The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-12-08
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

The Bleriot airplane works at Paris,
France, closed down indefinitely,
throwing 1900 persons out Of work.
unions have a total membership Of
about 100000.
In Omaha, Neb., charters to -
new af1iliates have recently been is
sued by the International Brotherhood
Of Stationary Firemen.
The jewelry industry in Switzerland.
according to recent information, In
cludes 759 factories and shops, en-
ploying 27,588 persons.
Philadelphia leads the world in the
manufacture of textiles, just as It
makes more locomotives, more steel
railroad ears and more leather goods,
Only a few years ago the metal
works in Petrograd employed nearly
10000 workers, while at the present
time the number of workers has fallen
from 5 to z per cent of the normal.
The -Pepperell and York (Mass.)
cotton mills, employing 6.000 persons,
inagurated a working schedule of
three days q week to continue until
further notice.
A bill to reclassify the wage scale
Of all civil service employees will be
presented to congress by Representa-
tive Frederick R. Lehlback New Jer-
sey), chairman Of the house commit
tee on civil service reform.
Unless the landslide in lumber
prices is checked so per cent of the
sawmills on the Pacific coast will be
compelled to close down. Already so
per cent of the mills in the South are
idle.
The John L.. Roper Lumber COM
pany, operating one of the largest saw
mills in the South, announced that its
plant at Newbern. N. c., would close
for a period, because of q lack Of de.
mand for lumber. More than 1000
men will be affected.
Because Of lack of demand for zinc
three Butte MONTY mines of the Ana.
conda Copper Mining company discon-
tinued production. About 500 men
are affected. Similar action was taken
by the Butte Superior company sew.
efal days ago.
Although more than 400 men have
been laid off in the shops Of the Bal
timore 4 Ohio railroad in Baltimore
within the last few days, no curtail-
ment Of the. roads personnel in Wash
ingtoni Is contemplated, according to
officials.
At Brunswick, Me-, the Cabot Cot
ton mills, which have been closed
since August z, resumed operations.
While closed during a two weeks va
cation period. labor troubles devel-
oped, which were not settled until a
few days ago. The loss in wages was
estimated at 100000.
An energetic protest over the activ-
tiles Of. the police against trades
unions Is uttered in a manifesto is
sued by the Spanish General Fedora
ton Of Labor. The document says the
seizure by the police of trades unions
accounts and minutes and also their
arrests. of members Of the unions have
created a feeling of the strongest in
dignation on the part Of the working
classes. i
More than 800 members Of the Bos-
ton Policemen's union voted unani-
mously to instruct officers Of the union
to surrender It's charter to the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor. No mem
bers Of the present police force are
members Of the union.
The international Harvester com
pany has denied reports Of q contem-
plated reduction of forces at Chicago
plants. and reports no material change
anywhere, but, on the contrary, 1t Is
preparing for heavy spring business.
Applications for work show surplus
labor, both skilled and unskilled.