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Show STRIKE LEADER TO SERVE SIX MONTHS IN PRISON Manila, March 2. As the result of the conviction and sentencing to six1 monthb imprisonment of Domlnador Gomez, leader of tho Federation of Labor of this city, it Is generally believed be-lieved that a widespread strike In all the principal Industries will occur. Gomez Go-mez was convicted on the charge of threatening a strike against any shipping ship-ping firm assisting in any way a local shipping firm against which a strike and boycott was declared some time ago. He has also been the leader of several other petty strikes. Subsequent to the government negotiations nego-tiations for their settlement of general shipping strike, Gomez called out the employes of one firm in a sympathetic strike, despite an agreement to submit sub-mit all disputes to arbitration for a period of two years. Governor General Gen-eral Smith then Intervened by Insisting In-sisting on the calling of the official strike, and by loaning the government launches to the firm affected. Tho dispute between the labor unions and the shippers has now reached such a stago that the general labor situation is seriously disturbed. |