Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1909 — 80,000 ON STRIKE IN SWEDEN [ARTICLE]

80,000 ON STRIKE IN SWEDEN

Ahi: t 30,CT0 Foundry Hands Latest to Be Locked Out. Stockheim, Sweden, Aug. 3.—The labor conflict in Sweden, which originated in a dispute over wages in the woolen and cotton industries, is assuming large proportions. The Employers’ federation declared a lockout of the iron foundry hands, about 30,000 men. This brings the number of men locked out up to SSO,000. The government has forbidden the sale of all alcoholic liquors in shops and restaurants. The army has been mobilized and will be distributed in the chief industrial centers.