The Washington herald., 1920-06-20
BRITISH LABOR
CRISISGROWING
All Industries Seething III
Demands for Readjust-
mcnt Of Wages. !.
PRINTERS STRIKE BIG
Evening and Sunday Papers
Suspended d in Sections.
Ships Tied Up.
PRINTERS STRIKE BIG
by SYDNEY h. CAVE.
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London. June 1s-Labor condi-
tions are growing daily worse In
the British Isles. The chronic state
of unrest is shown by the big list
of disputes and demands for higher
pay and. improved conditions pend
Ing today The example of the big
organizations in demanding read
justment of conditions Is now be-
Ing followed by the smaller crafts.
Cd English industry Is trembling
before the threat of walkout OF
the engineering and allied crafts
within two weeks unless their de-
mands are granted.
CD A strike of printers in Ian
cashire and Yorkshire has forced
the suspension of the evening and
Sunday papers. The situation Is
made further acute by the militant
Organization of the publishers who
have declared a retaliatory war on
the union, and are planning to pool
their interests and produce joint
papers of small size in the affected
areas. They declare that they will
smash the unions now that the is
sue has been joined.
Wireless. Held Up.
:, (3) The wireless operators are
holding up the movement of ships
from : London, Southampton and
Liverpool pending recognition of
their union, and the sailors and nre-
mems union have promised them
support. The strikers declare that
the Mauretania. the Olympic and
other big liners now at dock will
not be permitted to leave port until
the dispute Is settled. The ship
ping companies are actively draft
ing non-unions labor, increasing the
acuteness of the situation.
ca Lord Leverhulme's huge soap
works at Port Sunlight is at a
standstilf. and practically all the
employees are idle. The men are
sternly resisting the company's
terms for their reinstatement.
80 England may be plunged in
darkness June rs when $4,000 em-
ployes in gas plants of the country
threaten to walk out and take with
them the electrical and water works
workers.
Rail and Mine Situation.
W. Ihe WORKERS. anC
eoaI miners are showing symptom,
of precipitating a crisis IN those In.
dustries, by making demands fol
large wage boosts as a result OF
continued Increases in dividends anC
the distribution OF bonuses by Other
big corporations. The worker!
charge that capital is getting an un.
fxir share of the increased earning.
sof industry and demand equaliza
stion.
- Cd Farm workers are insisting
ON a minimum wage Of $40, which
the agricultural wage board has re
fused.
y In the midland counties the farm
hands are preparing to strike in tn,
middle of the harvest unless thei
demands are met.
Other disputes involve laundr,
girls, carriers. truckmen. tailors
dockmen, store clerks, milk distrib
uters. builders, shoe operators II
tact, you can go through the list o
industrial employment and find bu
few classes that are not seethinl
with unrest.
Labor leaders seize on the charge
OF continued government eXtrava
gance and combining these with tn
Increased taxation which is bearin;
heavily on all classes are fannini
the flames of disaffection.
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Service. Inc.)