Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-07
Italian
|dustries
klrea:tened
patton Of Metal
Eiories by Workers
|ely Forerunner OF
Leral Tie-up

i sept. 1.-THE employers
IN factories which have been
~ workmen in the present
over conditions in this in
have been given five days In
70 comply with the work
demands, according to a
ion adopted by the socialist
sen kept as hostages. 1t is
Il labor. Should the employ
4 to yield, a rapid movement
4 general naturalization Ia
ened. So far the manufactur-
list they will not enter into
negotiations with the work
fore the latter evacuate the
les.
be, Sept. 7.-Government Of
will open negotiations with
neral Industrial conference at
on Thursday with a view to
the problem presented by
sure by workers Of metal fac
throughout Italy. The social
bup in the Italian parliament
old a meeting with the gov
committee of the general
rs' confederation on Friday,
Is expected at this gathering
|icy will be adopted by the
krs relative to the present ano-
IS condition Of Italian indus
S estimated that 400 of the
i metal works in Italy have
occupied by mechanics and
trs, and the movement ~
&ening to extend to the ex-
southern end of the penin-
Elaborate steps have been
by the government to pre-
order during the period when
Neral offensive against all in
les is threatened.
Wage Demands High.
|nufacturers declare that the
increase demandec w.- the
20 metal workers would add
fst 1000, 100000 lire to their
III, and that this burden could
e sustained. They point out
ITALY pays eighteen times the
tar price for coal, while Eng
|pays only three times, Amer
)nly S.5, France 8 and even
lany only H. As q result for
production is replacing Italian.
|ght steel manufactured in
te and England is selling in
country at a lower price than
italian product.
10 members Of the ministry VIII
Milan and it is hopeo .ne
fal Industrial conference will
early action on their sugges-
II this action should be fav-
|e It would mean the end Of
lgitation for the occupation Of
Rs. II It should be unfayorable.
impossible to predict the dura-
and possible consequence Of
kruggle.
Strikers Prepared.
Fixers here believed last night
an effort would be made by
police to take possession of
pants. They sounded an
q with sirens and immediate
'owds of women and children
ed to the occupied plants to
relatives. This, according to
police, appears to indicate the
ers nave agreed, in case of an
x upon them, to protect them
oy the presence of women
cnildren. All night armored
ana motorcyclists patrolled
Nfeets and machine guns were
% In dominating positions,
'ne IDLY curious were driven
the streets by carabineers.
activity led the strikers to ex-
an attack. All banks are strict
suaroed and their staffs are
% at all times.
Appropriate Pay.
some plants near Turin the
ers have broken open safes
'aken money to pay the wages
cain are due them, says a
''cn to the Tribuna, At the
automobile works, strong
nave ben rifled and docu-
ana correspondence have
.aken, the newspapers say. AL
uei i4S Turin factories have
y" ! receiving orders from their
|. ! striking metal workers at
] ) nave released engineers who
nave been rifled and docu-
'rsu y lhe prisoners were treated
u sue greatest Difference. At Flor
: e strikers have formed them
,,,, nilo musical bands in order
- e the monotony of their
Imprisonment, while in
a o.aer factories the men
: themselves with phono-