The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-08

Frank c. Miller. secretary OF the
the Seattle strike as illegal and John
P. Mclaughlin, delegate from the
J teamsters union had declared it
"bolsh the San Francisco
! labor council early today voted
against a sympathetic strike to aid
the Seattle strikers.
Morning of the Third Day.
SEATTLE, Feb. S.-Before going
home last hight, that part Of Seattle
which had haunted the streets,
watched soldiers take their bivouac
in the postoffice and saw the fnaA
arrangements of police and military
lprecaution for any emergency.
At dawn thousands Of citizens lad
emerged from hotels and lodging
houses or walked in from residen-
tial districts. while haggard city, fed
eral and strike representatives came
from smoke-fined council rooms after
an all night vigil.
! Civic organizations had appealed
ITO every busint SIS house and shop to
hoist the Stars and Stripes sharply
at eight o'clock.
! The night had been passed in
lwatchful quiet.
/, Mayor Hanson, who at midnight
behind his proclamation to the strike
committee snatched few hours
sleep under heavy guard.
! Police Chief Warren had a large,
mobile protective organization ready
for the call to undertake resumption
! of business, no matter what the
strikers attitude might be.
The general strike committee had
been reported in session practically
all night, faced by the dilemma Of
yielding under the mayors challenge
or seeing the thing through. despite
the ultimatum.
Prevailing opinion, in lieu of any
official strike statement, was that
the strikers would take no action,
but would await any move by the
authorities. having. by Mayor Han
sons proclamation, been placed on
the defensive.
The good natured apathy Of the
first day had passed through more
sober and searching curiosity of the
second and had come now to tense
anxiety on the third.
Strikers wives marched with their
men. The wives of business men
marched with theirs. They met with
challenging glsnces.
Business Slowly Resumes.
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. Sat noon
today resumption of business was
going forward slowly in downtown
streets of Seattle, with no reported
interference, although there had been
no settlement by agreement in the
general strike at that hour.
Some restaurants had opened, and
theaters were planning to give the
first performances in three days. A
small number Of shoppers were be-
ginning to drift into stores along the
main avenues. Orderly crowds walk
ed the streets. A few municipal
cars were running under guard.
Latest advices received by Police
Chief Warren were that Major Gen
eral Morrison. commander of tho
western department of the army, who
will be in charge OF troops here un-
der discretionary power, would ar
rive in Seattle at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Chief Warren stated that General
Morrison would at once take charge
of 500 soldiers who had arrived at
Fort Lawton from Camp Lewis
earlier in the day.
Handle Seattle Freight.
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb S-Long-
shoremen of Portland will handle Sc
attic freight, it was announced here
ceived from the International officers.
council just before general strike
was ordered
Message to Washington.
TACOMA, Washn Feb. S.-The
striking shipyard workers of Tacoma
today dispatched their first direct COM
r-rlnication to the Emergency Fleet
corporation at Washington.
The strikers message was regarded
Wy some as being the first step to-
wards a settlement since 1t declared
that eff we have some positive assur-
rance thet we were going to have just
settlement 1t might be possible to re-
turn to work, pending a conference"
1t was an answer to the telegram
from Charles Piez, director of the cor
poration received by the central labor
thirty. 1T is full Of police and sol
ordered
one Car Running.
SEATTLE. Feb. Sour pickets in.
sist that only one car Is operating on
the municipal line" said Ault at ten
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
diers Murphine's statement is apper-
entity wholly false"
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