Industrial Strikes Begun April 1
SOME idea of the acute stage which has been reached in industrial strife in this country, may be obtained from the following statement giving the place, class of workmen, and number of men engaged in strikes, all of which were begun in a single day, April 1. We take the list from the Chicago Tribune:— New York........Builders.....20,000
Terre Haute, Ind....Miners......10,000
Pana, Ill..........Miners......2,000
Shamokin, Pa......Miners......1,800
Greenwich, Conn....Builders......1,000
Bellaire, Ohio....Miners......1,000
Schenectady, N. Y. Carpenters....800
Denver, Colo......Miscellaneous. 800
Evansville, Ind....Furniture men 800
Cincinnati, Ohio...Iron workers....700
Columbus, Ohio....Brewers.....600
Cleveland, Ohio....Painters.....500
Danville, Ill........Plumbers.....500
Pittsburg, Pa......Wagon makers 400
Pittsburg, Pa......Plasterers....400
Milwaukee, Wis....Glassblowers..328
Oswego, N. Y......Laborers.....300
Saratoga, N. Y.....Builders.....300
Indianapolis, Ind....Bricklayers...300
Milwaukee, Wis....Painters.....250
Jackson, Mich......Masons, etc....250
Logansport, Ind....Bricklayers...250
Philadelphia, Pa....Plumbers.....200
Peru, Ind....Laborers....150
Milwaukee, Wis....Steamfitters....135
Veedersburg, Ind....Brickmakers..109
Reading, Pa.......Plasterers....100
Schenectady, N. Y....Electricians...100
Philadelphia, Pa....Many trades....—
Fort Wayne, Ind....Painters....—
Wheeling, W. Va....Builders. 80 per cent