The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-30

SEEK OUT
OFFICIALS
Compulsory Bargaining Leg
iSIation Urged,
NOT "REDS," THEY SAY
Officers Of Militia Are Or
dered 10 Report,

WINNIPEG. May 0.-Hundreds Of
returned soldiers marched TO the pro-
visional parliament building shortly
before noon and were received in tho
legislative chamber OF Premier T. c.
Norris and urged tina. legislation be
enacted to make compulsory bargain-
ing mandatory.
There are bolsheyists in this crowd,
but we want this strike settled; We
did enough walking in France" said
Sergeant A. 4, Moore the spokesman.
Boisterous crowds began marching
through the business distrietc>t noon.
Some OF the men cried "scabs" when
they passed delivery wagon drivers and
other workers.
Orders were sent early this after
noon to officers Of the Canadian mili-
tia to report a, headquarters as soon
as possible"
Trainmen Cannot Strike Nov.
Executive officials Of the railway
brothcrhoods, in formal letter 10
Winnipeg members OF the running
trades had notified them that they are
prohibited from making a vote on the
question OF striking in sympathy with
the Winnipeg unions. unless such ac-
tion is formally approved yb the inter.
national brotheshoods. Sharp action
will be taken IL the Winnipeg train
men attempt to violate this order, the
letter stated
| KennedyS Letter.
| The letter was signed by Ash Ken
nedy. assistant grand chief Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive RnGi.
neers apd BY George K. Wark, vice
president of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers. The
letter includes this statement;
We make an earnest appeal to our
members TO be constantly on guard
against those who would have them
violate their obligations and dishonor
contracts made with their employers"
In their letter the brotherhood ex-
ecutiyes state they have been informed
that members of the Winnipeg run
ming trades were preparing to take =
sympathetic strike vote Action OF
hi. kind !, denounced nv "A. .,.cu.
tivcs.
| ~ similar otuer from the executives
o' 'he tahauiah unions OF maimc-
nance -of-way employees was issued si.
multaneously and sent 10 every union
ne cry ofticials who were informed
OF 'he attitude OF the railway oro'her-
nooo executive declared that the atti.
,une OF 'he orotnerhoods 70 their mem.
oers was substantially the attitude OF
.ne cry 10 us union employees ana o!
'he government 10 us local posai
WORKERS namely tnat tnese employees
violated 'he'r contracts WIN the CITY
ana 'he government wnen thcy joined
IN the 'ympa'he'io wa'kouf
-
TORONTO, Ont, May O-Ths
sympathetic strike called for today to
aid the striking metal workers, went
INTO effect at ~ o'clock this morning.
he metal workers went out because
'nelt demand iof -4-hour week ana
eo'le,'''e BARGAINING agreement was
'eiusea.
SoIhe,ehces p mere sho al o'awa. IN
Nnion iremier poiueh ana members
OF ms eap'ne. paf,lcipa'ea, nave ap-
pdlen.,y 'ai'eu 10 ofihs ABOUT set'
''enen''
,,,
| WINNIPEG, Man, May N.-Offess
OF metal trades employees here 10 dis
euss labor problems with their strik.
ing employees with representatives OF
the Canadian railway brotherhoods =.
mediator, came close on the heels NJ
long step forward in resumption Of