The Washington herald., 1919-05-02
MEN In u. S. SERVICE
ACTIVE In TROUBLES
Socialists Bearing Red Flags
Stir Anger of Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines.
France, Argentina and
Canada Among Nations
That Have Uprisings.

Rioting took place in various
cities as incidents of "Red" Nav
Day yesterday.
In Cleveland, Ohio, one mar
was shot and instantly killed, and
more than fifty are in hospitals
as the result of an attack upon a
parade OF Socialists who carried
the -red flag. The demonstration
against the marchers was made
by citizens and discharged soldiers
and sailors. The man killed. who
is believed 10 have been a labor
agitator, was shot by Detective
Woodring, who asserted that he
fired only 10 save his own life.
Albany Plumbers strike.
Albany. y. Y. May Albany news
papers were tied up thus morning
when the journeymen printers walked
out, striking for higher wages. The
morning papers appeared as usual.
but there Will be no editions tomorrow
unless an agreement Is reached today.
No linotype operators were at work
this morning. kilograms were re-
ceived by the local union officials from
Marsden q. Scott. president OF the
international union. in which sanction
of the strike was refused. The men
were ordered back TO work and to
submit their case to arbitration The
I : -
lation of an agreement 10 arbitrate
I The men demand S3s week for day
work and SO for night work, seven
hours to constitute days work. but
later offered to compromise at So for
iday work and 81 a week for night
work with an eight-hour day. At
present they receive SO for day and
SO for night work. Employers offered
SOS week for day workers and so
a week for night workers. beginning
today. and s. week additional TO
each class of men on October l.
The building industry in Albany was
completely tied up by a strike. The
men are demanding higher wages. II
is estimated about 5Ooo men are out
Trouble In Pennsylvania.
Indiana. Pa. May Radicals.
who started from Homer City this
morning for Indiana TO hold a May
Day demonstration were dispersed
by group Of State police Capt. w.
&c. Price. Of the state police force
There announced today.
Near Homer City. the standard
bearer. with red flag. leading q
PROCESSION Of $50 demonstration.
was arrested. At watcrtown. near
Indiana. forty men in a demonstra-
tion were stopped and the flag car
lricr arrested. At this place five men
carrying rcvolvers and smother with
three sticks Of dynamite were also
taken.
Acting Superintendent George =.
Lumbb of the State police said the
force is concentrated at various
points in the State and that he eK-
pected little trouble.
Mob OF 1000 Dispersed.
Lawrence. Mass, MAY IA crowd
of nearly 2OOO striking textile
| workers was dispersed by the police
I when they tried to parade today in
I a Nav Day demonstration. There
were no arrests and the crowd broke
! up without any disturbance.
One Cincinnati strike.
Cincinnati. May /. - May Day
found Cincinnati with only one
strike. The plumbers walked out
after demand for 95 cents an hour
and a five-day work week had been
| refused.
Car Men Co On Strike.
J! Wheeling. W. Va, May I-One
thousand car mon went on strike
today. tying up traffic ON three cleo
trio lines.
Walk Ont In Syracuse.
Syracuse. n. Y. May l.-Betweep
5000 and 1000 building trade work.
ers struck here today for higher
wages. Among the trades out are
the carpenters. fathers. laborers
bricklayers. masons. elt ,tricisns. en-