Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-01-21 | Page 1 | Italy under Martial Law

L r All STRIKE ST IK t STIRS TI S UP p N ST 1 Heavy Forces of Troops Patrol Trouble Areas Ar as W Workers r rs at t Foggia Foggi r 6 v. v Jb RO DOME OME Jam Jan A 1 A state stat of 1 I V siege wits was v s PJ ail th the government today at Milan Nilan Turin Genoa Ge oa and other cities citie in northern and central Italy as s' s a result of the unrest which has accompanied t c ni- ni the new railway strike The strike areas are lre re being patrolled d dby by heavy forces of troops A train near Genoa was fired upon presumably b by strikers The railway strike is now general geneal throughout the northern and central the kingdom kingdo but the he southern railway have not yet joined the movement The Catholic workers are not SERVICE CURTAILED The government nt by use of tr troops ops is maintaining an abbreviated service on the trunk lines The government has Issued a proclamation proclamation proclamation proc proc- proc proc- prohibiting assemblages of more than five persons The confiscation confiscation tion of motor trucks has been ordered The railway telephone are are Joining the the- strike The government professes to have no alarm over the political aspect of 01 the situation and is relying upon the public to prevent anarchistic put put- out out- breaks FAILURE ALLEGED Government offic officials als stated that the strike In south Italy r ordered from Naples Was vas a failure and that only 30 per cent of the irl lri other sec sec- sections sections lions had quit Troops on strike duty were under sp special orders to to prevent sabotage The government has recalled all students stu dents in government schools officers and privates who were absent on leave KING GETS MESSAGE The railway workers at Foggia have sent a me message sage to King King- Victor Em Em- Emmanuel Emmanuel manuel nanuel guaranteeing their lo loyalty alty The seamen's strike which was tee to te tobe tobe be be e part of the general plan to tie up tip traffic and industry was said to have failed railed The railway strike came cam after the workers yorkers had rejected concessions offered of of- ered by the gove government The government government gov gov- promised a wage wags wage 1 increase crease and representation by the unions on boards railway of If m management tb b but t th the workers work work- e ers s want wanted d mor more