Section One
Pages 1 to24
2 Pages
Five Sections
VOL. XXXVIII xo. c
POHTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1919.
TRICE FIVE CENTS.
BLOW OF RADICALS
ADMITTED FAILURE
First Big Bolshevist Move
in U.S. Wanes in Seattle.
PUBLIC BREATHES EASIER
Strikers Lose Confidence jn
Success and Many Prepare
to Return to Work.
STRIKE ENDED. SAYS MAYOR
Bed Leader, Leon Green, Sup
posed to Be Arrested as
Russian Propagandist.
FIVE ALLEGED REDS -BAGGED
IN PORTLAND
ENFORCEMENT OF SYNDICALISM
ACT IS BEGUN'.
TACQMAUN
' BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) If the backbone of the general
sympathetic strike, widely termed an
attempt at Bolshevism, is not broken
it is at least badly bent. Born of
the Seattle shipworkers' disagreement
with the Macy award, the strike rapid
ly grew beyond recognition of its own
parents. For three days the city has
suffered its existence.
. Public sentiment and tb,e attitude of
the exponents of the general strike
indicate that it may cease tonight.
The most radical demonstration ever
attempted by American labor is an
admitted failure. It may gasp its last
any moment.
Mayor Will Not Compromise.
' "Absolutely no compromise with the
revolution," -.reiterated Mayor .Hanson
late today. "The strike is broken."
Regarded by the labor radicalists as
the proving ground of theories par
alleling those of tb- Russian Soviet,
and with the entire Nation vitally in
terested in the outcome of the crisis,
Seattle on this nigh'; is a city breath
ing a whole lot easier than it has for
some time.
The streetcar traffic, has resumed
operation to a limited degree. Thus
far there has been no attempt at vio
lence or obstruction of the service.
This is the admitted test of he temper
of the strike. Warned by their own
leaders against rioting and cognizant
of the overwhelming force of police,
special police and Federal troops, the
65,000 recruits of the general strike
are not inclined for trouble.
Streetcars Operate.
The first streetcar of the Seattle
Traction Company lines left the barns
in mid-afternoon. Groups of striking
motormen and conductors watched its
departure. Soon cars were in service !
from three barns, running on the'
Broadway, Fremont and Queen Anne
routes. Their passage thaough the
streets was the sign of Seattle's de- j
liverance. !
Officials of the streetcar company,
emboldened by the fact that the, mu
nicipal carlines had been in uncon
tested operation for two days and con
vinced that a majority of their men
are ready to return, have given Mayor
Hanson assurance that they will con
tinue to serve the public. On three of
the cars which operated today officials
themselves acted as members of the
crews. They were: D. W. Henderson,
superintendent of transportation; G.
A. Richardson, general superintend
ent, and A. L. Kempster, manager. On
others regular crews were in charge.
Men Ready to Return.
'When we left the car barn there
were about 50 of the boys standing
around," said one of the returned
strikers. "They are watching this a
bit, but they are ready to come back
to work."
Earlier in the day, say company of
ficials, more than 30 carmen appeared
at one of the barns, ready to resume
their old runs. After waiting for an
hour or so they determined that no at
tempt would be made to operate and
reluctantly left.
The widest range that is predicted
for the endurance of the general strike
is another 24 hours. It may cease at
any time. The strikers' executive com
mittee, after its failure of yesterday
to move Mayor Hanson to compromise,
has been in almost continuors session.
It is openly said that its members
have agreed to end the strike, and
that they are merely striving for the
sanction of the councils of the, various
unions.
Strike Declared Broken.
The hour of Mayor Hanson's ulti
matum to the general strike expired
Five Men Charged WltU Distributing
Revolutionary Literature Ar
rested by the Police. ,
Enforcement of the criminal syndi
calism act recently passed by the Ore
gon Legislature began in Portland yes
terday with the arrest of five persons
charged with distributing radical liter
ature. Among those under arrest is
Harlin Talbert, secretary of the state
Socialist party,' who was taken' into
custody at Second and Alder streets by
Patrolman Smith.
The others are Joseph J. Wirth, 26',
arrested at Second and Yamhill streets
by . Patrolman Oouldstone; Varline
Ware, an electrician; Alvire Slover. la
borer, 51. and Ben "Wiley, 34, laborer.
The campaign against the xadicaffe
began when H. A. Coyle, a. salesman,
reported that Wirth was selling the
Western Socialist at Second and Yam-'
hill strets. Mayor Baker and Captain
Moore consulted as to what measures
could be taken against the Bolshevik
element. Mr. Baker telephoned Secre
tary of State Olcott regarding the syn
dicalism act, and was assured that the
act was in effect. "
Wirth was arrested immediately. Po
lice spread the dragnet for men selling
alleged seditious literature, and the
others were apprehended within a few
minutes. None of the prisoners had
offered to furnish bonds at a late hour.
Police also changed the charge
against George Savolainen, who is in
jail on a charge of distributing I. W.
W. literature. Nothing was known of
the final passage of the syndicalism act
when he was arrested. He had been
detained on a charge of distributing
handbills without a license.
Police say that Savolainen and prob
ably some of the other prisoners are in
league with the Bolshevik! in Seattle
and are trying to foment a. general
Btrike here.
BELLINGHAM VOTES STRIKE
Metal Trades Council Awaits 'Port
land's Action.
BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Feb. 8. The
allied unions of the Metal Trades Coun
cil have gone on record in favor of a
sympathetic strike by a vote of 34J)
to 160.
It Is reported, however, that the final
decision is contingent upon the action
of the Portland Metal Trades Council,
with which the local council is affili
ated. The .Electricians" Union voted
down a strike motion by 27 to 13.
NT
ARE DISSATISFIED
Radical Group Blamed for
Industrial Strife.
STREETCAR TIE-UP IS BROKEN
Large Share of Longshoremen
Anxious to Resume Work.
RED FLAGS ARE HOISTED
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
-Maximum temperature.
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EVERETT UNIONS TO VOTE
Strike In Sympathy Willi Seattle Is
Under Consideration. .
EVERETT. Wash.. Feb. 8. The
Everett Trades Council last night
voted to call on affiliated unions for a
referendum vote to decide whether or
not to call a strike in sympathy with
the Seattle strike.
Returns. will not be made until Feb
ruary 19.
Referendum Indicates That Majority
of Striking Metal Workers Did
. Not Acquiesce In Walkout.
TACOMA. Wash., Feb. $. (Special.)
Dissatisfaction among union leaders
and members who oppt-; the" action
of tire radical group in .-.ttempting to
tie up every inoustry and mode of liv
ing as evidenced in Tacoma today.
Tonight the Longshoremen's Associa
tion was holding a meeting "th the
fixed idea of bringing. the controversy
to a head, and a large share of the
members are anxious to return to their
work and keep their agreement for a
closed shop and an eirht-hour day,
which was signed vri:': the employers
on January li.
Four-minute men will offset the
strike propaganda tomorrow at two
mass meetings, to be held In theaters,
and say they win show that the entire
strike was agitated by foreigners and
not by Tacoma labor chiefs.
Ballot Will Be Guarded.
The result of the second strike refer
endum fostered by a newspaper will be
given as far as it has gone. To pre
vent stuffing the ballot box each voter
must give his time check number, and
this is checked back on the shipyard
payrolls'. If it does not tally the vote
is not counted.
No one but the Judges--Paul T. Shaw,
Judge W. O. Chapman and Rev. E. C
Bloomqufst knows the result, as the
ballots are destroyed immediately after
being counted. The preliminary sur
vey, the Judges say. shows that the
majority of the striking metal workers
did not acquiesce in thewalkout.
H. C. Pickering, a member of the
executive board of the State Federa
tion of Labor, withdrew hte office from
the Labor Temple today. He also la
secretary of the Barbers' Union.
Streetcars In Operation.
Pickering was taken to task for
making public utterance against the
general strike before it was called,
and was told summarily that informa-
TESTERDAT'
degrees; minimum. 40 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain: southerly -winds.
Strike. J
Five alleged revolution-promoters arrested
here. Section 1, page 1.
Butte miners work under U. 3. troops. Sec-
; tlon 1, page 1.
Seattle general strike Hears end. Section 1,
page 1.
Tacoma unionists are dissatisfied. Section 1.
' page 1.
Blow of radicals In Seattle admitted failure.
i Section 1, page 1.
Camp Lewis holds military men In readiness
for any emergency. Section 1, page 1.
Law will rule, says General Morrison. Sec-
: tlon 1, page 14.
Metal trades' grh on Ticomi labor weaken
enlng. Section 1. page 8. -War.
Official casualty list. Section 1. page 17."
Foreign.
Drive against Bolshevik! In North Russia
begins. Section 1, page 3.
United states .trade -with Mexico declared
stifled. Section 1, page' 4.
Supreme council of peace league to be small.
Section 1, page 6.
Supreme ' economic council to be formed.
Section 1. page 7.
Labor delegation submits proposals on peace
treaty principles. Section 1. page 7.
Mexico sees plot to force armed intervention.
Section 1, page j
National.
Ruge war revenue bill approved by House.
Section 1, page 2.
Postal department asks big sum. Section -.
page 3. -
Government prepares to rush completion of
- Alaska railroad. Section 1. page 4.
Legislatures.
Lawmakers visit O. A. C. Section 1. pegs 14.
Governor signs 35 legislative measures. Sec
tion 1. page 2-.
Budget cuts total more than million. See-
: tion 1, page IS.
Legislature's real work promised for coming
week. Section 1, page V.
Bx,rt.
Strike puts crimp into Camp Lewis sport
plans. Section 2, page 1!.
New faces are to be seen on Portland
baseball team. Section page 1.
Date of Northwest bowling tournament
changed to March 24. Section 2. page 2.
Good boxing rard arranged f3r Wednesday's
smoker. Section 2, page 1.
Hunt Club events for a month booked. Sec
' tlon 2. page 2.
Basketball teams groomed for battle. Sec
tion 2, page 2.
Basketball teams groomed for battle. Sec
tion 2, page 2.
Portlana and Vicinity.
National Guard Is nearlng old status. Sec
tion 1. page 1L
Non-fighting aliens not wanted In Oregon.
Section 1, page 13.
Road bills will be reported to Senate in
bunch. Section 1, page 16.
Campaign for Mount Hood loop highway is
started. Section 1. page 17.
Mr. Sheldon spurns commission berth. Sec
tion 1. page 19.
Slx-bllllon-dollar tax bill covers wide field.
Section 1, page 20.
Packers of Oregon sound note of alarm
Section 1, pave 16.
have further consideration. Section 1,
page 23.
Oregon Klks organize to provide men jobs.
Section 1, page 18.
Committees start work on soldiers' welcome
programme. Section 1, page 21.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
1. page 13.
TROOPS AT BUTTE
SAFEGUARD MINES
Main Properties Closed as
Result of Strike.
DISORDERS MARK WALKOUT
Discharged Soldiers Said
Be Aiding Union Men.
to
SCORE OF STRIKERS JAILED
MILITARY MEN HELD
FOR ANY EMERGENCY
FEDERAL. AUTHORITIES
l l'SETO SIGN PASSES.
HE-
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GEfiERAL STRIKE
SEEMS WEI
(Concluded on Page 10, Column 1.)
LIBERTY LEGION ON GUARD
More Than 2000 Service Men Patrol
Seattle Property.
SEATTLE. Feb. 8. Two thousand
members of the newly-organized Amer
ican Legion of Liberty, 'composed of
ex-service men and service men still in
uniform were guarding private business
places and patroling beats in residence
sections of the city today, officers of
the legion announced.
Half of the number were operating
under direction of Chief of Police
Warren.
Streetcars Are Stoned and Several
Persons Are Reported to Have
, Been Injured by Stones.
BUTTE. Mont.. Feb. 8. Butte's min
ing district was relatively quiet to
night at the close of the first day's
strike called by the I. W. W. as a pro
test aalnst a wage reduction of II
a. day in Butte mines. According to a
statement from the secretary of the
local I. W. W. organization tonight,
the demands of the strikers also in
clude a six-hour day with pay at the
rate of $1 an hour and .olltion of the
"rustling card" system, and Is In sym
pathy with the Seattle strike.
Soldiers of the 44th regular infan
try were patrolling the mining dis
trict tonight, and had established a
"deadline" behind which they had for
bidden picketing by the strikers. A
score of arrests of strikers were made
made today, including two men who
wore parts of United States uniforms
and who were said to be discharged
soldiers.
Streetcars Are Stoned.
Streetcars on the line from Butte
to Centervllle, a suburb, were stoned
by strikers tonight. Windows In sev
eral cars were broken and several pas
sengers received minor Injuries. Cars
on the Walkerville line were stopped
for an hour and a half late this after
noon by a mob.
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Association,
composed of honorably discharged
United States service men. has called
a meeting for tomorrow to discuss ac
tion relative to the wearing, of United
States uniforms by men participating
in the strike.
According to mine operators, more
than 75 per cent of something less than
8000 miners who were working when
the strike was called, were at their
tasks today.
Ellertrlelana Are Oat.
The strike committee tonight issued
a statement alleging that not a mine
in the district had sufficient force to
operate and declaring that the order
Presence of Army Men on Strike
Cities' Streets Without Authority
Might Lead to Complications.
TACOMA. Feb. 8. Orders issued In
Camp Lewis Thursday morning sus
pending demobilization remain In ef
fect, as does ' i viie forbidding men
from the 13th Division to be away from
the immed.atc vicinity of the camp.
While the order forbidding men to
leave camp applied only to the 13th Di
vision unit, commanders !n various
camp- org.-.nlzation. refused to give
passes to their men today to spend the
week-end In cither Seattle or Tacoma.
The re. -in assigned was that, with the
two cities .'icing orders of a general
strike, the presence of soldiers not yet
discharged and who were on the streets
without authority, might lead to complications-
Relatives and friends of the soldiers
in camp may visit em there Saturday
afternoon and Sunday without the
formality, of obtaining passes.
No further orders .a been received
by Major-General J. D. Leitch, the camp
commander, to 1 11 any mora men in
readiness for riot duty in the Nort"-.-west,
although the order keeping the
men In camp specifies they will be held
ready for Immediate service.
General Leitch went to Seattlo this
mjrning to -icct Major-General John L.
Morrison, cor.'.manding the Western Do
partment, who Is expected to arrive
there this afternoon.
Desertions in Union Ranks
Presage Failure.
CAR SERVICE IS RESUMED
TACOMA TROOPS DRILLING
Effective Mob Formations Are Be
ins Executed.
TACOMA. Feb. 8. Although the ef
forts of the Central Labor Council to
effect a general strike of Tacoma's in
dustrles had apparently met with com
plete failure at noon today, troops de
tailed for the protection of the public
utilities and of any one who wished
to resume employment in opposition to
the wishes of the union, were drilling
at the Armory In preparation for any
emergency.
The men were schooled in forma
tlons which have proved effective
against mobs, the most prominent be
ing the V, with officers in the inside
At the "word of command the men
quickly formed the V from the post
tlon of column of squads.
With bayonets fixed to tho Titles
the phalanx moved south on the street
and civilian spectators who were
watching tho drill from the front of
the moving troops received a fair I
presslon of now erfectiva would be the
shining bayonets driven forward by de
termtned soldiers.
iConcluded on Fuse 7. Column 1.)
Moscow Ban Is Lifted.
MOSCOW. Idaho. Feb. 8. (Special.
The "flu" ban was lifted in Moscow
tonight and children can attend Sun
day school and other public gatherings
and there will be no restrictions on
public metings In the future. There
has not been a case of influenza in
Moscow for a long time and tho health
of the town is reparded as excellent.
ARMED POLICE GUARDS ON STRJKE DUTY AT SEATTLE
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DETAILS FORMED BY CHIEF OF POLICE WARHEX INCLUDE ME3T DISCHARGED rnOU VARIOUS BRANCHES OF SERVIU
usiness Fast Assumes Nor
mal Aspect as Stores. Open
to Accommodate Public.
STRIKERS IN CONFERENCE
Committee Studies Situation
Throughout Day, but Gives
Out No Announcement.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 9. At 12:30
o'clock this morning it was unofficially
reported that delegates attending the
conference of 110 local Jabor nnions.
uO.000 of w hose members are out on r.
sympathetic strike with 25,000 metal
trades workers, had voted to stay out
on general strike.
The Union Record, official news
paper of the labor unions, in an extra
edition this morning, said the general
strike conference committee had re
fused to declare the strike off.
At 12:15 A. M. there were som In
dications that the streetcar men
might return to work in a body to
day, or that enough men might re
turn to enable the company to oper
ate a reduced service on most lines.
Officials of the Pupet Sound Traction.
"S"ii t ower company met the men
juht before midnight and an hour later
the carmen's executive board was
holding another session, after which.
was said, a committee would wait
upon the company officials.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 8. Faced
by desertions in union ranks coupled
with results brougrht about by Mayor
Hanson's ultimatum that troops would
be used if necess; ry to restore Seat
tle's business operations to normal
channels, the sympathetic striKe af
fecting 30,000 workers seemed early
tonight near its end.
From labor sources in touch with
the debate, it was said that the 110
locals on strike had decided to exclude
the metal trades unions from the vote
being taken. This would leave the '
shipyard workers to continue their
strike for higher wages alone, should
the other locals decide to end the sym
pathetic strike.
Business Growing Normal.
In the meantime business fast be
gan assuming usual phases. City cars
had been operating all day.
All papers except the Times, after
noon, and Post-Intclligencer, morning,
appeared during the day. Tonight the
other two announced they would pub
lish regular editions as usual, on their
own presses, regardless of the strike
situation, and the Post-Intelligencer
appeared with an edition early to
night. Similar signs that the backbone of
the strike had been broken appeared
in various ways, so that it was be
lieved by city officials that all work
ers, except possibly the 25,000 metal
trades men of the shipyards, would be
back at work by Monday. These men
went out January 21 asking $S for
mechanics of basic trades, $7 for help
ers and $G for laborers. The sympa
thetic strike, affecting 110 unions out
of a total of 130 represented in the
city, was called last Thursday morn
ing Jit 10 o'clock.
Mr. Piez Is Unyielding.
The general strike resulting, termed
by Mayor Hanson and a business men's
committee as a "rebellion against the
Government," in a statement issued
today, was the first of the size in the
United States.
From the first, however, after
Charles Piez. director-general of tho
Emergency Fleet Corporation, refused
to treat with the metal tradesmen on
the ground that they had violated
their contract with the Government,
Mayor Hanson, shipyard employers
and others directly interested declined
to treat with the strikers, until, at
least, they had returned to work.
Failure Causes Cited.
Four causes of the strike's expected
failure were given by city officials
who expected the strike to fail. The
first was the fact that the city main
tained operation of light and gas utili
ties, many men refusing to strike.
The rationing scheme adopted by tho
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