The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-07

4 The waIkout followed. The case has
been referred 10 the labor adjustment
board OF the Emergency Fleet CORPORA
ton
Morrison In Charge.
/ SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Major
John F. Morrison. commander of the
western department is speeding To-
wards Seattle today to take personal
ci.srge OF the regular army troops
there on strike duty.
I General Morrison left at ten O'Clock
last night He shosllo be in Seattle az
Two p m Saturday.
silk Workers Still Out
/ PATERSON. n. J. Feb despite
efforts at settlement, the strike o.
i % 800 silk mill employees was sttil IN
ztfe,-s here today strikes at Passiac
had stopped work in two mills there
The operatives stood firm in their de-
.rasd for fortv-seyen hour week
Another meeting IN an attempt 10
end the trouble. wEs scheduled Tor To-
night
Branded as T-iekery.
TACOMA. Wash, Feb street car
employees, who went on strike yester-
aav afternoon were expected today 10
resume work before many hours Az
| q meeting last night they re2udiated
the action OF strike leaders in order
ing them out. branding the proceed
ing as "trickery" a committee OF
union car men were meeting with
Manager Louis Bean OF the Tacoma
railway and power company this lore
noon to report their decision and to
discuss the question of resumption OF
service
n men are assured they viii be safe
from violence they are expected 10
return to work at once.
1--WE haven't been treated fairly by
this bunch conducting the strike, SAID
u. Boons. president of the Garments
union '.and we aren't going to stand
for ii. The carmen intended TO stay
on the Job, but were tricked into quit
ting
The longshoremen who previously
voted against stirling. last night
changed their decision and voted 10
walk out, the vote being very close
They were induced TO take this action
| by efforts OF a delegation OF Seattle
iongshoremen, it was reported.
/ Although the general strike ordered
BY the central labor council did not
lmaterialize on the first day OF the
strike, the strike committee CLAIMS
that the tie up today is more complete
than had been looked for.
Employees of the city electric light
tdepartment continued on their Jobs
Keeping the city supplied with light
and power. The workers received
notice from their international head
iauarters approving their refusal TO
strike.
/ Machine Guns on Guard.
TACOMA, Wash, Feb IA de-
ltachment OF 53e men of the first
4 United States infantry and a ma
chine gun company from Camp Lewis
! were in Tacoma today to guard gov
] eminent property and to hold them
selves ready for action in any emer.
gency that may arise as result OF
: the strike.
. The infantrymen are equipped with
rifles. bayonets and hand grenades
of the type used by American troops
in France. The machine gun com
pany is equipped with sixteen ma
chine guns.
Some of the infantrymen are quar-
tered at the armory- Thirty-foui
, men are guarding the municipal pow
er plant at La Grande and other De
, tachments are on duty at the SUP
, stations at Fer Hill and the, trans
:. mission station at Twenty-fhth street
The machine gun detachment, II
command of Captain H C. Moore, /.
at the plant Of the Tacoma Ship
br,tiding company, a non-union ship
ward. where it was feared riotinl
!, might occur.
Acting on orders from the war de
: nartment to protect government
property and to assist in quelling dis
: orders if the emergency requires 10
: PREVENTION of troops" 1,51a men from
!, the first infantry and a machine gun
Z battalion were sent to Tacoma ant
Seattle yesterday afternoon In
: troops left camp with three days
! travel rations and with ten days
I garrison rations At Camp Lewis al
2 order has been given that all officer
? and men of the thirteenth division
!. shall remain In camp. No passes ar
i being issued for the men to come 7
: Tacoma
No Violence This Morning.
Il SEATTLE, Feb. with arme'
1 troops from Camp Lewis waiting un
t der cover within and just outside tn
: city. the situation here mad reache
; a hirh stage of tensity on the secon.
day OF the genera e,
M violence had been furnished earl
lin the day. Eleven truck loads o
q soldiers had been hurried In durln
p the night, 1t was unofficiaily stated
T, some being quartered in the armor
p and some in hastily improvised Dal
L racks.
+ Although an Overwhelming deslr
e for marital law undoubtedly pei
D -,.ded the city, outside the ranks Q
{. the so eco men on general strike, n
g snIdiers had been seen on the street
up to noon today.
i Sailors at Bremerton navy yard ar
r re,orted standing by under stacKe
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