The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-10
ALL WORLD ON
FIRE WITH MOB
Law AND RIOTS
War Has Put People on
Trigger Edge,

WASHINGTON, April l0-Ffom
the ornate and luxurious "clock room"
of the Quai dOray, with n, velye'y
carpets, priceless por'ierre' and marble
embellishments. 10 scenes OF violence
where lives are being taken and the
mutterings Of mobs heard, is far cry
Yet since January lS. the day the
peace conference formally opened, TO
the present date, the world has seen
hundreds Of strikes, riots and other
disorders
Based on information obtained in
Washington it is believed that more
than 500 strikes, riots. uprisings and
the like have taken place IN the topsy
,urycy existence that the year 1919 has
thus far seen. The number is abnof-
NAL and il is exclusive OF the many
wars now being waged in Europe and
Asia. These. Of course. are what are
known as little wars" nevertheless.
they exact a toll Of dead and wounded
every day.
In America. Too.
The United States is not immune
from the unrest visible in all parts
Of u,e world and which many persons
ascribe in large measure 10 the
seeming failure to obtain peace. Since
the peace conference began its analysis
ok the problems before it there have
been over twenty major strikes in
this country. affecting over 10000
workers.
ireland and Soo,lapd have expert
enced many disturbances. Strikes and
riots have broken out IN Glasgow and
Belfast, there has been a red flag
procession in London and two grave
instances wherein soldiers have tenn
porarily taken the law into their own
hands.
Throughout, the British empire there
has been much trouble. Egypt has
seen the torch of mobs and Carlo
has been gripped by riots. India has
been the scene of local troubles, the
latest eliminating several days ago in
Delhi.
Australia has had "pro -bolshevist"
disorders and "anti-bolshevist" at
tacks OF violence and south Africa ha.
cen several severe disturbances.
| Spain Has Troubles.
Spain has been in the throes Of dis.
order TO such an extent as to cal
Tor martial law throughout praetieall,
the entire kingdom, while Portugal
since the armed clash between royal
lists and republicans, has been perehe,
on the top OF . volcano which ma,
break fohh at any moment.
II South America has also felt the Ap
parent unrest. Disorders in BrazI
and Argeutina have been on an un
heard Of scale, while the fear OF
war between Peru and Bolivia d
one side against Chile on the Other
has augmented the passions Of mob
in these three countries.
Il NoieA - ~ p'cseHt tUc scene o
riots, although these are riot, whicl
aim At independence and an escap
from the heavy yoke Of the japanese
Italy and Serbia have been march
ing columns Of inflamed men an,
women in some OF their principa
cities and France, too, has bee
touched by the current OF disconten,
In Lyons. il, third city. it yas nece.
sary 10 call out the troops to pu
down the disorder, and only last Sun
day Paris saw spectacle in tn
parade IN memory Of Jusres, the 50
cialist assassinated st the outbreak Q
the war. which had more than 4 touc
Of the ominous. .
All Of the above Disturbances are ex
elusive tof the hair trigger" exisiene
N the enemy countries-German,
4 Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Tui
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