Marble Hill press., 1920-01-08
Labor and Industrial.

. prevalent during the greater part of
The year IN all countries that had been
engaged 10 var m" series Of great
J. strikes IN the United State. was IN,
% augurnird On January . 10y a walk.
. out Of marine workers tn New York.
This strike was 4 short duration how.
ever, ~ II ended ou January -, pend.
ing an Shitrat.on of the dispute hy
tie war labor board South America
apparently Nus affected also 10y ucv
conditions a. great strikes wcr, IN
progress during January IN Argentina
and Peru.
un February q the country was
startled hy announcement of gen
eraI strike In seattle called IN sup.
port Of striking shiphuIlicrs Author.
lies announced that this strike was
forced 10y the radical labor element
aud prompt measures we're taken ~
Mayor ole Hanson 20 suppress Il n
a result the strike ended on February
in. ON February ~ a nation wide
strike ~ building trades workers was
started and un March Z the marine
workers In New York again went oG'
ON April ~ q strike Of clrl operator.
tied Ur fhe telephone service through
ont The New Eusani states. but This
was ended uu Arril ~ by comprc.
/ mis-" wage Increase.
ou luIy - The Ei'dac Employers
association ~ Chicago. combating q
T'rk" ~ building WORKER, locked ug' +
Nnun employees. ON 'hr same tHv .
Boston s'rr' car employees vruf ru f
strike chicago surface and elevated F..
car men struck on July - tut .1c /.
strike ended three daH, later With "a +.
cnmpFuWs' wage aEr.rwgrt EsN. /.
way sAupu'u throughout the country
struck ou August for Hu Increase
from - cents iu ~ cents nn hour. but
m" strike vBS called uT on August ~
TN August there was irausupica
IN Nrw NnrA oua ~ The most unusual
s'rikrs n0 record q wsIAuuf ~ nrfurs
Tho strike spread to Chicago and was
not scrtird until September g when
The actors won.
un September 9 the largest tart ~
'he ReStuu rulire force went OF strike
after The suspension of patrolmcn ao.
tive 90 forming a union. Riotiug fol.
lowed In which seven persons We're
Killed The striking policemen voted
on September u to return to duty.
on September - steel WORKERS
throughout the country went on strike.
demanding wage increases and shorter
hours MANY plants we're closed for a
short time tut the strikers soon weak.
enci and within n Few weeks prac.
ticaIly normal conditions we're ~.
stored
On October g nm Industrial confer.
ence called by President Wilson. rep.
resen'ing labor capital and the public. :
opened its sessions In Washington. :
but after Intellectual attempts to agree y
upon proposal TO recognize the prIn- :
riple OF collective bargaining. the IN. !
bor members withdrew on October - \
and two days later the conference u
'ame to an end without having se- g
any result
On October II hltumnous coal min. ,
'rs were ordered 10 quit work on oc. .
oher 81 upon failure ~ the miners !"
md operators to agree upon new u
chedule OF wages aud hours The \
radrrs OF the miners refused 10 con. =
ider On appeal by President Wilson -
o call on the strike, pending an ~. pi
ort to effect a compromise and the -
ovcrnment proceeded TO take vlgor. "
us steps To prevent the shutting of 'a
he mIries. The department Of irs. 10
ice obtained nm injunction from Fed. P'
raj Judge Anderson at indianapolis y
, prevent the leaders Of the union NJ
rom directing the strike which. how. ~
YER. hcgan on November |. e"
The shortage OF coal. especially In the III
iddle and western states. became w
farming and the situation was rpn. :"
Fred worse by y severe cGld wave. 'o
he fuel administration aud local wa
put into effect drastic p'
-fers for conservation OF coal Pres gu
ent Wilson then proposed that the an
liners accept wage Increase of Il ur'
n cent and return to work nj once .u'
I'd that commission If three 10 he We
,pointed by him investigate and set. un
, wages and conditions for the fu. au
re. This plan was accepted by the 'of
'ners on December 10 and coal pro- GIT
Iction was resumed. no'
exiC0 and the United States. boz