Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-31
.UNlONMEN
SOLDIERS ASK
ACTION T0.END
GENERALSTRIKE
March Through Winnipeg
Streets to Parliament
Building Today.

Winnipeg, Man., May 3i.-A
procession OF union men and re-
turned soldiers, some Of the latter
beiies in the Union ranks, march,
cd through the business district
of Winnipeg again shortly before
provincial parliament building.
The delegation repeated its de-
mands of yesterday that "some-
thing be done right away to end
this strike"
Winnipeg Man.. May s1.-The
members of the city police force at
crowded meeting in the court room
early this morning decided to accept
the offer of the railroad service or
ganizations of mediation.
The meeting was consequent upon
in postponing the coming into effect
of the ultimatum.
Three city hall meetings this morn
ing had an important bearing upon
municipal phases of the general
strike. The police commission and
the railway brotherhoods committee,
mediating the metal workers strike,
met at $3.50 o'clock to decide whether
the commission should make any
licemen. The ultimatum demands
that the patrolmen sign new oath,
promising to not participate in SYM
pathetic strikes.
Meetings of the municipal trans
portation commission and the city
council also were arranged. The
transportation commission is to de-
eide whether immediate action shall
be taken to have street car service re-
sumed and the council will act upon
the commissions report.
Winnipeg was quiet. Rain fell most
Of the night, effectively performing a
municipal service delayed for more
than two weeks by the street sprink-
lers strike. ;s3ss .E...., Is -
Exsss..zes sa., into
night, announced this forsnoor1 that
the railroads concerned will give
striking employees until Monday to re-
turn to work. Yesterday officials Of
the railroad brotherhoods went on
record as declaring that railway en-
ployes who joined the sympathetic
strike acted without authorization.
The men who walked out are
mostly employees in the shops and
yards.
A delegation Of Saskatoon citizens,
including Mayor Mcmillan. conferred
here with Gideon Robertson, federal
minister of labor. and indorsed his
attitude in declaring the sympathetic
oIA IAc All WIIN4pOS uuJuSIAl1cu. AL
announcement said that two members
OF the Saskatoon unions were in the
delegation.
While the procession was taking
place In the rain, the railway brother
hood mediation committee was con-
sidering the attitude Of the industrial
employers and the metal trades coun-
Gil on the collective bargaining ques-
tion, as formally outlined to the me-
diators. The railroad men. it is report
, ed, are attempting to reach com.
mon ground for settlement of tho
sympathetic strike.
1t is understood that the mediators
| are trying to interest both sides in
their collective bargaining system
which has been in effect with Cana
dian railway companies for some time.
This plan provides for direct negotia-
tions between delegations from the
brotherhoods involved and executives
of the company or companies in.
volved. If settlement is reached it
becomes binding.
! Ash Kennedy, executive of tho
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. declared that this plan was to
a great degree responsible for the
| present amicable relations between
the railroads and the brotherhoods." :"
| The collective bargaining plan de-
manded by the central strike commit
tee provides that any agreement
reached by any craft Of the metal
workers council must be formally ap-
| proved by the council.