Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
NAYORHANSEN Tells sPOLSHEu|K|
ELEMENT IN SEATTLE LYONS TO-
Get OUT AND Be 0U|ch~ ~>>9UT IT.
Declares That Seat OF Municipal Government Is In City Hall
And Is There To Stay EB. Aul, Spokesman For Labor
Unions, Took Issue With Mayor Statement That Strike
Was Broker. Saying That City Activities We're By No
Means Normal

Seattle Wash, Feb. 8---As business was reslmnp in
Seattle today and general conditions settling toward nor
NAL, Mayor Ole Hanson issued the following statement
1.-Two years ago $4,000 workmen were emploved in
the industries of Seattle. There are now 650OO The
unions have admitted to their ranks under the stress of
war conditions every bolshevik and w. W. who desired
to Jo These men have secured control of many labor
organizations The conservative members have shown
their yellow streak by allowing the foes of organized gov
ernment to run their unions and their affairs.
When the shipyard strike was called the men went
out unWilngy in most instances although there is feel
Ing that the lower paid men not getting sufficient
wage when figured on the present cost of living.
"Then the radicals having read Of the revolution in
Petrograd tried to duplicate the initial steps Of the same
here They wanted to run our light plant and all indus
tries believing that we would surrender because of eco
nomc pressure and suffering of people. They had
forgotten the lesson Germany acquired when they tried
the policy of ruhlessness The city government told them
to go to he'll that all things would run long as there was
government and made concession to the revolution
Ists They closed down the newspaper plants through
fear of injury of the employees of newspapers Business
always cowardy hunted it's hole for little time until
announced that all people would be protected to the last
man and that had 1900 armed with rifles to kill
on sight any that caused disorder Yesterday not-
fled the strike committee that at o'clock this morning
everything would operate Everything is activity in Seat
tie this morning. Every municipal car is running Our
hight plant has shut down one minute Neither has
our water plant Gathered together in Seattle is Joe E
tar of Lawrence, Mass fame; Mucky Mcdonald and men
of his stripe from all the Union Gathered here
hundreds and thousands of Russian bosheviM who have
arrived here during the past two years. These scound
re want to take possession of American
and try to duplicate the anarchy of Russia.
Government Is In City Hail.
"The seat of government is the city hail. We swore
in 1000 extra police and hold in citizens armed
with rifles and shotguns gave orders to shoot sight
any dsturber of the peace They knew from the exper
ence they had at the riot few weeks ago that meant
business and believe me, we did.
Il wanted showdown. If there is a majority of
int tho TTnito totaC TO x1o
here They told me the troops dsoyal and would
so we would fight until we were dead before we would
allow them to out eight candle power light
"Chief of Police Joe Warren is a real man who loves
his country We decided that would not call in the
federal troops If they called in to quell disorder
someone else must call them We won't be here. The
great body of union the light. Today they
bitterly resenting their false leadership and will
throw their officers in many unions
"This is test of unionsm or |. w. W.iSm. Ii any
owes higher allegiance to any organization than they
do to this country they traitors and should be treated
as SUCH That all there is to it. This time for union
men to stand up and be counted This is time when
every American must forget all other alegances and
stand by the government.
"The unions Of the nation are on trial. They are
either American Federation of Labor loyasts bolshe
vik traitors
"This morning the strike is broken. Business is re-
suming Strikers returning to work. Our city no
longer lies PROSTATE Ninety per cent of Seattle stands
firm for Americansm The other 10 per cent will be
driven from this community"
COLE HANSON,
Mayor Of Seattle"