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
MILLION MEN
AND WOMEN QUIT
WORK IN BERLIN
Working Glasses Dissatis-
fled Over Progress Of
Peace Negotiations.
SHlPYARD WORKERS AND
MINERS THROW DOWN TOOLS
Several Leaders of Independent
Socialists Thrown Into
Prisons.
REVOLT IN FINLAND GROWS
Southern Section Reported in tho
Hans or Red Guards-Othcr
War News OF Interest.
SHlPYARD WORKERS AND
MINERS THROW DOWN TOOLS
REVOLT IN FINLAND GROWS
Southern Section Reported in tho
Hans or Red Guards-Othcr
War News Of Interest.
nv Associated Pres..I

BY Associated Press
TransccndinS in interest even ths
great victory Of tho Italians over the
Austrians on tho Northern Italian bat
tic front. Is tho political and economic
situation in Germany.
Here, apparcntly a large part Of the
country is in tho throcs Or great
labor uphcaval. due to dissatisfaction
by the work ing classes over the prog
ross of the peace negotiations and over
Internal political conditions generally.
Throughout the country thousands
upon thousands OF the working classes
-botn mea and women have struck.
and many OF the great manufactures
and industries arc affected.
IN Berlin alone nearly 100000 persons
are reported on strike, and hourly those
who have quit work arc receiving re-
endorsements. Likewise, in kicl, the
great ship-yard center, at the Ham,
burg Iron Works, and in the Rhenish
Wcstphalian mine region workers have
thrown down their tools and left their
jobs.
Leaders &C tho Socialists-both OF
the independent and the majority fac
tions, are in control Of -tno-,movement
and for their pains "a number OF the
independents have been ordered impris-
oncd. Hugo lIaase. OF the independents
and Philip Scheidemann. majority So
cialist leader in the Reichstas, are
heading their respective followers.
Adviccs received by way of Switzer-
land arc TO tho effect that tho Socialists
have delivered an ultimatum TO the
government demanding tho conclusion
OF a general peace without indcmnities
or anneSations. participation by, tho
workmen i'll peace discussions, amelio-
ration OF tho food situation, the right
Of public assembly, the release OF all
political prisoners and the introduction
Of equal electoral suffrage by direct
secret ballot.
News concerning internal conditions
in Austria still is scant, owing TO the
strict censorship. The latest informa-
ton received from VicnEc is that there
has been a great conflagration in tho
grain warehouses and that revolutions
aries arc suspected of having started It.
REVOLT CONTINUES TO
GROW IN FINLAND
In Finland the trouble between the
government forces and rcvoiutionists
continues to grow in extent. The
rcvolutionists are declared to have
formed government OF their own.
All Southern Finland is said to be in
the hands of the Rcd Guard. While
the government forces in the north
are asserted to have defeated and
disarmed the revolutionaries at various
places and to have started southwark
to give battle TO the elements of dis
satisfaction there. The Socialists haya
taken II hand in the trouble, having
issued a manifesto declaring that the
Finnish government desires to rule the
proletariat.
Although Finland has appealed 10
sweden for military aid, such aid Is
not likely to be rendered. On tho con-
trary, sweden apparently has shown
its desire TO keep aloof from the con-
troversy by closing the frontier 10
prevent the Red Guard from obtaining
wcapous.
The Italian success against the AUS
,rians in the mountain region OF
Northern Italy has been extended b.
tho capture Of Monte di Val Bella an
ohter dominating height on the Asiaso
Plateau. An intensive artillery duel
is now in progress along the entire
front. the hustrians bomba riding tho
Italians in their new positions and tha
Italians pouring an avalanche Of Shclts
on positions behind the cncmys line.
Two Austrian divisions were almost
completely wiped out during tho fight
ing for the height positions and more
than ..6Q0 prisoners six guns and 100
machine guns fell into the hands OF
tho Italians.
Mutua! hombardmcnts and small
Taiding encounters continue TO feature
tho nghtinS on other fronts