South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-26
ITALIAN INDUSTRIAL
TROUBLES.


The first of q long series OF
strikes involving bolshevik activities
took place in Italy March %. when
workmen and peasants IN Naples and
the provinces of NOvra, Alexandria
Brexica and Treviso attempted TO
establish soviets. Troops restored
order and the strike ended within
two days On April s. however. la
Dor leaders at Bologna. after serious
rioting had occurred. ordered a gen
eral strike. The General Confeder-
alton Of Labor declared the strike
unauthorized end called Il off An
other general strike was ordered at
Turin April 10 after a week OF an
archistic activities and il spread rap
idly to the adjoining provinces Of
Vercelli and Bella.
On May 1 there were riots in
Paris and railway workers struck for
naturalization Of railroads. Labor
demonstrations also were staged in
Italy at Turin and Pola. in Spain At
Valencia. in Uruguay at Montevideo.
and in Finland at HeIsingfors.
French dock workers and coal min
ers Joined the railroad strike on May
3. The French government took
( vigorous steps 10 end the strike.
I Grafton Of Labor and characterizing
( the strike leaders as bolshevists.
/ The strikes were called off by the
General Federation of Labor on
! May q and at the same time Pre-
mier MilleTand was given vote OF
| confidence. 526 TO 90, for the stand
which he took against the strikers.
In the United States the railroad
/ unions were growing FESTIVE over
/ the delay in securing. action on their
/ demands for a wage increase and on
June q Pres't Wilson requested the
railroad labor board to reach a de-
/ cision quickly The board announced
it would give it's decision July 20
and strikes which had been declared
as a protest against the delay were
/ called OFF.
The American Federation Of La
Dor, meeting at Montreal, declared
in favor of an Irish republic and
/ pledged itself 10 wage a determined
fight against the Kansas Industrial
relations court law. On June Is the
federation reelected Samuel Com
perS president, for his 39th term.
! A street car strike in New Orleans
July l effectually tied up service.
The railway labor board an
nounced its decision on wage in
creases on July 30. awarding in
! creases Of from 20 TO p per cent tC
nearly 100000 employees. the tota
increase amounting 10 about $500
100000 a year. about half the raise
that employees had asked. The
award was accepted by the railroad
unions.
During the latter part Of July Goa
miners again struck in Illinois. Indi-
ana and Kansas, but on July 81
they were ordered back to work
after an appeal had beer made by
Pres't Wilson.
Serious riots occurred ut Denver
Aug in connection with a stree
car strike. many being killed and
injured. Federal troops were or
dered TO Denver 10 stop the dis
orders.
The railway labor board made an
| other award Aug. 10, granting al
increase amounting TO $50. 900, 900 z
year 10 1900 railway express work
erS.
on Aug 50 Prcs't Wilson APP.
. proved the majority report Of ia.
anthracite wage commission, award
ing wage increases of from L 10 -
per cent. on Sept. l anthracite op
, orators and miners signed a two
year contract based on the award
bur thousands Of men remained on
, what they termed vacation" in pro
test again the award.
. 4 strike Of surface and elevate,
, railway employees on Aug. % tied NJ
| the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
, lines for the third time within IVY,
I years.
Industrial conditions grew NOR
/ serious in Italy during the late sum
mer and fall. An distractions
campaign was started by 10000
- woTkmen on Aug. p. on Aug 81
- in Lombardy. 800 metal-workinl
plants were seized by employees an.
: workmen's councils took charge o
S the plants. on Sept. Il the work
mems council voted for cOoperattv
Y management and prOft-sharing b.
? the wOTkmen. At the same time tn
20 wOrkment took over 200 chemica
= works and several textile mills
= Premier Giolitti interviewed and Oh
{ Sept - the employers agreed 70 n