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NOUS. AtiAHUA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918.
NO. 2478.
LABOR TROUBLE IN
OIL FIELDS SETTLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30.—|
Secretary Of Labor Wilson this
morning announced that a final set
tlament of all disputes, between
the striking ou field workers and
the operators. The settlement ef
fects all fields In Texas, and Lousi
anna. The trouble originated when
when the men some lime ago com
plained to the Department of Labor
that the companies were discrimi
nating against all men who carried
a union card, and that unless some
thing was immedeately done to
better the conditions of the oil
workers by obliterating the present
peonage system of the operators, a
general strike af all oil workers
would bo called throughout the
country. Before the Department of
Labor could take preventative ac
tion the companies forced the is
sue, by importing thousands of
Mexicans, and otherwise antagoniz
ing the Union men.
Mass meetings were held through
out the States of Texas and Louis
ianna which resulted in almost an
unanimous decision of the workers
in the oil fields to declare in favor
of a/general strike. Hundreds of
thousands had been steadily and
quietly quitting work during the
past ten days, not only in Texas
and Louislanna but in several of
the adjoining oil regions. The
agreement which has been amicably
reached by the government repre
sentatives, the operators and 'he
Unions provides for one fourth in
crease In pay, better living condi
tions, the preference of employment
of all men who refused to continue
working under former conditions,
that no further discrimination
against union men would be tole
rated, and that the companies give
continuous employment to all men
desiring it, who were working in
the fields prior to tee importation
of the Mexicans. The strike had
about tied up the production of
the entire oil fields and as the su -
ply was ruuning short for the use
of shipping in general. The gov
ernment officials feared it would
soon have seriously effected the
Navel and hinder the carrying out
of the war plans of the l' o «»d
States and her Allies.
The wells will now be operated
under the supervision of the gov
ernment, and their matimuiu out
put will be taken care cf. These oil
wells have been producing 3,3*)iV
000 barrels per month.
The men axe entirely satisfied
v. itli the agreement, but the com
panies claim they are not being
given the profits to which they be
lieve they are entitled to. Hut as
everyone knows the corporations
are never satisfied with the amount
of blood money wrung from the
lulling masses.
These same corporations have
lime and again tried to displace
the white men in the oil fields, by
claiming there was a scarcity of
labor, hoping ir. this manner they
might be pe nrttted to import
coolle labor from Mexico.
Anything In the line of Job work
GIGANTIC STRIKES IN
GERMANY CONFIRMED
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 30.—Infor
mation still coming from the Ger
man interior tcnd3 to confirm the
reports which have recently come
to hand. The repdft says that
thero Is a general strike in exist
ence among the employees of the
great Krupp gun factories at Essen
and similar factories at Dortmund,
Elberfeid, Dusseldorf and Cologne,
these are principal manufacturing
cities of Rhenish Prussia in the
most westerly part of the German
Empire.
Hundreds of thousands of the po
pulation of these cities arc in sym
pathy with the strikers. Many
other factories are compelled to
cloco down on account of the short
age of fuel, especially In the cen
ters containing the largest muni
tion factories. The strike of the
coal miner3 in Silesia is creating
grave concern in regards to the
fuel supply of the country. The
aeroplane factories are being heav
ily guarded by soldiers.
The troops have frequently been
using machine guns to quell the
strikers who are momentarily be
coming more numerous, large num
bers of the strikers have been kil
led which has a tendency to create
more havoc instead of pacifying
their comrades. The troops |
themselves most of whom are re
cruited from among the ranks of
the workers are surely dis
grunted and very reluctantly obey
orders to shoot down their country
mer, .«.« are on the point of mu
tiny.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 30—
The State Department today re
ceived confirmation of the internal
disturbances throughout the Ger
man Empire. In the city of Berlin
alone more tahn 200,000 men and
wcmen are on strike, and this num
ber is being constantly added too
many soldiers have been shot by
the military authorities for seccrt
ly aiding tho strikers. The situa
tion is momentarily becoming more
acute, owing to the scarcity of
food.
ARAB CREW MUTINIES ON
BOARD BRITISH STEAMER
A BRITISH PORT, Jan. 30.—
A call for help from a large Brit
ish steamer en route from an Afri
can port to a French poTt was re
ceived here today. The wireless
operator sent out on S O.. S. call
ing for help declaring the entire
crew of sailors and firemen, who
are mostly Arabs, had mutinied
through fear of encountering Ger
man submarines after they would
enter the war zone. When the
Arabs realized the danger they
were likely to encounter while
passing throgh the Mediterranlan
eoii they threatened to kill the ships
officers If they insisted that the
•vessel should continue on her
course toward the French coast
what they considered dangerous
waters. Later reports say that
one of the British destroyers which
was cruiisng In the vicinity, an
swered the distress call and an
swered the captain of the steamer
that assistance was coming.
You'll see It first in the Worker.
LONDON, PREDICTS
WAR WILL END 1910
WASHINGTON, D. C., Ian. SO—
Congressman Meyer London, of
Now Tork, Socialist leader in the
j House toway made an extended
| speech -before that body. London
| said in part that the Socialist re
presentation in tho next Congress
| would no greatly increased and
that it would be entirely unnec
sary for the Socialists to devise
any war pol'cy. Ho said the domi
nant partis will be compelled to
amend their present program or go
down to sure defeat in the fall
elections. Mr. London toll toe
members of l.'ie House that he was
confident that the' war would end
before the forthcoming fall elec
tion.
FRANCIS CABLES DEP’T
FROM PETROCRAD
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 30.—
The State Department received a
lengtWy cablegram today from the
Amerr'tan Ambassador Mr. Francis
at Petrograd, in which the informa
tion , i3 conveyed that at present
quiet roigns supreme in tho Rus
sian capital. The llolsheviki au
thorities have successfui'y restored
order, and they have the situation
well in hand. Rumors having
reached the Department some time
ago to the effect that the Russian
people were greatly worked up
over the “.dooiiey' irame-up in
San Francisco. and had made
threats against the life of the Am
bassador and hi3 staff. The Depart
ment wired to “Franc:*' for infor
mation regarding the denial or con
/irmation of said rumors. The De
partment today received a reply
from Ambpssador Francis saying
that far lie bus no knowledge
of any throat having been
rnn.de against hirns-df or any mem
ber of his staff. But the people of
Russia wore very much interested,
and somewhat worked up o'er the
alleged frame-up eases against the
American labor leaders Billings,
Mooney and others, and they have
repeatedly made public statements
naying they did not believe in the
justice as it :s administered in
some of the American Courts espe
cially judging as they say from the
results of the preparadncs3 day
bomb casie tried at San Francisco
and the Goldman-Berkman anti
draft convictions.
Emma Goldman and Alexander
Berkman are greatly admired over
here by the Russian revolutionary
element, and of course any seem
ing injustice done them, is made
much of. But on the whole Mr.
Francis advises that no action be
taken by his government in refer
ence to the rumors of threats
against members of his staff or
himself, unless confirmation Is
cabled by the Ambassador himself.
The Bolshevik! government is fast
overcoming all oppositions in Fin
land and other provinces, and as it
locks now the Bolshevik! is in real
ity th epopular choice of the rank
and file throughout the entire Rus
sian Empire. The present govern
ment is seeking the approval of
Americans in general and appears
to bo satisfied that just as soon as
the stupendous accomplishments of
the Russian Boslieviki is thorough
ly understood abroad they will re
ceive the support which is due
them. They claim their peace plans
have been and are at the present
time practically along the same
lines as those embodied in the re
cent speech of President Wilson
before Congress.
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SOLDIERS & WORKERS
ORGANIZE IN GERMANY
AMSTERDAM. Jan. SO.— It is
reported here today that a Work
er’s council composed of j.abor
leaders and Socialists hae formed
an organization in Berlin.
The organization as founded is
along the same lines as the Rus
sian soldiers and worker’s council.
The working-class are openly join
ing by the thousands, and it is also
reported that the German soldiers
are fast following the example of
their Russian brothren, but dare
not at present do so as openly as
the Russians did, for they realize
to do so almost means instant
death, until such a time as the or
ganization gains strength. The im
perial government is greatly
alarmed, and has issued specific or
ders forbidding soldiers holding
conversation with any man, or wo
man known to belong to the newly
formed organization on pain of
beiing immediately court martialed.
The unrest is spreading in all direc
tions, and is seriously effecting
all industries. The coal miners in
Silesia have mostly all quit work
and are joining stikers from the
factories and other industries. They
are secretly trying to persuade the
Russian prnrs itoonx ijsoe dhcls
Russian prisoners to join them
Hundreds of thousands of these
prisoners are working in the coal
holds, as well as at other occupa
tions, under a very heavy military
guard, this of course makes it dif
ficult for tho strikers to approach
them. Many sentries have secret
ly joined the organzation, as well
as others stationed in the n;wy
yards and the gun factories.
Thousands of workers along the
waterfronts of Kiel, Bremen and
many other seaport cities, have
went out on strike, and have join
ed the newly formed organization.
The government is being hard pres
sed for troops to do its. bidding.
An order has been issued calling
sailors from the navy to guard the
factories and shipyards from anti
cipated destruction by the strikers,
who bitterly complain of the long
hour3 they’ve been compelled to
work in producing material to car
ry on tho war, and at times
getting less than half sufficient
food. The revolt is directed
mostly at the Junker element, ac
cusing them for being responsible
for lack of the government in spe
cifically presenting definite peace
terms, but is also greatly aggra
vated by the conditions of the peo
ple in general, and for the appar
ent hopelets outlook of the Ger
man workingclass even if they
should eventually be successful in
subduing England, France and
Italy.
The great dream of the German
Imperial government to rule the
world is being gradually elimin
ated from the minds of many of the
leading military men. The rivers
of blood which has been flowing
upon the European battlefields
since August 4th 1914 has finally
made the German working-class
about ready to call a halt, they fail
to see how they could be bene
fited In one millionth part for the
sacrifice which has already been
made.
Let us estimate on four Job Work
MANY AUSTRIANS CAPTURED
NEAR MONTERELLD
VIENNA, Jan. 30.—Tho war of
fice today admits the important
Italian victory in Northern Italy.
The heavy attacks of the Italians
against the defences of Montebello
r.nd Coldelrosse were repulsed time
and again by tho desperate Aus
trian-Teuton troops, but owing to
the fierce onslaught of the foe it
was deemed advisable to retire to
a more favorable position which
had been prepared before hand.
The Italian attack was so sudden
and unexpected, that our troops m
c.fter a fierce hand to hand battle
were compelled to retreat. The
Italians killed and captured up
wards oC 3,500, also took many
guns and supplies.
It is reported that the position re
cently taken cannot bo permanent
y held by the Italians until rein
forcements arrive. Fresh troops
are being rushed from Reverto to
stem the tide.
The Austria-Teuton officials claim
tho Italians suffered unanimous
losses while storming these posi
tions.
Tho good news was brought in
just before we went to press, that
all of the palienta confined in the
Holy Cross Hospital are all conval
escing.