, 1919-10-09

employers to grant a 44-hour week eff
fective at once and a weekly wage in
crease of $14. A large number of week
ly and monthly magazines suspended
publication to join the lockout. The
international unions have denounced
h strike and outlawed the strikers,
and the employers announced their
plants would remained closed until
they could be operated with forces
composed entirely of members of the
international unions.
Great Britain. almost tied up by the
great railway strike, saw a chance for
peaceful settlement toward the end
of the week when representatives Of
the transport workers and other trades
went into conference with Premier
Lloyd George. None of the railroad
men were in the deputatlon. The allied
unions were seeking a compromise as
an alternative to going on a sympa-
thetic strike. So far the government
had been firm in its refusal to yield
anything to the strikers, and many
trains were being operated under
armed guard. The use of soldiers in
this way aroused the bitter protests
of organized labor generally. AS a con-
sequence of the strike the United
States shipping board stopped the
clearance of vessels for England.
Labor in England has thought up
something that it seems to have over
looked in this country. Union COM
npSitnrC IN coma nonarS oSSorfad tho
right to censor the news they set up
SO it would not be ~unfavorable to the
strikers, n in at least N instance
they compelled the withdrawal Of an
advertisement for men to take the
places of those who had quit.
Before this appears in type DAN
runzio's Italians and the Jugo-Slavs
may be openly at war. The rebel
leader has said he considers such a
state exists, and he and his followers
apparently will welcome the outbreak
of hostilities. At Spalato there already
has been fighting, in which 1t was re-
ported some 200 men were killed. Two
American cruisers hurried there to re-
store order. D'Annunzio's army in
creases daily with the arrival of de
serters from the regulars and he dis
played his defiant spirit by refusing
to treat with the government as long
as Nitti remains at its head. He was
planning a juncture of Italian troops
at lara and Sebenico and there were
persistent rumors that unless the gov
eminent yielded and supported him
he would proclaim a new republic. The
situation of the Italian government
would be ridiculous If it were not so
nearly tragic. Except for the Social
lists. the people certainly are in sym
pathy with D'Annunzio's assertion
that Fiume must belong to Italy, and
the demand is general that the SUI
preme council of the allies ignore Pres
ident Wilson and carry out that clause
of the treaty of London. France and
Great Britain have been only luke
warm in their support of Mr.. Wilson,
and probably would comply with the
demand of the Italians If they could
do so gracefully. However. the su-
preme council holds the position that,
all else aside, it cannot afford to have
its authority iouted by Italy, as that
would open the way for Greece. Rou-
mania. and even Germany and Bull
garia to take similar action in regions
tc which they lay claim.
1t was stated unoficially in Wash
ington that unless the Adriatic ques-
ton was settled very soon the United
States government might consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of Withdrawing for the
present any further material assist
ance to the other powers. Presum-
ably this hin was designed to keep
them in line with the presidents pol
icy.
The landing of Americans at Trau
end the expulsion of the Italians from
that town was seized upon by the op-
ponents of the administration with
avidity. After a heated debate the SEN
ate adopted a resolution calling upon
the president for an explanation. 1t ap-
rcars the action was taken by Admir-
al Andrews at the request of an Ital-
ian admiral, and Admiral Knapp, COM
handing our naval forces in European
waters, has reported that this inter
vention prevented bloodshed (which
perhaps would have resulted in a state
of actual war between Italy and Jugo-
Slavia." That part OF the Dalmatian
coast was intrusted to the care of the
Americans by the supreme council.