The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-18
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came evidences from many yards
that the government is taxing Iur my
stems 70 bring a settlement OF the
dis1ute which has precipiJated me
greatest strike in the history OF lh'
Pacific coast and completely ueo up
ali ship building for Uncle sam
war emergency fleet
The first move in this direcIlon
was the sending OF instructions 70
the federal adjustment board row gu
gagged IN mediating the Seattle anu
Portland strikes, 10 expedite nen
work as much as possible IN oruei
that the adjustment reached at these
points may serve as basis OF SCI,
fIament of the San Francisco Bay
district controversy.
So far as rioting and violence are
concerned, the situation was Quiel
today. Officials OF the Iron Trades
council, who are directing the snip
strike, asserted today that the Vlot
ence which marked the opening o.
the strike yesterday was the WORK OF
irres ponsible individual strikers
Al no time did the strike riotlnS
take the form of activity against
ship building plants, but rather Ell
| fervecence of feeling against the I'M
ported rnotormen and conductors IN
the United Railroads car strlAe.
| Should rioting be renewed and get
beyond the control Of the local po-
| lice, Major General Murray, com
manding the western department OF
the army Is amply prepared TO handle
the situation by using troops OF the
infantry brigade now at the preslolo.
! review OF the situation to-
/ day indicated that between 20
0D0 and $4,000 members of the
iron trades are on strike in the
bay cities One hundred and
twenty establishments, including
sh-o yards, foundries, factories
and machine shops have refus-
/ ed 10 accept the demands Of the
men for a minimum wage OF 50
day for :ourneymen in the iron
trades crafts.
4 new appeal was issued today by
the employers for arbitration
as q result OF the sudden renewal
Of violence yesterday, President
IAlienthal Of the United Railways,
issued a statement today announcing
that his company had abandoned Its
plan Of resuning night car service.
| OMcials OF the iron trades council
conferred today with government rep
Iresentatiyes in an effort to settle the
isrike The city remained quiet
throughout the morning, not single
strike disturbance having been re-
ported UP 10 30 g. m
Reports that the riggers and steve
ldors' union was considering SYM
pathetic strike were denied by union
officials today
investigating Labor Troubles.
BUTTE. Mont, Sept Ex-senator
Thomas Walsh arrived here today to
investigate Butte's labor troubles and
10 try 10 bring a settlement.
Labor leaders asked the command
er Of the guardsmen stationed here
for protection, claiming that move
ment has been organized to deport
them as was done at Bisbee, Ariz.
City and county authorities ridicule
this report
Effect Upon Russia.
by Robert ]. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Presi-
dent Wilson is taking measures to
) still labor disputes in this country
and dissipate the effect these trou-
bles are having upon Russia.
The United Press is able to state
semi-officially today that the president
is personally pressing for prompt ad
tustment OF the ship yards strikes
on the western coast; and that he
viii soon sanction despatch Of a la
Dor commi ssion to Russia to clarity
this country's attitude toward the
war.
Both steps were regarded neces-
sary, because the labor unrest in the
west is being used, according to dip
Iomatic reports, to create dissstis-
faction with the war among laborers
in Russia.
The labor delegation to be sent
will include representatives from diff
ferent uulons-Ininers, munitions
makers, etc. Each class will go on.
among Russian workers engaged in
similar occupations and spread the
gospel OF unanimity and a common
cause to fight the war to a success
iful conclusion. Ali will work to one
ipu-pose-correct the reports circu-
lated in Russia that 1.-The United
States is 10 democracy, else her
working people would not be fighting
1.-THE government" The idea was
Eavorably acted upon by labor rep
resented at the recent convention OF
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy at Minneapolis.
/ To discuss this mission to Russia,
Samuel Gompers, head OF the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor, viii see the
president late today. The present
tm1asse In the coast strike situation
Is due 20 conflict between the ship
ping board and the ship yards wage
adjustment board, the shipping board
attempting TO take solution of the
coast problem out Of the hands OF
the wage adjusters. This did not
meet with approval of labor men
affected.
But behind the general labor union
unrest in the west is seen a protest
by labor against the death sentence
imposed u7on T. J. Mooney for the
preparedness day bomb outrage in
San Francisco.
1t may be stated positively that
the government has found no evil
,dence of German money in any of