Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-12-16
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Ottumwa detachmentS of Iowa ma
tional guard troops patrolled the plant
of the John Morrell Packing company,
where a strike has been in progress
for a month. The troops were ordered
out by Governor Kendall after rioting
began.
The Panama Canal Metal Trade
council has appointed committees to
solicit contributions among the EN-
plOyees with which to continue the
fight to maintain free rents and other
advantages now enjoyed by them. The
funds are to be used either in legal
action to prevent changes in the con-
ditions Of employment or in an effort
to obtain legislative action by con-
gress in this direction.
Railroad workers throughout Spain
engaged In q One-hour protest against
the discharge Of several Of their COM
rades for participation In a strike on
the line between Madrid and Sara
gossa. Trains everywhere were stopped.
After the resumption Of work the
railroad companies dismissed sew
eral Of the leaders of the demonstra-
ton movement, thus creating further
agitation among the workers.
There was an increase Of 21a per
cent in employment in New York state
factories In October compared with
September, according to a statement
given out by Industrial Commissioner
Henry D. Sayer of the state depart
ment Of labor. Although the increases
among the individual industries were
not so large as some Of those reported
in September, they were more general,
fewer industries reporting decrease
in employees.
The iron and steel industry has re-
ported a decrease of 37.8 per cent in
the number Of workers employed in
October, as compared with the same
month last year, the Department Of
Labor announced in a summary Of the
employment situation based on the re-
turns Of ii representative industries.
Eight Of these reported increases, the
largest being the woolen industry,
which employed last month 52.5 per
cent more than In October, 1920.
Charges by John P. McLennan, presi-
dent Of district Is, United Mine
Workers of America, that the procla-
nation Of martial law in Huerfano
county was unwarranted and would be
contested In the courts and a mass
meeting, at which miners were
cautioned against disorder marked the
opening Of the miners strike against
a wage cut in thirteen mines of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company.
There has been no disorder
Chicago members Of the Cloak and
Skirt Makers union. composed of
three locals Of the International La
dies Garment Workers union, voted
to join the New York members strike,
should the Chicago employers insti-
tute the piecework system. A refer
endum vote showed 2,245 for a strike
to 48 against. The agreement with
the employers associations of Chicago
did not expire until December l.
The question is left to the executive
board Of the union.
The appellate court, in recent de-
cision, supports the opinion of the
Indiana state industrial board that
boys sixteen years old can lawfully
work in mines, provided the required
certificate is given employers, it has
been announced by the industrial
board.
A strike was ordered at New York
for the workers in kosher butcher
shops throughout the city, and accord
ing to Isidore Korn, business agent OF
the Kosher. Butcher Union, $500 men
quit work He ssiA tAe strike affected
1900 shops.