The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-12-31

switchmen began in Chicago April IS,
and spread rapidly to other parts OF
the country. Federal officers arrested
20 leaders OF the strike in CHICAGO.
April 10. on charges Of interfering with
the mails and violation Of the Lever
act. On April 10 the joint railroad
wage board created by the Cummlns-
Esch bill, announced that It would not
hear cases Of men who we're on strike.
A new coal strike was lnaugurated
IA Illinois and Kansas April o.
FIVE thousand men going out because
Of dissatisfaction with the wage
awards made by the coal commission.
The first Of n long series OF strikes
involving Bolshevik activities took
place in Italy March 25, when work
men and peasants in Naples and the
provinces Of Novra, Alexandra. BreN-
cha and Treviso, attempted to establish
soviets. Troops restored order and
the strike ended within two days.
On May / there were riots In Paris.
and railway workers struck for ma
tionalizatlon Of the railroads. French
dock workers and coal miners joined
the strike on May 3. The French gov
eminent took vigorous steps to end
the strike. moving to dissolve the Gen.
eral Federation Of Labor and char
acterlzing the strike leaders as Bolshe-
visits. The strikes were called OF by
the General Federation Of Labor on
May q.
The Railway Labor board announced
les decision on wage Increases on July
20. awarding Increases " from 20 TO
q per cent to nearly 100000 employ
/ ces, the total Increase amounting 80
about SGOOOOO.0OO year. about hnll
| the raise that employees had asked
The award was accepted bv tie rail.
road unions.
During the latter part ~ July coal
miners again struck In Illinois lud.
ana and Kansas. but on July 80 th"'
were ordered back a. work, after rn
appeal had been made by President
Wilson.
Serious riots occurred nt Denver ~
gust . In connection with % street ri'
strike many being killed and niurH'
Federal troops were ordered 10 uru,u.
30 stop the disorders.
The Railway Labor board mudr ui
other award August 10. gruntua H.
increase amounting 10 SiuWluu o.
year 90 10000 railway express worker.
un August 30 President Wilson ur
proved the majority report % thr 1000
thrlcltr wage commission. uvurir.
wHgr increases ~ from ~ to 900 Goes"
cent On September / anthracite ur
orators and miners signed twu.y.W
contract based on the award. hui ih"I
sands N men remained on what ihry
termed vacation" H. protest usHlH-
the uwurd.
Industrial conditions grew murr a.a
r.ous iu Italy during the late suww,
aud full. An uhviruvtiuuist ruuuU rI
WIS started hy jnoO1u wurkmvu uI
August -. on August 81 In iHw
hHuly. 800 Woodworking u'nuis were
seized by employees and wurkmru''
councils took charge OF the plants. on
September 10 the wurkmrns council
voted Tor cooperative management
and proiitshnring by the work
men. At the same time the workmel
took over 300 chemical work. and sey
rrnl textile mills. Premier Giolltti in
tcrycncd. and on september 10 the rm
ploycrs agreed to his terms ~ settle
mcnt, granting increases ~ ray ret
roactlye 10 July ~. The workmen nc
ceptcd the settlement and ordered n,
factories returned 90 the owners,
An industrial crisis was preelpltatct
IN England on October M by strik,
OF 100000 coal miners. on the 2sth
an agreement was reached Tor an in'
crease IA wages IN consideration ~ d
pledge on the part of the miners "a
help Increase production. The strike
was called on November 3,
A severe business depression wn'
felt throughout the United States dur
inF the closing weeks Of the year. The
trend toward lower wages was mnrEe,
by the announcement of the textile
mills OF New England In December o
reduction In wages amounting &
22is per cent,