The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-02
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fer with Mr.. Fitzpatrick or his asso-
ciates.''
Ninety per cent Of the railroad men
in Scotland have joined in the strike
aud others are said to be ''cOming out.
\ New York dispatch says that the
| trend of prices III the steel market
points Enthusiastically to a belief in an
| early settlement of the strike in the
| steel mills
\ statement issued at Washington
| iy the National Coal Association says
| that demands now nissese by the
| miners mean. if granted. an increase
of S1.CtO.OOO.0OO in the cost Of coal to
the people of the United States during
the coming year.
The governennt retail store in New
| Orleans has received instructions from
| Washington to sell food as well as COM
modities. The order is to discontinue
sales to communities and, through the
| rostoffices and sell through the store
direct to citizens.
| AS Il result of the low price of the
| franc in America and England the
French Government has just placed It's
first order for machinery and equip
ment with German firms because Of
the fact that the franc is worth more
in that country.
| Yoakun, Texas. is soon to have a
cotton mill. There is plenty Of water
| power available near IOakum, accord
ing to IL dispatch originating with the
secretary of the commercial club there,
and local capital exclusively will back
the new enterprise.
The control committee Of the cotton
seed industry, ut its meeting In Alexan-
dria last week. endeavored to find out
why there was such a divergence be-
tween the price of cotton seed and the
prices being obtained by the packers
for the products Of cotton seed oil.
Three unions Of the Great Lakes
Steamship workers voted last week to
go on strike. in sympathy with the
steel workers. The marine firemen, oil
ers and water-tenders and coal-passers
are the three unions involved. They
claim membership Of 1900 men.
\ dublin. Ireland, dispatch recites
that the grave diggers of that city have
struck and have called upon the hearse
drivers to strike in sympathy and re-
fuse to convey bodies for burial. The
cemeteries SO far. are Hpt picketed,
people owning burial plots being allow
ed to open and close graves without
hinderance.
\ Chicago dispatch of last Saturday
says delegates to the convention Of
Federated Railroad shop Crafts pass
ed a resolution calling Oh the railway
( department of the American Fedora
, ton Of Labor to call strike Of all
. railway shopmen if the original de-
mands of 81 cents and 90 cents are not
granted by November 1st.
, John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the
, steel-wOrkerS' strike committee in teS
: tifying before the congressional inves
tigating committee in Washington last
Thursday said that if the steel mill
people would agree to arbitration Of
the questions at issue the strikers
would Immediately return to work
r that the strike was precipitated by the
refusal of Mr.. Gary and other mill Op
!, orators to meet the representatives O1
the unions and talk over grievances
;. hut that IL mere agreement to meet the
mems representatives would not now
!. stop the strike.
f "A decrease in the price Of .clothin;
!. is an imposSibility. says Il new Or
!, leans dealer The president of Il large
4 knitting firm recently said: Can w
! feed and clothe the world on an eight
: hour day: Europe says not. German!
has adopted tel-lour day as Il mini
mum. Unless we wish to be left in th'
: lurch we must increase the hours o
, the working day. In the sheep-raisin'
: districts the herders and other employ
= ees are receiving double wages as com
, pared to prewar figures. In the loon
? mills in Massachusetts and Connection
> there has been strike after strike, ant
the garment makers are now paid b.
: the week instead of the piece. whic
destroys incentive for production. TIL
manufacturer has been compelled t
2 pay higher wages and receive fewe
Z hours of labor in return. Of cOurS
z this is his problem but the. cost is nat
= urally passed on to the retailer an
z then to the consumer
The first day of the greatest strik
that ever occurred in England-th
= railroad mems strike-i,assed quietl!
e hut with practically complete stoppae
of industry. 1t was said by the pres
dispatches to have been the most con
plete tie-up. Of industry ever known
z LtEngland. Saturday night great mas
meeting of the railroad men was hel
c in London. After the singing Of I'll
= Red Flag" for an hour. James Henr
g Thomas. secretary of the unions. az
= dressed the meeting with heated Gel
sure Of the government and said in IL
course Of his speech that trouble ";
z brewing that is the kind that leads
bloodshed Trains leaving London wit
passengers were stopped and their e
yines taken away. leaving the lHlsse
g gers to camp i'll the cars. Food traii
for Liverpool and other great Britis
@ cities were unable to pull out and
many cases fish and other perisllab
. foods spoiled on the cars.