Berlin, Oct. 11.
Serious fears are being entertained that the political situation will be Hurther aggravated by the threatened strike of the 100,000 metal-workers of Berlin which will probably bel called for Monday coincident with the first_ meeting of the new Reich:
This huge conflict, has now become practically unavoidable since the trades-unions declared that the reduction of wages as awarded by official arbitrators is "intolerable."
The strike will probably be declared before the Minister of Labour can announce that the award is binding]
otherwise the unions could be held responsible for having. broken the contracts, This latest development will especially affect—the position of the Sociallemocratie Party and its freedom of action towards the Cabinet—Trans-Ocean Min,
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