The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 8, 1919, Page 1

_ea nn eee WAAR ARRAY ULL Leased Wire of the United Press Association. OMPLETE Service of the News- paper Enterprise Association. 294 SEATTLE, WASH., SATURI DAY, $On the Issue of Americanism There Can Be No Compromise e Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Kntered a» Hecond Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of Congress March &, 1879. NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mail, $5.00 to $9.00 EBRUARY 8, 1919 en rain: fresh southe diminishing Sunday, ~ $= Weather Forecast: % GEN ERAL STRIKE MAY iIBE CALLED OFF TODAY Strikers Call on Mayor Following the Issuance of the ultimatum of the mayor yester. | day, in which he stated that if | labor did not call off the sym- pathetic strike by 8 o'clock this | morning, he would take advan. | tage of federal help to run all the essential enterprises of the city, a committee of strike lead- ers called on him at the city hall, This was early in the afternoon The committee aaked that Dr. M. A Matthews and J. W. Spangler of the citizens’ committee, representing 36 | societies pledged to law and order, be also present. The mayor called them. A conference was also held in the evening. While the strike leaders wanted to | discuss mediation, they were told firmly that they were considered as conducting a revolution and that the city would not mediate a revolt called “them off their | committee wan called into conference this morning at the Labor temple #TACOMANS SEND WIRE TO PIEZ: STRIKE WAVERS TACOMA, Feb. 8.—The striking shipyard workers of ) Tacoma today dispatched their first direct communication | to the emergency fleet corporation at Washington. It was an answer to the telegram from Chas. Piez, director of the corporation, received by the Central Labor council just before a general strike was ordered. The strikers’ message was regarded in some quarters as being the first step toward a settlement, since it de- clared that “if we had some positive assurance that we were going to have a just settlement, it might be possible | to return to work pending a conference.” | Street cars of the Tacoma Rail | way and Power company and munic }ipal lines were operating on full je again today. The men went work early this morning aft- ny of kdleness, during which WILL PRESERVE ORDER, ASSERTS « U.S. GENERAL TACOMA, Feb. 8.—We_are here} or the protection of property ana! | Person and the suppression of all “Misorder. We do not intend to take ‘@ny arbitrary action, except in case @f the gravest emergency. Any wnt Which wants to reopen will be “entitled to and receive protection Doth as to its property andsthe per i Of its employes.” So declared Brig. Gen. Watson, in of the United States % in Tacoma and vicinity | Maj. Gen. J. D. Leitch and Col. F. c. Johnson, the latter chief of staff @f the Thirteenth division, were in ‘conference with Brig, Gen. Watson. | ai 160,000 Yanks to ‘Come This Month WASHINGTON, Feb. &.—American increased to 166,000 during February Chief of Staff March » | CHIEF OF COURT te the jobs yesterday The union carmen issued a state. | ee ee ment, sayin: | recognize the Central Labor council | as having any duthority to call ue| - out against our own vote.” The return to work of the street | i of the Central Labor council's order, | will go far toward breaking the gen. eral strike in the belief of many per There was much tatk of forming | 7M Sener! strike committee can} new unions among the many work. |e°4 the walkout any time it desires ers who are opposed to the general | without consulting the rank and file. | organization of the Central Labor ellation of the strike orde the council and affiliated bodies under | “latins ot ve naan oe a idl new charters. i by the Central Labor Council. quit work yesterday were reported to have returned to their jobs in the | ment are back on the job Saturday, . afternoon. The barbers, who de.({Sfter the system had been operated 4 were déterning |The light and power employes re- ; ‘Markets, groceries and restaurants | C#lved orders from their international lwdre serving the public as usual, | headquarters, Springfield, Til, to re-| |trom the strike committee. |telegram by antistrike employes. Following exchanges of telegrams |Antistrikere threatened withdrawal | i between the strike committee and | from the union unless ordered back | afternoon, decided to open | With a membershi corpora | ip of 400, ont il of the public schools Monday and ae ador povsaed rartnet [138 voted on the general strike pros- the chief engineer to have | *fforts to bring about some basis of | settlement of the strike were seen in | o#ition, and of these but 74 were in = lhe boa tines most inthe S| R. Barrett, of the Metal Trades, and : re 0. 8. Larson, chairman of the com ploy of the school district who failed ee ee oard WOMEN T0 HELP | The school engineers and janitors 2 | 4 er at 2 O'clock this after. |14F#0n declared his visit wae purely | | ES ete | FEED CITIZENS | inite decision. urday by Mayor Hanson in his plans | } for feeding the public. They were| T0 FACE TRIAL asked to enroll at the city employ waltresses and assistants. Walker C. Smith, I. W. W. agi-| The request was made by the Na ' tator, is faced with a charge of in.| tional League for Woman's Service, complaint filed in Justice of the|the general service division | greme court will take a week or ten CO™# “ i gue members “ayn, at least, to decide the test pase Otis W. Brinker's court Prong: ™m aeigp - rd on which depends the sale of |Smith 1s declared to be one of those | their services and enrolling at th the city of Seattle. This was the | thousands of leaflets headed, “Rus | E prediction of Chiet Justice Chadwick |" Did It" The leaflet urges the | Db this morning. pys ake over the ‘The bond case was argued Friday, | atime P and attorneys on both sides asked | MIDI" aft gg ee etn | 3 eal f arrested Saturd for a speedy decision. morning at 1130 at Equity Printi Seventh nd Virginia st. He Now plans for the distribution of | held in t . | milk for invalids and infants will be Jeffective Saturday. | order which < “Our international will not in car men, along with the repudiation | BACK ON JOB sons here today | strike, with a possible sweeping re | ‘This was made known today. Can- A majority of the teamsters who! "sy .ployes of the city light depart- |clared a “vacation” ‘Thursday, also |for two days with volunteer help. many operating under “permits” s ‘The schoo! board, at its meeting | Cras Piex, director general of the |to work. buildings in shape by that time| | nterence between Secretary C. | favor of the walkout. a conert. At the conclusion of the meeting, | which time they will reach a bed | iA TRS | WALKER SMITH | seattle women were called on Sat: } ment office, 110 Cherry at., as cooks, OLYMPIA, Feb, $—The state wu-/Citing @ breach of the peace in a|thru Mias Clio Hulbert, chairman of Gtone Webster traction interests |fe*Ponsible for the distribution of | bureau yards themselves and advocates a company, in the Vancouver hot cera will obtain milk direct from | mers needing it | milk is to be concentrated at airy by the owners and man- of the different Seattle dairies, # da. This is an inc january agers no non-union help being employed. nptroller the “se ced by D. D squad and over | the Seattle Milk T a attended the © Keistoferson dairy 19 lo “ First ave. §. and Walker st ” SEATTLE BOY GETS RELEASE WASHIN' Swenson, 111 Dartford, Ing lease from a € the war department r ler Storms, Boring, rt, secretary of GROCERY STORE ora VULCANIZING SHOP or a RESTAURANT ora CIGAR STAND or a TRANSFER BUSINESS among those tried in nou The pectators rt rifle 1 at | th pr st or REPAIR SHOP or a ROOMING HOUSE ora CABARET Turn to the Classified Page and Look Under “Business | Opportunities” | John ein at re mp. ar the that published yesterday and | | day before. | | Ore) © i ristoferson dairy, and supply | K y PPIY | ve the out To ON THE ISSUE OF AMERICANISM THERE CAN BE NO COMPROMISE. Official Statemient While They Sleep BY LEO H. LASSEN, Seattle Star Reporter. And now along the war-worn land # mass would raise a blood-red lie Jo flaunt across the restless sky Atnd call it flag---and some have planned Jo rule our sacred state With lust and death and hate. Qhite crosses gleam upon the hill Of every Flanders town, but still Jome forget the holy sleep Of men who died to keep Shem free. the. Press: Newspapers published outside the city of Seattle this morning carry, under a Seattle date line, the announcement that conferences were held Friday between the mayor of Seattle, Rev. M. A. Matthews and J. W. Spangler, a banker, with representatives of the so-called “general strike committee,” in an effort to find ground for mediation of con- ditions in this city. These are the facts: Mayor Hanson, Friday afternoon, telephoned Dr. Matthews, asking him to come to phoned Mr. Spangler. turn to work after the dispatch of a| members of the so-called “general strike committee.” the mayor rescind his ultimatum that the “strike” must end at 8 a. m. Saturday. his office immediately. Dr. Matthews responded. In the same manner the mayor tele- Mr. Spangler responded. When they arrived at the mayor's of-| fice they found a number of men there talking to him. These men, so it developed, were They were endeavoring to have Mayor Hanson told these men the city government was in charge of affairs. Dr. tizens lto the “so-called general strike.” of this fact and be notified that Seattle is not treating with the revolutionists and is NEW MILK PLAN jnot in the hands of revolutionists. | IS ANNOUNCED ‘CAN SAYS SWAIN |Matthews and Mr. Spangler were asked by the men in the mayor's office to give some lindication that the citizens of Seattle would co-operate with the “strikers” in finding la settlement or ground of adjustment. Mr. Spangler and Dr. Matthews told the men {that the socalled “general strike” is not a strike, but a revolution and so regarded by the community. The men then asked the mayor to give them an opportunity to see him at 8 o'clock Friday evening. Dr. Matthews and Mr. Spangler to be there at the same time. Dr. representing all interests, for advice as to whether or not they should return and were directed to do so, but were instructed to state positively that the business interests and general community look upon the so-called “general strike” as rebellion against the gov- ernment and that this community refuses to, recognize or deal with revolutionjsts. Dr. jaccord with the position taken by them. The foregoing is issued with the request that respondents of newspapers in Seattle send it broadcast thruout the country. The mayor has at no time and will not deal with those responsible for the “general strike.” He said he would be in the office at 8 and asked Matthews and Mr. Spangler consulted the members of a citizens’ committee, Matthews and Mr. Spangler discharged their instructions, the mayor being in the press associations and cor- r Ps 7 The and business interests have not and will not entertain any proposals relating We request that the people of America be informed CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE. ‘THEATRES PLAN TO OPEN TODAY ‘|Hundred Thousand Is Appropriated to Suppress Riots OLYMPIA, Feb, & Immediate T BEAT US, “They can’t beat us in a thousand | appropriation of $100,000, to be used| Seattle ts trying to resume her ac- arn, This was the confident assertion, Saturday secretary of the Metal Trades coun om While refusing to comment on the ‘obable rike, |that the shipyard men could hold) Labor the city returned to work. Union Printers, Pressmen, Mailers The Seattle Typographical union | which includes all newspaper work: | regulations, not having leased by the Germans, is in France, ;¢Ts, are not on strike previous day's receipts toward Swain by the qovernor “to prevent and | tivities Saturday morning. suppress” riots, was provided for in| While members of the general a bill introduced by the Joint appro | strike committee went into session at priations committee. morning, of Bert Swain, |the Labor Temple to debate Mayor |opened wide, Trattic Policeman eat w one grocers must ail tor vos oft | and that the general . whe directa traitié. eb Beoor ‘0 deliveries will be made, Repre- | | a" ns . Are You Looking for an| nq ‘Madison ut, was ju sentative grocerymen of every city| As Swain spoke, he was seated in| [epribe God, Manson, was busy at polide Opportunity to Get Into kangaroo” court held in municipal| district are urged to keep an ade-|¢ront of a table in an inner room at 5 headquarters arranging for protec- court he aturday morning. For-, quate supply of milk on hand a nadie ers tion for the traction lines and other Business for Yourself? || mer vrosecuting Attorney Lundin| These will be furnished with cor-| Metal Trades headquarters. The ta | | necessities which are expected ‘to be Maybe You Want a was the prosecutor. Capt ewart,|tificates which the applicants for) ble was stacked high with bills, in in operation before event GARAGE Judge Gordon, Chief Warren, and|milk must sign, showing neceastty.| packages of five, ten, ‘twenty and| SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8.—After | oP . ovenng. or a Harry Carroll, city con The new distribution plan i* @N-|rty.dollar bills. ‘This represented | Frank C, Miller, secretary of the| Theatre men who formed a delega-| ting on the were told t mayor Friday en their thea fon for their Iron Trades council, had the John P. the Teamsters’ union, it tion wail denounced | 6 ill McLaughlin, de hi the San Francisco ‘al strike fund. Seattle strike al, and from hundred ac worn in at th at police headqui votea|"* ? canis al 1 policemen city hall and length of the indicated we declared his belief “Rolshevistic,” council early today _- t a sympathetic strike to ald tle strikers, m Warnings for Coast Issued Southeast storm warnings were is bY su Saturday morning at Washing and Stereotypers Are Not on Strike (yy chor. A severe storm iv set Printers, stereotypers, preasmen|tling off the coast, moving rapidly Trades, | and mailers are working under union | southeast, and will cause southeast joined the'to southwest gales along the coast today and tonight | Stor | Allied Printing sympathetic strike | Hanson's ultimatum that the city be| BTS CITY CARS RU STORES OPEN, AS US. GENERAL SPEEDS HERE | Seattle’s general strike may be called today. It is almost certain it will be cal off in 48 hours, Assurance of this was given by individ |members of the general strike committee | |330—officers of 110 unions—who met |special session in the Labor Temple cow chamber Saturday morning. The committee adjourned shortly befe noon to reassemble at 12 The general sentiment of the larger ling was in favor of calling on all uni return to work. A minority of radicals orously opposed this, according to conservatives, however, were in a majority and when the question comes t vote late Saturday afternoon, ove J defeat is predicted for the radicals. The shipyard strike will not ? be affected by the cancellation of the eral strike, according to Metal T1 officers. The third day of the general walkout began “strike broken,” according to Mayor Hanson. Before 8 o’clock, the hour set by the mayor’s ultim for the city to begin the operation of all essential ente1 in case the strike was not called off, the first municipal started from the city hall to Ballard. Six cars were put operation during the morning. They were manned by guards each. Hundreds of people took advantage of service to get to and from Ballard today. 7 At 8 o'clock every union man was back on the att ity lighting plant. It was at this juncture that the m Einotrted that the “sympathetc strike” was broken. Street car service is to be undertaken, also, by the Pug Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. at 2 o’clock this aft noon, it was announced. “We have extra cars,” the mayor declared, “and if the private company won't give service, the city will run its ¢ on their tracks.” Western avenue is doing business as usual today, all the commission houses along the street being wide open. Many of the wholesale houses also opened. Many stores and restaurants, closed yesterday, doing business as usual today. In the meantime, Gen. Morrison is speeding to § attle, where he is to take charge of federal troops now ii the city.. He is expected here at 2 o'clock. An addi , 500 men arrived at Fort Lawton from Camp Lewis this — morning. 4 Gen. Morrison is clothed with authority to handle local situation in any way he sees fit. He may either co operate with Mayor Hanson, acting under the latter’s d d tion, or he may, if the emergency is apparent, de |martial law. PORTLAND, Feb. 8.—Maj. Gen. John F. Moi jcommander of the Western department of the United States” larmy, arrived here at 7:30 a. m. from San Francisco. Hé |departed 30 minutes later for Seattle, where he will direct ” the troops there for use in an emergency. % Saying he knew nothing about the Seattle situation, 7 the general refused to comment on it. : TAFTMUMON FLOUR MILLS STRIKE HERE ARE OPERATING BOSTON, Feb. 8.—Willlam How-| Flour mills of Seattle operated ard Taft, joint chairman of the war | Friday, in spite of the strike hand& |cap. Saw and shingle men in they | Ballard district shut down thru lack, lot car service, . linterview here today The price of meals te union men >} “Until IT get details of the situa-| has been raised from 23 to 35 cents tion in Seattle I cannot make any |at the labor restaurants, 20 of which statement,” he said. “But I do|are operated thruout the city. ‘The know one thing and it 1s that Seat-| original charges were 25 cents tle always has been the home of|union customers and 35 cents Bolshevism." nonunion patrons, labor board, declined to comment on |the general strike at Seattle in an