Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-01
Mailing Declares
Political Strike
Has Been Defeated
The Princess Of P1ese.

Amsterdam, Aug. 16.-(By Aail.e
The strike movement, in Europe,
which was almost wholly political In
the early summer, has completely
changed its character. Today it is
purely economic, - In the United
This Is equally true Of England,
France and Switzerland. and perhaps
even Of Germany n Italy.
In France The strike of July FL,
which was political in its inception.
became economic bofofo the day ar-\
rived, the ehtef demand by far being
for to hold down the high
cost Of living, - / America. While
the strike was not declared, organized
labor Chains = victory because the
mere threat Of the strike overthrow
the minister of agriculture and caused
radical steps to be taken to lower
high prices.
Organized labor in France Is feel
ing itself. and 10 stronger thar exer in
the history of The country, although
the political socialist. movement was
distinctly defeated when the object of
the strike changed from political to
economic.
In England there is q similar stu
alton. In both England and France
the purpose of the strikers may be
termed polit5co-economic, but not po-
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was aimed at the ministry Of agri-
culture, SO in England the strikes of
the miners and railway men we're
aimed primarily to compel national
ization.
In a lengthy interview one of the
greatest labor and economic author
titles in England, Sidney Well, while
declaring himself as against the po-
litical. general strike, favoyed the use
Of the weapon to compel the govern
ment to nationalist the. mines.
Webb regarded this, together with
laborites and progressives in England,
as a legitimate labor union aim.
The political revolutionary move
ment is still very much alive in Italy.
Some Of the recent strikes there have
had a political object. The wave of
nationalism has more than counter
balanced the Bolshevist tendency. and
the high cost Of living is now the OBJ
jective Of 1tslian strikers also.
-. Sdn Alive.
In Germany, rs in Italy, the politi-
cal general strike is still very much
alive. The sole hope Of the revolu-
tionAry movement in both countries
has lain In a general european revo-
luton. After the fizzle of July FL it
became evident to the highly organ
Used and we'll informed revolutionary
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general European revolutionary move
ment was out Of the question. :
Strikes continue in all directions,
and still have a political tinge. but
there con be no question that most
Of them are due to the very genuine
grievance Of the high cost of living.
I attended the International Social
istic Congress in Luzerne, and there
discovered that the Spartacus or Boil
shevist movement in Germany does
not sven have the Individual sym
pathy of the radical or Independent
Socialists.
This extremely important body,
which constitutes by far the most Inn
portant political opposition at the
present moment, is split down the
middle.
While Crispien and some Of the
newer leaders still count on revolu-
ton. Hass. Katusky and all the best
known and older leaders want On the
contrary to build up q elgal or nom.
revolutionary opposition, movement,
with the hope Of soon gaining control
OF the government. This group is in
accord with the hostile attitude to-
ward Bolshevism Of Prime Minister
Bauer. President Ebert, and other
governmental Socialists.
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