The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-08
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL

AHuustrE!l unrest which manifeStof
Itself during the period of reaction i'm
mediately following the war. hecam.
even more marked during the v4a,
1sZO Radical activities were ~iuyolveI
ln some Of The labor disputes in this
country, but this was true 10 a mucl
larger extent in the labor. troubles tho,
Deset most OF the countries OF Europe
ourlng the greater part Of the wear
-1he hrst month Of the wear was
marked, in the United States. b, the
abandonment of the steel workers,
strike which had been begun on Sep
TENDER %.
Railroad traffic was tied ND in
France, February "a, by a general
strike of rail workers. The premier
called all the strikers into the sruH
and two DAYS later the strike was set
tied by q compromise.
Peace was DECLARED between the
bituminOus coal operators miners
March 81, when they signed a two
ear agreement based on IN award
made by the coal commission psmed
by President Wilson.
An OUTLAW" strike Of railroad
.s%witchmen began in Chicago April IS.
and spread rapidly 10 other parts OF
the country. Federal officers arrested
30 leaders OF the strike in ChicaSO.
April Is, on charges Of interfering with
the mails and violation of the Lever
act. On April 10 the joint railroad
wage board created by the Cummins-
Esch bill, announced that il would not
hear cases Of men who were on strike.
A new coal STRIKE was iNaUsurated
in Iliuois and Kansas AUril 5
five thousand men going out because
OF dissatisfaction with the wage
awards made by the coal commission.
The trst If 4 long series If strikes
involving B~olshevik activities took
place in Italy March -. when work
and peasants in Naples and the
provinces Of N0Nra. Alexandra. BreX-
cis and IreVis0, attempted TO establish
soVIets. Troops restored order and
the strike ended within two days.
On May / there We're riots in Paris,
anC railway workers struck fUr ma
of the railroads. French
dock workers and coal miners joined
the strike OH May 5. The French gov
erDment took y%igorCuS steps 10 end
the strike. moving 10 dissolve The Cen
eral Federation of Labor and char
RcteriZfhI 'he strike leaders as B"ISle
visits. Tie strikes were called off by
ne General Federation Of Labor on
Nay y.
The Railway Labor board announced
is decision on wage Increases OF July
~, awarding Increases Of from 20 10
per cent % nearl! 2.Nn,W0 employ
the total increase amounting 10
lDout StN WpWT 3 wear. about half
he raise hat employees had asked.
The award was acr.uted hv the rail-
'oad urlUlS.
During he latter part e. July Goa
niners again struck in Illinois. Indi-
ma and kaj>au. iuI ON .IHly u hey
we're ordered bach t. work. after an
prFaI hld been made ly President
Fn-"n.
Seri"r> riots occurred al Denver Au-
ust ; u connection with 4 street car =
trike. many heing killed and injured.
'ederai troops were ordered 10 Denver /,
stop tie disorders. :
The Railway Labor board mad. an a
award August III. granting an
lcrea>e Amounting TO $50 ONNp CIV 4 '
ear to 5000 railway express workers.. =
On August 80 President Wilson ap-
roved the ua jority report Of the an
wage commission, awarding
age increases Of from u 10 20 per il
ent. On September l anthracite op- A
-ators and miners signed a two-yesr II
)ntract based on the award hut thou- q
NOS Of men remained ON what they
Vacation" il nrotest syaipst r
,e award. e
Industrial c,ndjtions GRAVY woro 80 j.
ous in Italy aurfng rho lot. nmmar j.