Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1920 — TELL OF PORTUGAL STRIKE [ARTICLE]

TELL OF PORTUGAL STRIKE

Travelers Reaching Madrid Confirm Reports of Disturbance—May Be Revolution. Madrid, Oct. B.—Reports that a general strike has been called throughout Portugal are confirmed by travelers at Badajoz. Postal, telegraph and telephone workers, naval reservists, bakers and dock laborers have all ceased work, and the majority of the railway men have walked out, although In a few localities trains are being run. The Portuguese government Is convinced the strike is revolutionary.