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MEDFOED, OIM-XiOX, MONDAY, FliJilUIAliY 10, 1919
NO. 273
SEATTLE GENERAL-STRIKE CALLED OFF
WHEN
BOLSHEVIKI
DEPORTATION
UNDERWAY
54 Members of I. W. W. Enroulo New
York in Special Train Under Guard
for Shipment Bank to Native Lands
40 Strike Fomenters From Seat
tle In Bunch Is First of Raids
Planned By Government to Get Rid
of Undesirable Aliens.
CIIICAOO. Feb. 10. Forty-four
members of I lie liuliiNlriiil Worker of
tlio Wcirlil paused through Chicago
hist night in 11 special I ruin under a
heavy gtinrd mi t hi wuv lit 1111 Atlantic
port, where it is said, thcv will lio
dcisirlcd Hi once li v llir iminigrnlioii
authorities.
Kurlv 11I' 1 lir prisoners ciiino iirii't
from Scuttle where thcv tik imrt In
fomenting Ihe general strike.
Three leaders of the Scuttle strike,
one Spokane nuiliitur. 1111 I. W. W.
lender from Deliver, mill five alien
convict arrested In Chicago, wore
iiimuin tlio prisoners.
Tli uiiiioritv of tin men were nlicn
liilior rtcrilnlorx picked 1111 liv offi
cer of the United Ktnte iiiuniiiinlioii j
service during 11 vonr of secret cam
paipiiing in industrial centor of thej
i'licifio const. A.- D. 1! Jackson, j
chief or tlio Sciillli) offiee of tlio im
migration service wn in chnruo of
tlio purl v.
Proceedings lingular
"Ttyc proceedings nuuinxt United
Plates enemies of this Ivpo is simple."
1111 official with Hie I ruin said. "Just
two hours Jieforo tint Seattle strike
was culled wo gathered '10 agitators
into the ears with o"rvthiiig cleared
iiwiiv between them and tlio iniddlo of
the Atlantic ocean. For more than n
vcar the immigration service lint been
working nniellv in nil industrial ocn
tern cheeking up on tho strange ill
icit who have appeared, mid gnlhcr
ed evidence ngninst 1. W. V. lenders
nnd trouble makers who call them
selves Itolahcviki.
"When evidence wn compiled
nguiii-t thin particular crowd each
ease was bronchi to it federal hearing
and all court finding sent lo Wash
ington where Ihev were reviewed liv
Sccretarv of Labor Wilson. The sec
rclarv has Ihi) power lo order this
tvpe of prisoner deported or released
and so far there has been little trouble,
in getting uiiick aelion.''
The majority of the prisoners will
he sent buck to ldisinn provinces.
'1'hcv lire principnllv Norwoginu
Swedes and Finns, necnnlinir lo
guards on the train.
, l'riislnito Dcllvorj'
Tho onlv ntteinpt nt 11 mob delivery
of tho prisoners was frustrated bv
the foresiubt of Ihe federal officers
jtcfore f ho train renched llutte, MnnL.
officers wcro warned that the 1. W.
VI. leaders in. that cilv and llelei'.a
bad learned t(. the dcpnrtiiti'nn nnd
wer niassimr to deliver their eom
rades. Tlio I wo cars then nl tached lo a
reitnlar Irain were cut off nt n iimc
t ion and set into another Irain, which
made 11 wido detour, missiiii; both
Italic and Helena.
Several, hundred men cnlborod ul
tho inilrond station in Unite when the
oriuinnl Irain reached (hat point, no
eordinir to reports which reached the
officials. Thcv wcro allowed lo
search tho train and when they
found Ihe prisoners wcro not on bonrd
left without niiv troublo.
Onlv 0110 of tho prisoners inndo qo
rioiis objection when told oil Ibo in
(Continued on Fugo Six.)
NOW TOTALLY BUND
'1
AoNnON. Fob. 1 0: Tlio oyo troll
bio with which Viscount Groy, for-
mor llrltlsh secretary of ntnto tor for-
olirn nffnli'B has boon affllctoil for
yonrH, now hnn culminated In total
bllntlnoKB, Bays tho Ually Hull touuy,
Paris May
Lose Peace
Conference
4
" PARIS. Feb. 10. Tin; (iiii-H-
lion of niiiviiitr llii! pence euii-
forence lo u neiilrnl eoimtrvViiiv
" l considered liv llii' conference
if what is characterized hh the
obstructive iM'lii'V nt I In1 French
press nnil certain French ol'fi-
cinlx continues, il developed to-
.liiv.
TRYING TO AVERT
AT BAY CITIES
SAN KIIASCISCO. Kcli. 10. Chief
intercut in the strike situation in the
San I'riuii'iico tbav reirion switched,
to I'lirllaiid, tire., today where the
I'acil'ic district of Itoilcrnmkcrs met
o consider strike iictinn that would
lie up evcrv shipyard mid conlreC,
!i.ii ncicalioiits and lluuvv ji'lv,t.i.
.'i.'i.OliO and 110. (Hill men nut of work.
The (oiiiicil iilsu was to consider the
vi'tc .n' Hie Oakland boilcrmakcrs ic
ceuMv which ciivi n maruin t'".r a
slrikc. The sul'l'lcicacv of th vole
has l.ci n questioned however, b mi"
ion i.llieials.
lr. I.. ('. Marshall, infinher of tho
fei'eral sbipbuiloiii!: labor ailiuslm" 11
'ion I'd, coi'fcH-ed here today with rep.
rcsciilalives of the sbippiuu board and
Ihe shipvi.ni operators on thu ttnkr
.itlllltloll.
Tlinusiiml Out
A tl'.oiii.niid or more mnchiiiisU 11 n
I'.'O ,'ioilcini.il.ers in the conlinct
sbo:: here vnu still out todnv. ful
lowinu' strike Ihev declared ei.rlv
last week because of differences over
the latest award of the ml juslainut
lion nl. The San Kraneisco Iron
Trades Council at its mectiiiir toiiiuht
was to take notion lo expel both of
these unions on the uround that thcv
breached an nureenient with Ibo coun
cil in striking.
At n ucneral mcetimr of union men
in Ooakland veslcrdnv soldiers and
sailors out of employment were uiued
to join 11 section of the hoilerninkers'
union to be formed for the purpose of
Timlin" them work. One soldier pres
ent I "id the mccliili.' Hull be had been
wounded Ul times nnd now was bo-
inir compelled to seek emplovaient.
lie was showered with moiiev. lint re
fused to accept it.
Sliliyari1 Workers Voting
Tho Onklind shipvnrd laborers are
lakimr 11 soil! declared holiday lodi.iv
to vole on n strike for n flat wane of
(I.I0 11 dav. tho wairc uranted 1110
chauics in the ndiiistinent hoard
award. The 'J.000 helpers in Ihe Oak
laud boilcrmakcrs' Union, who struck
for $0.10 wuuo and 11 lournanien
lassil'icalion last week stil were out
1 111I11 v. All of Ihe shipyards on the
Oakland side of tho bay practically
were closed today.
A threatened strike of wood work
ers in the shipyards of the San V'rnn-
isco bay reirion was suspended vb
William L. llulebesori, president oC
Ihe I'liiled Hrolhcrhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, when ho advised tho men
that an cxainitier of Ibo war lalior
hoilrd would be sent here to mediate
their demand for l an hour watte.
PLEADS INSANITY
TACOMA, Feb. 10. Tho trial of
V ., I.' 11, ,,.,,,.11 ,.l....r.l Willi Hie
murder of his wile and two small sons
whoso dismembered bodies were
found Jnliuarv 'J and -1 buried in the
woods back ot llnwks I 'mine, a lew
...il., u I',.,., fllvmitii'i lwmiM Ibiu mnl'll.
inc in the superior court of Thurston
eoniilv court nt Olvinpia. Judue John
M. Wilson ol Olviupm is prosidimr.
All. .,... n.,i'i, Vmtlid ,.l niviilltlil
is appeariiiif as cotuisol for lliirnc.lt,
who hi ' entered 11 pica ot insanity ill
Ihu lmiv lua wilo was imirdcmi.
UNIONISTS DEFY -STR Kb - ORDER
MILITARY RULE
BUTTETOCHECK
I.W.W.VIOLENCE
Martial Law to Be Declared Unless
Financial Interests Provide Funds
to Cash City Warrants for Police
and Firemen Strikers Intimidate
Street Car Crew; Mines Idle.
HUTTB, Mont., Fell. 10. Mar
tini law will ho declared In Dutte
uiiIchh flnnncliil IntercatB ot the city
como lo Iho rescue of the municipal
administration with funds to pay the
warrants of city employed nccordiiiK
to a tluleinont made hero toduy by
Major A. M. Jones. In command of
("lilted Httttcs troops on guard duty
hero.
Major Jonen declared that If the
firemen ami policemen aro dlacharK
oit ho will declare martial law. Mayor
W. II. Malnney Issued a statement
reiterating that of Saturday saying
ho would dlschargo all firemen, po
licemen and other city employes, ex
cepting directing heads of depart
ments unions tho money was forth
coming to cash the city's warrants.
Tho nion were still nt work this
afternoon.
Military l'ollco Control
Ilutto today Is under military po
lice control with the exception of
somo of the section In the residential
districts, whore tho city pollco de
partment still oxorclscs its authority.
The city Is not under martial law,
but tho military has taken control
nnd congregating in groups Is abso
lutely prohibited.
,Tho situation, which was tenso
during tho early hours ot the day.
Appeared to have become more set
tled shortly" after noon and with the
exception of street car traffic, which
was totally stopped, everything ap
peared normal.
Itluff Oar .Men Out
Aftor tour cars had loft tho car
barns early In the morning strikers,
said to bo not members ot the labor
unions, but of organizations affiliat
ed with Industrial Workers ot the
world, appeared at the car burns and
throntoned tho motormcn and con
ductors If they took out their cars.
No effort will be made to run cars
today, J. R. Wharton, malinger ot
the traction company, said. A meet
ing of tho street car men's union was
to tnkn plnro today to tako some ac
tion respecting tho strike.
Men who wished to go to their
work .011 tho hill north of tho city
whore most of tho big mines aro lo
cated, wcro allowed to pass without
Interference duo to the fact that tho
avenues lending to the mines wcro
guarded by soldiers, members ot the
111a unueu niuius uuaiiir.v trus"-
lars) under tho command ot Major
A. M. Jones.
DEMPSEY READY TO
SIGN UP FOR FIGHT
NEW YORK, Keh. 10. Jack
Dompsoy arrived hero this morning
nnd unnouncod that ho was ready to
sign tho ngroemont drawn up by Tox
Hlcknrd, who Is promoting n bout in
which Dompsoy will ho tho contonder
for Joss Wlllnrd's heavyweight cham
pionship title.
A mooting was to be held sometime.
today nt which It was expected arti
cles ot itgroinent would ho signed. -
EFFECT ECONOMIES
ClUCACiO, Keh. 10. R. II. Alsh
lon, regional dlroctor ot railroads for
the Northwestern region, m ins nil'
mini report for Ihe year ended De
comber 31, 1918, shows thnt a total
saving ot T:tl.2;t;i,2S2.4li was effect
ed In tho operating oxponsoa of the
linos iliidor his control as a result
of tho unifications and economies
duo lo govonuuont oporutlon,
STRIKERS ORDERED BACK TO
WORK AT NOON TUESDAY BY
GENERAL STRIKE COMMITTEE
THREE CANDIDATES FOR
A
fl- VtH
Here are three prospective candidates for president of Germany:
"Frederick Nauman, left, is most recently mentioned. Ebert. center, has
been premier since the abdication of the kaiser and having pllotd the
country through the period of political reconstruction, is considered a
likely prospect. He is a Moderate Socialist. Prince Max of Baden may
be a candidate of the conservatives. Ho was made premier just be
fore the kaiser left the country, and while an aristocrat was opposed
to the militaristic ring that surrounded the kaiser.
GENERAL STRIKE
E
TACO.MA, Fob. 10. Following
the decision nf the Central Labor
Council las! ovcir.ug tho general
strike is oft ir Tacoinn today anl
members of the unions who went out
In tho sympathetic, striko went bacl
to work at 8 o'clock this morning. .
With tho exception of shipyard
workers, all strikers returned to
their Jobs promptly at 8 o'clock this'
morning ami Tacoma's socal'.cd gen
oral striko became a thing of the
past.
The oullook for the termination of
the striko which has tied up the ship
building Industry Jb brighter now
than at any time since the w;alkotit
nearly three weeks ago and there is
a possibility that the majority if not
all tho crafts affiliated with the
metal trades council will return to
work before the end of the week.
The "gonornl striko" was a failure
from tho first because the most of
the unions affiliated with the Cen
tral Labor Council refused to obey
the orders of that body and go on
strike. Tho last prop was knocked
from under tho attempted industrial
tie-up when the longshoromcn votea
unanimously Sunday night to return
to work today. Their action leaves
tho strike situation exactly as It was
before tho gonornl strike was called.
With the calling off of the socnlled
genornl strike tho Interest of organ
ized labor in Tacoma today centered
on tho election of now officers for
tho Central Labor Council which will
be. held next Wednesday, oh n well
defined move by a large number of
Inbor leaders to not only elect a new
regime nnd "ditch" tho men who
called tho strike, but to drop the
present charter and get a new one.
A gonornl plan of reconstruction was
given Impetus this morning.
FLOCKING TO BUTTE
TACOMX Wash.. Feb.. 10. That
"I'liddv" Morris, local strike asritator
who left Tacoma lust week when
war department ordered tho soldiers
from Cainii Lewis into Ineoma is now
in llutte was reported lit tho Labor
Temple today.
Last Wednesday uinht. W. J. Heard,
another of tho radicals here told the
Central Labor Council members that
"tliimrs were ripe in Unite" and tim
ed exponent of tho "revolutionary
movement 'to no I hero to help the
"kooiI work illume, ,
PRESIDENT OF GERMANY
fectii ft
Jr
SENATE DEFEATS
BY SINGLE VOTE
WASHINGTON', Feb. 10. Wom
an's suffrage by federal constitution
al amendment was beaten again to
day in the senate.
The house resolution for submis
sion of the amendment tailed of
adoption with 05 votes In favor of it
and 29 against, one less than the nec
essary two-thirds.
Thus ended what leading suffrage
champions had said in advance would
be the final test ot this session of
congress. The suffrage advocates
went into the test knowing they
lacked one vote hoping to the last
that it would be won over.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Before
crowded galleries and with most of
tho senators in their seats, the house
resolution proposing submission of
an oqnnl suffrage amendment to the
federal constitution was called up in
the senate today at 12:40 o'clock.
Doth sides wero prepared tor a final
test and confident of a decision be
fore adjournment."
jlefoie debate began petitions from
the Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, Jlnine
and Missouri legislatures In behalf
of tho resolution, were presented by
senators from those states.
ZURICH, Switzerland. Fob. 10.
Spurt nam disorders ot a, grave nature
broke out In Berlin Saturday evening
according to advices received here.
Soldiers nnd sailors commanded by
former Chief of Police Elchhorn are
reported to have occupied Alexander
Plntz and government troops opened
fire upon them, eight persons being
killed and forty wounded. German
censorship is withholding details.
; LONDON. Feb. 10 Repeated en
counters occurred Sntiirdnv in Herlin
bet ween government, troops nnd n mob
was onlv partly of Sparlncan char
acter, n Merlin wireless nipssnse re
ceived today declares.' Six persons
were killed and 14 others wounded,
the messnuo states. Toward evening,
it is udded, order was restored and
the troops withdrew to their oalirtcrs.
TROY OF JUNEAU. ALASKA.
NAMED CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Presi
dent Wilson today nomiuulcd John W.
Troy of Juneau, Alaska, ns collector
ol' customs lul Juneau,
TO
TO
Many Labor Organizations Had Gone Back to Work and Business Was
Approachina Normal Dissatisfaction in Union Rranks Over Strike
Likely to Cause Withdrawal From Labor Council of All Conservative
Unions and Formation of New Central Labor Body Street Cars Run
nina with Old Crews Attempted "Revolution" Defeated.
SEATTLE, Feb. 10. Thirty thou-i
sand striking union employes were
ordered back to work here at noon
tomorrow wnen the general strike
committee, at 1 o'clock today called
off the sympathetic strike designed
to help 5,000 striking metal trades
workers to enforce their demands
for higher wages '
1 The general strike commitee, In
calling off the sympathetic . strike
also requested that all unions which
had voted to return to work, walk
out again today and return with the
rest tomorrow noon. ' I
Unions were asked to take this
action to prove the solidarity of la
bor, members of the commitee said.
During the past three days the
question had been raised as to whe
ther the general strike committee
had final authority to call off the
strike. "' To settle this matter Presi
dent Robert L. Proctor ot the Seattle
Central Labor Council said today
that whatever action was taken by
the committee would be final.
Shipbuilders Still Out
The action of the eencral strike
committee in no wnv chunMed the sta
tus of the Metal Tnulcs Workers'
strike, in which 25.000 men nro now
out. union men stated. No move for
a settlement of their strike bus been
mndc by either employers or the Uni
ted States Shipping bonrd. it was
said. Doubt was expressed ns to
whether the rcouest of the committee
that unions which had withdrawn
from the sieneriil walk out should
asrain unit their iobs could be observ
ed. There would scarcely be time for
the unions to take the desired action,
some union officials thought. It was
reported, however, that the teamsters'
union had called n meeting for later
today, at which they would diseuss
the request.
SKATTLF.. Feb. 10. The ccneral
vmpnthi'tie strike of ;I0,000 union em
ployes still held Seattle in its official
irrip when tho ceneral strike commit
tee met today to consider whether to
cull off the walk-out. Unofficially
however, the strike showed increased
sishs of disintegration and even some
radical union men were said to have
admitted that the developments of the
last 24 hours would end the strike
regardless Tf anv action tho commit
tee might take.
Conservatives and radicals alike
seemed to agree that tho street car
men nnd teamsters' union held the
key to the situation.' With the street
enr service hack to normal today and
more restaurants opening for busi
ness the ninn-on-tlie-strcet was in
clincd to speak lightly of the general
strike.. Tho executive committee o
the teamsters' union ordered the men
to report for work this morning, af
ter the employers had agreed that all
the men would be given their former
UNFILLED STEEL
NEW YORK, Feb. 10. Unfilled or
ders of the United States Steel cor
poration on January 31, wore 0,0084,
208 tons, nceording to tho corpora
tion's monthly statement issued to
day. This .is a decrease of 004,884
tons compared will" the orders on
December iil.
THOSE ON STRIKE
OF L
places under the conditions and wnaes ,
prevailing before the strike.
' . Public Schools Iteopen ,
All pubbc schools, most of which
bad been closed since Thursday noon. '
opened today with conditions as ns-:
ual. The janitors did not take formal
action to return but voluntarily went "
back to"' Work-when informed thai;"'
their positions awaited them. Six
teen schools were open throughout the
strike. The loss of time in the 72
schools did not exceed a day and a
half. "
Barber shops opened today. Milk'
wagon drivers, having staved out lute
Inst niifht to declare themselves nnfc
of the strike were on the iob bright
and enrlv this morning and "milk for
breakfast" was the slogan in Seat
tle homes. Koth newspapers nnd
newsboys were back nt work and re
ported business as usual.
Street Car Men Return ' . '
A somewhat critical situation js
aid to have developed early today
when delegations from the longshore
men's and cooks' and waiters' unions, .
who had decided to remain out. ap
pealed to the street car men for sup
port. The car men. however, nftcr
a three hour debate, ratified the ac-'
tion of their executive committee in
ordering all members buck to work..
They took the sharp edge off this ac
tion nnd showed, their svmpathv for
the other unions bv a vote to ioin in
another general strike demonstration
if it ever became necessary.
Moving picture houses nnd theaters
nnnoiinccd their intention of opening
todny, the theatrical federation hav
ing made good their promise to with
draw from the general strike if given
yestordnt to vote on the ouestion.
."'.' Open Shop Favored .
Aside from the interest in tho gen
eral strike committee's session, at
tention was being turned today to the
water front where nn "open shop"
rule was to he launched bv the Wuter
fron't Employers' Association. Em
ployes expected many union men to
return to work, knowing that their in
ternational officers . who refused
sanction for the strike, would uphold
them. Clangs of non-union men wcro
said to be in readiness to hnnciio
freight. No serious trouble was. ex
pected bv the employers, ns jicnrlv
1.000 regular army troops nro on
hand to preserve order if tho need
arises. . '."-,., .. .
Two other outstanding features of
the strike situation nro beginning to
attract notice. Ono concerns tho ac
tion to be taken bv tho international
heads of several unions who refused
sanction for the" strike of the Seattlo
branches. Loss of charter, striko
benefits, official dcunnciation of tho
locals' notion nnd other penalties have
been tbrcntcned bv these internntion
als. A second matter of public inter
est in the. nparent splft in the Cen
tral Labor Council bv the refusal at
manv affiliated locals to abideiiv the
call to a general strike. Manv anion
nien of prominence predict the forma
tion of a new council, mnrked bv tho
expulsion of certain members classed
bv them as radicals. ,
: PORTLAND, Feb. 10. Police worn
working todnv in nn effort to clcnr
up the mvstcrv surrounding tho enso
of Mrs. Louise Rehrieber. who wns
found (lend in n hotel vestnrdnvwitli
her throat cut. The woman wajTsaid
to bo the wife of Al Schriehor, a trav
eling salesman, ; It is apparent, ac
cording to tho police, thut she wus
murdered. i . . . , ,