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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1919
NO. 272
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Mail Tribune
EATTIE .STRIKERS'! BEGBM TO WE
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BEFORE
TROOPS
fflfl
BUTTE TO KEEP
STI
I. W. W. Element Blamed (or Trouble
as Miners Union Men Are Prepared
for Wane Reduction Under Sched
uled Scale Eleven Arrested (or
Disturbances.
Itl.'TTK. Mont., Full. 8. Following
plnm! agreed to til it mass meeting
hold IiinI .night nt tlio mill of Ilia lo
cal I. V. V.. hundreds of striking
miners, mime of them tinned, turned
hack men who Marled for work this
morning with tho rcwii!'. Hint mining
in tliu district Ik pniclieiillv suspend
cil Dim mtirtiiiiir.
Tin' pickets withered r.t tlio I. W.
W. Iintl nt (I o'clock tins morning mill
left fur tlm viirluiiK mines in doliioh
nii'iiU la ruo enough to picket I lie va
rioux nvi'iiurM of approach. Minors
in several iii-tiuu-os worn wnvlniil
nml beaten. Mechanics wltnm nnioiih
luiva taken no nction in respect In
a Htriko were held up nml sent buck
from tho mine liv the strikers. A
linrlimilur effort was niailo tu pro
vent Itoistimr engineers from going
on tli ih. No arrests have boon
made hv tlio imlli'O or members of the
sliorilTs force.
Soldier Hent Mines
Soldiers of the I It It regular in-'
fanlrv wcro Inter sent to tlio mines
nml nro now guarding tlio approaches
to tlio various iroierticH, Their lis,
mxlnncc however ciinie nn hour nfter
tlio morning shift wiih to go to work
nml bv the time thev were patrolling
the Ktrenti lending to the mines the
pickets liiul Hiiccccilcil in turning hnev
tlio miners who wnntod to work. The
foreo of United SliiteH soldiers stn
tinneil nt Initio in small.
Tho Htriko inaugurated hv tho T.
W. W. hero has no ronncctioli with
the controversy between tho citv nml
tho pnlieo unci firo departments. The
policemen nil firemen wcro about to
nuil their positions becniiso thev
could not cash their fsiilnrv warrants
nnd in anticipation of this tho coun
cil Into vesterdnv afternoon ordered
patrolmen nnd firemen- discharged
dating from next Monday. Last oven
imr local bankers nnd liusimws men
iirntngcd to cash salary warrants of
firemen who have been notified of
council will rescind its action in re
that action nnd it is expected that tho
Hpoct to that department.
I. V, W. Movo 8ny llnywood
DKNVKR. Colo.. Feb. 8. Engine
men, firemen and pump men nt Unite.
. Mont., whoro n strike of miners pre
vails, will remain nt their work, ac
cording to n stnlmnenl o" Churles II.
Moyor, president of tho' Inlerniitionnl
Union nt Mine, Mill nnd Sinolled
Workers todnv. Thev nro tho only
muii nt Hullo who nro members of
tho ntcrntttinuiil union,
"Hutto is tho homo oC n nest of I.
W. V. who have remained thnro and
J' ourished during tho war," mud Mr.
Mover. "Tho minors on striko nro
prnelicullv iinorguniBod. This is not
nn Amoricnn union movement. Jt is
n movo of tho I. W. W. nnd tho gov
eminent must play n strong hand im-
lncdintolv.
Tho engineers, firemen nnd pump
men nro not dissatisfied with tho cut
in wniros. Mr. .Mover said, as thev
, work on a "sliding Benin," When
copper is selling nt n high prieo their
wages nro high nnd when copor do
elinos tho wages of tho workers de
cline.. IAT
BILL COMPLETED
WASIHNCITON, Fob. 8. Work on
lliu,nrniv npproprintion hill for the
yenr heirmnmcr July i, Jiun, una noon
nomnloted hv tho houso mililnrv oom-
niiltoo anil Chairman llont. oxpocls to
forinallv present it to tho honso Mon-
diiy. It carrifis lih appropriation of
npproximnlelv $H()l),IIU0,UUU tor tlio
miiiuleniinco of nn army ol aimut.
ril)n,0(l(l men, hut mcliidos no provis
lum for t'coi'uuuUuliuu. , .
wQIIIET
Society of
Nations an
Actuality
PAKIK. Feb. 8. The, peneo
eonl'crciico coinmiHisoti ou a so-
cietv of nations expects to fin-
f ih its work lit the session to bo-
gin at 1 (I o'clock n. .intodnv.
At n long session Inst night tho "
eommillec completed two-thirds
of the draft of Iho project,
The commisison, it is added, is
of the opinion Hint ccrtnin chins-
cs of the draft should be refer-
red to n hiih-ciimiuittce for clari-
ficutiou. ,
10
COAST MINE
SAI.KM. Feb. 8. Orouoii has taken
tho first steps in juiniiii; the other
I'ucific const states in uruiui; upon
com; less the rstablishment of a iner
chant iiiuriitu on the i'neific count. A
joint memorinl liis been iutrodiieed
by Senator Kddv, nskinir eonurcss to
L'et into action and n conference was
held in the eovernor's officii between
Secretary Uunvln of the OreL'on
I'hnmbcr of Commerce, President Vin
ton of the senate, Speaker Scvaionr
Jones of the house, Senator F.ildv,
-li it i rut it it of the senate reconstruction
comiiiiltce nnd Hen Sheldon, chairman
of the house reconstruction commit
tee. Hutu was submitted to show Hint
lilt) ships ure necessary to carry to
the markets of the world the lumber
output of this state, aside from the
marine needs of other industries.
Washington and ('alil'oriiiii nre pnr
ticipatint; in the movement and Gov
ernor Withvcoaiho believes that joint
aflion bv the three coast states will
awaken conaress to the knowledge
that action is imperative.
"If no nro to do our utmost for
reconstruction." said the covcrnor,
"it is neccssnrv tlmt-foroiun markets
ho reached and the only wnv this can
bo done is llu-oiichV merchant marine.
Our network of railroads halts at the
shores of tho 1'iicilie, hence the rail
road sdo not build up n foreitiun
trade, ( 'omrross must net if we are
not to fall behind Japan, F.uuland nnd
other foroicn countries,"
PROMISED LISTER
OI.YMrU,- Wash., Feb. 8 "(3ov
ornor l'',rnest Lister has tho promise
of tho sccrctarv of war that nil nee
csnrv co-opernlion will bo uivon him
in enpini; with possible strike troubles
nt Seattle and Taenmn, and (he situa
tion is iinchiiiiucd in that regard," a
statement issued from tho uovernor's
nl'I'ico loiliiv said. It was said that
under tho peculiar conditions esistinir
tho irovernor could make n direct re
ouesl for federal control in tho cities
nfl'ected and seeuro immcdinto action.
No such request has vet been mndo
from municipal authorities of either
Senltle or Tacoina, it was saiil.
LABORERSTALKSTRIKE
OAKI.A.NM). Cal.. Kob. S. At Us
niootlim lnnt night tho Oakland Rhlre
yard laborors' union with n inomhor
ship of approximately SD00, votod to
doclnro n holiday on Monday for I no
purpoBO of Initios n slrllto voto. Tho
bnllotllnff, nccordlnK to Soorotnry
Carroll, will bo Tor n wnno of six
dollnrs a day and hocoRs to tho nhlp-
yarda tor tlio bualnoss ngont ot tlio
unlou,
FRm
STRIKE BROKEN
111
I
RETURN
Street Car Service Resumed In All
Parts o( Cltv Lonashoremen Call
Meetinu to Rescind Strike Vote
Ship Workers Modify Tone and Are
Willlna to Eenter Neaotlations.
TAC.'OMA, Wusti., Feb. 8. -With
street car sorvko resumed both on
(ho miinleliml lino across 1ho tide
flats to tho shlpyardB nml tho differ
ent lines of tlio Tncoma Knllway and
Power company In nil parts of the
city tho Htriko situation was "patly
cleared this morning. Officers of the
street railway reported everything
running fine with cars going out on
the early runs on tlmo and no appear
nnco of strikers or trouble-makers ui
any placo. The Intorurban and other
short linos havo boon alilo to main
tain tbolr schedules during the past
two days.
Automohllo om nil) uses and largo
trucks of the department stores fit
ted up with seats to carry tliotr
clerks were tnkon off tho streets
after tho street cars mndo thotr ap
ponranco. Thero Is Increasing dls
satlatnctlon among the lonKshoremon
at the action taken In going out In
view of tho largo voto against nnd
tho previous doclslon not to Join tho
sympathetic striko. Tho voto stood
240 to 161 In cnrrylng tho union men
out.. Tho people are doing their Sat
urday marketing nml nil stores are
open. Harbors aro working as usual
and rostaurnnts nre feeding their pa
trons, tho soma hnvo signs Indicating
they are operating undor'tho cooks
nnd waiters union on tho "permit"
plan.
Modlfylntr Terms
Sentiment crows that tho message
sent last night by the trades union
to Charles Plot, dlroctor-general of
tho Kmcrgency Kleot corporation In
which tho council denies being under
agreomont with tho government, and
that a return to work could only be
conslderod 'if soma assurance of a
Just settlement Is made, Is a material
modification from tho radical posi
tion taken nt tho outset of the strike
and shows more of a disposition to
outer Into negotiations.
O. S. Larson, represent iiitr tho war
labor board at Tneomn, held it con
ference this morniiiL' with C. It. Ilar-
rctt, secretary of tho Metal Trades
Council, lie stated that be unve three
reasons wnv tno strike eoiiid not lie
maintained and that it could bo set
tled only in n decent manner, lie ex
pressed the belief that the striko hero
would be hut n question of hours, ,
ONLY 525 BILLS
OFFERED AT SALEM
SAI.KM, Feb. 8. A record is liointr
mndo bv the Oreiron lesislnturo in
enrlnilimr tho number of hills intro
duced. I'd to tho present time 2l!0
mensures have been introduced in the
senate nmiinst :!0f nt tho correspond
inir period of the 1!I17 session, while
in the house 4'J.7 hills hnvo been intro
duced auainst o'JIl two venrs ago.
With tlio exception of special or
ders the introduction of bills was
stopped in the house lust Monday,
Senator l'ierce's resolution to make
veslcrdav the final slav for introduc
tion of hills in the senate has not been
acted upon.
WASHINGTON1. Feb, 8. Now
credits ol' $7.'i,00(l,0(10 for Knlv and
If in.OOO.OOO for Iloliriinn wcro estab
lished todnv hv the Ireusurv, This
raised tlio total credits of all tlio al
lies to if8,flr-l,8'Jd,(IOO, including
!)8"i,()l)n,()00 for Italv nnd $'21)ll,:U."i,
0UO i'or JJulK'ituii,
ATTITUDE OF
STRIKE COMMITTEE MEETSi
TO PASS UPON DECLARING
SYMPATHETIC STRIKE OFF
NOT A STRIKE,
SEATTLE, Feb. 8. In a statement issued today
hy Reverend f. A. Matthews, a local pastor, and j.
AV. Spangler, hanker, who formed tlio committee
which met with .Mayor Ole Hanson and a strikers
special committee yesterday, it was made clear that
the conferences were solely due to the strikers' ef
forts to have Mayor Hanson rescind his ultimatum.
"Mayor Ilonson," the statement said, "told these
men (strikers' committee) the city government was
in charge of affaire." Mr. Spanglcr and Ilcv. Mat
thews, the statement adds, "told the men that the so
called 'general strike' is not a strike but a' revolution
and so regarded by the community."
The statement says liev. Matthews and Mr.
Spangler later consulted members of a citizens' com
mittee representing all interests and were directed to
meet the strikers last night, but were instructed "to
state positively that the business interests and gen
eral community looked upon the so-called 'general
strike' as a rebellion against the government."
"Tho citizens' uul business intdrests have not "
cntcrtainel and will not entertain any proposals re
lating to the so-called 'general strike.' We request
the people of America be informed of this fact and
be notified that Seattle is not treating with the revo
lutionists and is not in the hands of revolutionists."
SPRINGFIELD, Ills., Feb. S J. P.
N'oonnn, acting president of the In
ternational Drotherhood of Electrical
Workers, with offices In this city. In
a telegram today directed all electri
cal workers of his organization on
sympathy strike at Seattle, Wash., to
return to work.
Tho telegram of Mr. N'oonan said:
"The responsibility of the electri
cal workers Is too groat to permit
darkness In Seattlo which enhances
the possibility ot lawlessness. All
members should go back to their
Jobs."
Two roprosentntlves of the Inter
national Klectrical Workers' union
nro on the ground, Mr. N'oonnn stated
to Insist that the members of tho or
ganization observe tho tontract un
der which thoy aro working.
BELLINGHAM VOTES
T!KI,T,IN'OIIAlt, Wash.. Feb. 8.
Tho allied unions of tho Metal Trade
Council hnvo'gono on record in favor
of a sympathetic striko by nt voto of
M-10 to 100. It is reported, however;
that Iho final decision is contingent
upon tho nction of the Portland Met
al Trades Council, with which tlio lo
cnl council is -affiliated. The elec
tricians' union voted down a strike
resolution bv '27 to 13.
OF
SALKM, Feb. 8. With Iho obicot
of induoinp the aovcrnment to appro
printo n sum of moncv sufficient to
eliminate debris loft in Oregon for
ests hv spruce onmps, a committee
appointed hv Iho sprueo production
division nnd tlio stnto department of
forestry is now mnuine nn eslmiate
of neods in Hie several counties where
camps wcro located. It will be nee
essury to remove Iho debriii as a pro-
cuiition ttKumst forest fires,
BUT REVOLUTION
PLENTY OF FOOD
FOR SEATTLEITES
. SEATTLE. Feb. 8. Based on tho
principle than nn annv "fights on its
stomach" Chief of Police J. F.' War
ren yesterday installed coal ranees
in the city hnll basement where,
should disaster overtake tho city's
liaht plant he would be nblc to feed
the hundreds of special, police of
ficers. 'One restaurant, which lost
its cooks and waiters bv the striko.
today furnished easily cooked dishes
on the"sorvc-vour-self-plun."
The citv nt larao has had plenty
of food of all kinds. Union bakers
kept nt work. Grocery stores were
well stocked nnd some even made rear
ulnr deliveries. Onlv the strikers felt
pang's of hunger, us tho "soup kitch
en" machinery proved, inadequate to
feed tlio throngs of hungry workers.
Mnnv strikers, unable to satisfy their
wants vesterdnv. it is said, mndo a
rush on the kitchens todnv. "Mulli-j-im''
sandwiches and coffee have
proved tliouuiinstnv of the "kiteh-
TO
AI5K15PKEK, Wash., Fell. S Act
ing under pos'tivo instructions from
their international officials, to re
turn to work, caulkers of the Grays
Harbor shipyards who have been on
striko since January 1!) when thev
went out with the metal trades work
ers, voted last night to return to
work under the conditions of hours
and wages formerly prevailing. An
other meeting of the caulkers is to be
held this afternoon, but it is not ex
pected to rescind the nction of last
night, which wns taken nfttr a meet
ing, held in the smno hnll. of the car
penters nnd ioiners wlio voted to
caulk ships unless the caulkers re
turned. The nttitndo of tho shipvnrds
is still in doubt, Tho caulkers, before
tho striko received 8.00, whilo the
Mncv nwnrd provides n scale of $7.52.
Whether the shipyards will now tnko
the position that the Jlncv scalo must
govern is unsettled as vol, and no
(iiiiiniinecmeut is forthcoming from
tho yard owners. . ,
OFFICIALS
MAYOR STANDS PAT
TO WITHDRAW
ERATI
Breaking of Backbone of General Str Ike Believed to Be a Matter of Hours
Hanson Regards Strike as Rev olution Puts On Auto Jitnev One
and Starts Street Cars Pulls Of f Union Exemption Sians and Says
Operation Will Be Conducted Regardless of Union Permission Offers
Protection of Troops to Business Houses and Industries.
SEATTLE. Feb. 8. At 2 :15 o'clock
this afternoon the strikers' general
conference committee., representing
n majority of Hie 130 unions affected
by the general strike, was still in con
ference. Unofficially it was intimat
ed that a formal vote on whether or
not to declare the sympathetic strike
off would be taken late today. Should
the vote end the strike, it was said.
I the time for ordering the men back to
work would then be fixed.
Backbone Breaking
SEATTLE. Feb. 8. Officials of
the Pnget Sound Traction, Light and
Power company, said this afternoon
thev believed itwas a matter of
hours when the backbone of Senttl'e
general strike would be broken.
Their street car employes, thev said,
were then congregatinz at the va
rious car barns, evidently preparing
to return to work. Officials of the
carmen's union were still in the gen
eral strike committee's conference.
Company officials said thev believed
the order to the car men to resume
work would be given when the confer
ence ended.
Xo enrs have yet been operated
over the company's lines, said the of
ficials. Thev declared it would be
impracticable for them to attempt
to give service with strikebreakers,
and added that the mayor was wel
come to operate the city's cars over
the company's lines if bo wished,
provided the street car employes de
cided not to resume" work.
SEATTLE. Feb. 8. Citv directed
"automobile iitney" service was in
augurated in Seattel todnv to brek
the strike in compliance with the may
or's ultimatum that the strikers
would have to call off a sympathetic
strike at 8 o'clock this morning or ho
would operate all essential industries.
Mayor Hnnson, who gave out the
statement that the "iilncv" service
lind been started, said plans were un
day wav to extend it. He said cars
on all citv lines "were operating nnd
that unless the private car companies
begun operations he-would order the
citv col's run over the private lines
"with or without their consent."
' Pulls off Vnlon Signs
!"I furthermore." 5vor Hanson
snid, "have ordered all union exemp
tion signs on trucks or cars of any
kind torn off. We're going to operate
without the consent of any labor un
ion." '
nMyor ITnnson's ultimatum to tlio
strikers' committee, issued vesterdnv
went into effect nt 8 o'clock this
morning. He ordered that cither tho
sympathetic strike bo called off, or
he would operate essential industries
with tho use of federal troops if nec
essary. After n strikers' special
committee fniled to get him to re
scind that ultimatum Into Inst night,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. A'avy
aviation experts are planning a flight
across the Atlantic. Commander
John H. Towers was ordered today to
take charge of the "development of
plans and assembly ot matorlnl and
personnel for tho proposed trans
Atluutlo tllcUt,," , ;
AKEN
AND REFUSES
UL
the committee reported back to the
general strike conference committee,
this morning. What action was taken
was not announced.
Xo Interference Attempted
In the menntime the municipal cars
began operations on all lines, without
reported interfereneej One of tho
two private companies was planning
to operate today with volunti;
crews. ; Unless lioth. companies aU-r .
tempted to resume operations the
mayor said the city's cars would use
the private lines without asking con
sent. . i
Several more restaurants attempt
ed to resume business today. Whole
sale firms and produce dealers nn- -nounced
they would attempt truck de
livery of goods. Tho strikers' 21
"soup kitchens" resumed work; Alt
citv electrical workers returned to
their work, international union sanc
tion of the strike having been refus
ed. Engineer nnd ianitors of - tho
public school svstera were to meet Into
today to decide whether thev would
return to work Monday or forfeit their
positions, according to a school board
ultimatum. ..
. No Disorder ,
....Up to 10 o'clock today virtually
not one cose of strike disorder had
been reported to the police during
the entire strike to date. . The city's
streets present the unusual appear
ance, however, ot being guarded by
some 600 soldiers In uniform,, wear
ing special police stars, and by mors
than 400 regular policemen,, a large
number of whom are equipped with
carbines. The general strike confer,
ence committee continues to keep Its
own men on police duty, with tho
announced intention of cooperating
with the regular authorities, i ;
Newpaper offices, city utilities,
shipyards and federal governmeut of
fices are under heavy guard of polico
or regular army troops, 9S2 of whom
were sent hero from Camp Lew 1b.
The Post Intelligencer issued early
today a four-page paper minus adver
tisements, its first edition since
Thursday morning. . It was believed
that at least one other Seattle paper
would publish today under guard of
police, up to tne present an papers
published have been distributed by
the police about the city's business
districts free of charge. Tho Star
published from its own plant yester
day and was expected to publish to
day. The Post-Intelligencer Issued
from a job printing office during the
night. No attempt has been mado to
distribute the papers to regular cus-i
tomers on circulation routes. -
Traction Kf fort '.
Tho Puget Sound Traction, Light
and Power company at 9 o'clock had
not operated any cars, and officials
(Continued on Page Six.)
EVERETT TO VOTE
EVERETT. Wash., Feb. 8. Tho
Everett Trades Council, holding spec
ial session at tho Labor Temple lost
evening, voted In favor of a rororen
dum to the various unions ot tho city
on the question of a general sympa
thetic strike in Everett to aid tho
Seattlo strikers. Tho returns of tho
referendum will not ha known until .
Wednesday, February 19.
TIMATUM