Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Food riots occurred in many parts
Of Berlin and the suburbs, large bod
les Of unemployed looting the prOvi-
sion stores.
Repair shops Of the New York Cen
trail railroad closed for more than a
year, at Toledo, Ohio, have been opened
by the Hecker company Of Cleveland.
The repair work was sent to Chicago
while the Toledo shops were closed.
Location Of an American branch of
what is said to be a German corpora
ton controlled by the Krupp interests
of Essen, Germany, at River Rouge,
Mich, where pressed brick and tile will
be produced, is announced.
William Walker, superintendent of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way shops at Sedalia, Mo-, received a
message authorizing him to increase
his force by employing 100 experienced
car men for an indefinite period.
An extension from November 80 to
December 81 of the wage schedule now
In effect in Nova Scotian mining areas
controlled by the British Empire Steel
SOA pun dLlOu was FOLCO at d COIlCICnCC
of company officials and representa-
tives of District 20, United Mine Work
ers of America.
About 1900 employees of the Tide
Water Oil company in Bayonne, N. j.,
went on strike, shutting down the big
plant as a protest against the "a per
cent wage reduction. Representatives
q &ID
in trying to draw into their ranks the
10000 Standard Oil company workers
in BayOnne and in nearby Jersey COM
munities.
A general strike proclaimed at
Genoa, Italy, caused by differences
over reductions in wages, has extend
ed over the Ligurian coast region The
men affected include the port employ
ees, making it impossible to handle
shipping, and 1t is feared the move
ment will spread to other Italian ports.
The leaders are trying to induce the
school teachers to join the strikers.
Owing to the refusal of the Cen
trail colliery, near Pittston, Pa, to
promote helper to a place made va
cant by a blacksmith's resignation,
the men employed in all Pennsylvania
Coal company operations, except Sc
bastopOl and No. II, in Pittston, went
on strike. Another grievance was an
alleged violation of the contract min
er agreement at the Butler colliery.
The strike affected 10000 men and
boys.
The Kansas City Plasterers union
voluntarily agreed to a reduction of
TN cents an hour for plasterers and
1914 cents an hour for foremen
By the agreement the present scale
Of $3.50 for plastering and $11 for
fOremen was abrOgated, although the
contract with the Employing Plaster
| ers' association did not expire until
the first of the year. A contract for
the new scale, SO for plasterers and
$40 for foremen, was signed, effective
until January l, 1923.
Samuel GOmpers, president of the
American Federation of labor, in
speaking of Armistice day demon
STATIONS throughout the country, said
the celebrations were Gin reveren-
tial commemOratiOn of the great sacri-
fee through which was gained the VIC
tory of civilization and democracy over
autocracy, militarism and enslavement.
The general strike as a result of con-
fiicts between railway workers and the
Fascist at Rome, Italy, has ended. An
official report places the casualties at
FIVE dead, four being Communists, and
twelve Fascist wounded.