The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-05

nve thousand men going out because
or dissatisfaction with the wage
awards made by the coal commissions
The first of long series OF strikes
involving Bolshevik activities took
place in Italy March %, when work
men and peasants in Naples and the
provinces of Novra, Alexandra, Brcx-
cla and Trcviso, attempted ia establish
SoNlctS. Troops restored order and
the strike ended within two days.
TN May l there were riots in Paris,
ana railway workers struck for ma
'iohaIlZation Of the railroads. French
do'k workers and coal miners iaincd
ihe strike on May 3. The French gov
erhment took vigorous steps 10 end
me STRIKE, moving 10 dissolve the Gen
eral Federation of Labor and char
acterizing the strike leaders as Bolshe-
visits. The strikes We're called OF by
the General Federation OF Labor on
May 81.
The Hallway Labor board announced
lis decision on wage increases on July
~, awarding increases Of from 20 to
- per cent TO nearly 2,000,000 employ
ees, the total increase amounting 10
about S6OO,OOO,O00 year, about half
} the raise that employees had asked.
The award was accepted by the rail-
road unions.
during the latter part Of July coal
miners again struck in Illinois, Indi-
ana and Kansas, but on July 81 they
were ordered back TO work, after an
appeal had been made by President
Wilson.
Serious riots occurred at Denver Au-
gust in connection with a street car
strike, many being killed and injured.
Federal troops were ordered to Denver
to stop the disorders.
The Railway Labor board made an
other award August 10. granting an
increase amounting to S30,0OO,O00
year to $4,000 railway express workers.
On August 80 President Wilson ap-
proved the majority report Of the an
thracite wage commission, awarding
wage increases Of from II to 20 per
cent. On September 1 anthracite ep-
orators and miners signed two-yesr
contract based on the award, but thou
sands OF men remained on what they
termed vacation" iE protest against
the award.
Industrial conditions grew more Sc
riOus in Italy during the late summer
and fall. An obstructionist campaign
was started by 100000 workmen on
August %. On August 81, in Lom-
hardy, 300 Woodworking plants were
seized by employees. and workmen'x
councils took charge Of the plants. On
September IA the wOrkmens council
voted for cooperative management
and profit-sharing by the work
men. At the same time the workmen
took over 200 chemical works and sew
eral textile mills. Premier Gioltti in
tervened, and on September 10 the en-
plOyers agreed to his terms OF settle
ment, granting increases Of pay ret
rOactive to July Is. The workmen ac-
cepted the settlement and ordered the
factories returned to the owners.
An industrial crisis was preclpitated
in England on October 16 by a strike
OF 1,OOO,OO0 coal miners. On the 2Sth
an agreement was reached for an in
crease in wages in consideration Of
pledge on the part OF the miners to
help increase production. The strike
was called of November 8.
A severe business depression was
felt throughout the United States dur
ing the closing weeks OF the year. The
trend toward lower wages was marked
by the announcement Of the textile
mills Of New England in December Of
reduction in wages amounting to
2o12 per cent.
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