The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 7, 1919, Page 1

VOLUME 21. ! TROOPS IN SEATTL FEDERAL FORCES ~ SEATTLE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE STRIKE COMMITTEE:— I hereby notify you that unless the sympathy strike is called off by cig hi o'clock tomorrow morning, Saturday, February 8, 1919, I will take advantage of the assistance and protection offered this city by the national government and operate all the essential enterprises. The Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN cdtel PACIFIC NORTHWEST Rotered a8 Second Clase Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at’ Seattle, Wash, unde "FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919. ULL Leased Wire of the United Press Association. OMPLETE Service of the News- paper Enterprise Association. NO, 293 SEATTLE, WASH., PROCLAMATION To the People of Seattle:— By virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor, I hereby guarantee to all the people of Seattle absolute and complete protection. They should go about their daily work and busi- ness in perfect security. We have 1,500 policemen, 1,500 regular sol- diers from Camp Lewis, and can and will secure, if necessary, every soldier in the Northwest to protect life, busi- ness and property. The time has come for the people in Seattle to show their Americanism. Go about your daily duties without fear. We will see to it that you have food, transportation, water, light, gas and all necessities. The anarchists in this community shall not rule its affairs. All persons violating the laws will be dealt with summarily. OLE HANSON, February 7, 1919. Mayor. © the Act of Congress March §, 1879. OLE HANSON, Mayor. HOME EDITION © TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mall, $5.00 to $9.60 Under This Flag The Star Will Continue to Publish Despite handicaps of today, and despite any) handicaps that may follow, The Star will continue to assume that it is an American institution, under The Seattle Star will continue to publish a news- paper—an American newspaper for American| people. The above editorial is reprinted from yesterday’s issue of The Star, which had only a limited circulation. The Star is publishing again today, solely in the interests of the city. The easier way woul to take the easier wayw hen that is the wrong way. At the request of the government, The Star is giving tion from the mayor. This paper we hope will have a general circulation ‘thruout the city. We hope it will serve to let the people know that the wild rumors afloat are untrue, and that it will a to help in the preservation jof order, EDITOR | SEATTLE | STAR. _ ‘CITY OPERATES BAKER ORDERS LIGHT PLANT TO. LEWIS TROOPS FULL CAPACITY READY TO AC The city Ughting plant is in full WASHINGTON, Feb, 7.—Au- operatios on. It will ue thorization of federal troops to oa preserve order In the Seattle strike was expected to be follow- ed today by government inter. | vention to relieve the situation. Secretary of War Baker ordered the taty guarded, said | partment has m the commandant of Camp Lewis to furnish as many troops as he believes neces: 8 until be oth 8. of | ding to de: od Star Published |; Strike Edition Is Late Yesterday | Pe tb are uasion is knit d ox | t hi Oo work, on era d, bat that the strik appe rom ¢ eT | be sali ‘ahs en on reported mo Svecientt!| here to join in the strike, attle case today, an American Newspaper *~- The troops thus far here are under an American government. And on that assumption | and will continue to erry be to suspend publication, but The Star does not propose | up the greater part of its page one today to a proclama-|altho no violence had been reported early in the day. |some in hastily-improvised barracks, READY FOR ANY CRISIS IN United States troops are in Seattle, for any emergency. The federal go ment will send any number of soldiers sailors here to protect life and property. patches from Washington to that effect w received today. Business men in Seattle are today d manding that the city be put under rn \direction of Mayor Hanson, subject to usual military regulations. Mayor Hanson at noon today pu |notified the strike committee that in a the general strike is not called off & 8 o’clock Saturday morning, he will take ad | vantage of the government’s assistance & operate with federal troops all the utilities of the city. With armed troops from Camp Lewis wai! cover within the city, the situation here had reached a hi stage of tensity on the second day of the general Numerous truck loads of soldiers had been hurried in’ during the night, some being quartered in the armory é i pervaded the city, outside the ranks of thee | 1,000, |strike leaders said, is at.| uted among the volunteer ‘police. ,, matics and machine guns are being placed. ,| during the day, to proffer their services to the department, r|They congested the police headquarters hall in the nt, lei in the center, form part of the ‘police equipment, rd. | street, shooting from the rear of the truck, The sand bags _ | crouched on the inside would be practically secure. peal i| more wal Per iain: not EMGa while one patriotic organization had contributed 23 Altho an overwhelming desire for martial law m strike, no soldiers had been shown on streets up to n Sailors at Bremerton navy yard are reported iby under stacked arms, and issuance of liberty passes pee been stopped. 3 Following the order trom Washington yesterday |stop all troop demobilization, hundreds of soldiers awail discharge were today applying for transfer to line com= panies in expectation of being assigned to patrol duty, Sailors and soldiers, most of them discharged |but some still in the government service, were a |the police regulars as special deputies in patrolling s jand jcotring districts. These specials numbered close The strikers also had men on patrol, armed, as “with moral suasion only.” q Preparations to quell anticipated demonstrations by rad= |ical elements, and to police Se: attle during the strike, are pros ceeding on a gigantic scale at police headquarters Friday. a Clubs and revolvers by the hundreds are being distribe Rifles and carbines, autoe 7 More than 3,000, men were available for instant call by noon. VOLUNTEERS POUR IN Special details of volunteers, regulars, soldiers and saik 1} ors are being rushed to different beats, vital points, such as J the city light stations and water supply system, being 4 strongly guarded and roped off. 3 Hundreds of citizens poured into police headquarters ~ ublic safety building, standing in packed formation outside the rooms of Chief J. F. Warren and Inspector Claude Bannick, Motor trucks with barricaded sides, consisting of sant ~ | bags, roped to the borders of the truck, with machine guna = a These are constructed so that approximately ten men — lean be containd in one, The machine gun is placed in the center, near the end, commanding a complete “sweep” of @ are piled high in front, to protect the driver, while men In addition to the regular force of 447 men, all available _ than 1,500 volunteers had been sworn in before noon a soldiers and sailors,