Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-12
Gton,p and Commission of
Council Of National De
S35 tense Discuss Strike. !,
FEDERAL OFFICIALS Sss
I. WATCHING 6 III EVENTS !. 7: > \ y
Little Hope, Mime Z esaipolis La
borers Say, Of Ayerting n
General Walkout.

onOpmen on trans-cOnt1nental 9 lines
throughout the northwest as well as
members OF local unions voted today
on, the proposal to accede to- the ,call
for: u general walkout of uniJn. men
tomorrow in support Of the dissatis-
fed traction employees. 1t was said by
local labor. leaders that shops from
st. Paul to the coast might be closed
In the event OF q decision favorable
to their plan. Contracts and wage
agreements. with; the railroads, they
declared, would be .disreKarded on the
labor; unionists are involved in the.
traction controversy. The result OF
the vote will not bel-announced until
midnight: 55
Officers of local; unions declared In
dications were thar their call would
be obeyed by a large proportion Of
union men; but employers We're
ly those working under contracts,
j Railroad shopmen were influential
in bringing about the postponement OF
the walkout planned for last week.
arguing that the fair treatment they
received from the roads made it un-
$ desirable that they leave them to such
a crisis as now exists.
Importance Of the shipments de-
cision is pointed out by both labor
leaders and employers, as military
trafsc Of all kinds might be seriously
affected in the event Of their quit
ting work. >1a,
Defense Council Acting.
Washington. Dec. i2.-lndustriai
unrest in Minneapolis where q general
strike Of $4,000 men is threatened,
was discussed' today at conferences
between Samuel Gompers. president
Of the American Federation OF Labor
and a member ,of the advisory COM
mtssion rof the council OF national de-
!; fense and two representative OF the
i Minneapolis Unions. George w. Law
son, secretary Of the Minnesota Fed
eration Of Labor; and ]. C. Colgan.
i Government officials are keeping
themselves informed of the progress
Of efforts! to avert q walkout but y
Was ssiid .authorita&ivsly that Ftntar.
yantl pNs ~ the 4sanea
mt 81 te 4 az Z. y ssnis !,
8, ss:| ssIsas I'M lss.s Rss;s sssss ssS 81
{ voisd .Son the question Of striking + 70
morrow In sympathy With Twin. City
street car men. who. afe demanding
permission to wear their union but
tons despite n ruling to the contrary
bYt the state puDuC S9kety- COHAuAsoAVu
heid meetings today 70 take action on
thei.matter. S4s4 ~ ~ I, ~, /. u.
Meantime big industries were maxi
inE plans to meet thu te-up threaten
ed by the order for sympathetic strikes
decided upon BY REPRESENTATIVES, OF the
allied unions in. the Twin Cities. Labor
leaders have declared that every et-
fort viii be madesto, maintain order
Nevertheless the authorities are TAX
ing unusual precautionary measures
and IN n,addition to the several hundred
deputy sherins who have been sworn
in . number ofshome guard companies
will be placed; on duty at various
Il points in the city Immediately after
ihe strike order becomes effective.
,l,S, Only federal Intervention or revoca.
tion at the safety commission's- order
labor leaders $ 5inumated, would be
deemed sufficient cause for resembling
the strike, ord which. they declared
will affect 40. 900 men in the two cities
.}ss Il: To Close saloons. Tgs;,
81. Paul Mimi, Dec. 12.-SAIoont
in 81. Paul and Minneapolis will be
cIoSed morrow I'm the event OF a gen:
er:al walkout OF union labor I'm sym.
paxhy with the. s1issatisfisd carmen
Governor Burnquist indicated today
Saloon men Voluntarily closed theti
places last week when q general strike
was threatened. tsitt /; G Vi. s =,
Whether additional home guards
Will be called to. the Twin Cities will
be decided late today, Adjutant' Gen.