The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-11
City Speeds
Up; General
Strike Over

Purged of attempted Bolshevik rule, Seattle
today resumes normal business, with the excep-
ton OF the shipyards where the strike is still on.
While the general strike was ordered over
at noon by the conference of union leaders yes
terday the hustle and rush of the citys business
district was again in evidence long before the
scheduled hour
Street cars continued in operation since Sat
urday afternoon, the men refusing to abide by
the eleventh hour order of the strike committee
that they discontinue yesterday afternoon and
remain on strike till today noon. Similarly sew
eral other unions began work Monday and
tuesday morning.
Restaurants along the downtown streets
opened sharply at the stroke of noon Cooks
were back in the kitchens and the members of
the Mattresses union once more donned their
aprons.
At noon Tuesday Seattle footed whistles and switch
ed its civic gear into high again, the fveday
thetic strike of workmen came to a close.
Business did its best to make up for lost time
Street crowds hasened to deferred shopping thronging
Markets shops groceries theatres--places of com
social and industrial life of the harred Northwestern
metropolis, oPPeIs, - go. 80 word o,or,uhers
This evening will the opening of all the ctys the
and motion picture houses. number had already
operated Monday evening.
In strike circles Tuesday morning the principal topic
When the committee decided Monday that the strike end
TODAY they stipulated that unions already work
should again quit their jobs in order that all union men
in the city might go back together.
This the street refused to do. A number Of
teamster however listened to the strike committee appeal
and failed to show up for work Tuesday morning. after
completing their rounds Monday
The BARRIERS, seadfasty remained at their chairs
in spite of the dictates of the labor leaders,
"A further strike would be of additional benefit
organized labor is the the expressed their
opinion a resolution
Mayor Hanson had ordered that all municipal en-
poyes would be considered to have renqushed their jobs
they walked a second time No such order forth
from traction company headquarters the deciding
of their initiative that strike enough.
that workmen who had participated in the gen.
wakout might be Disseminated against by employers
admittedly big actuatng motive in the leaders
eleventh-hour decision for final demonstration.
The big strike ends after five days duration How
ever backbone of the strike virtually broken by
Saturday after days of the wakout 1t Sat-
Labor temple take up the proposition of calling the
strike off.
While date was set at that time for the return Of
the to work. street began operation Saturday
afternoon and by Sunday morning traction traffic
normal
The strike passed off without any riotng or dis
turbances. The only arrests made connection with
Did It."
A few restaurants open this morning but gener-
ally the eating places did seek to open for regular
business till this afternoon.
general strike has the city to appropriate
$4,000 for and supplies for protection and
tive purposes 1t is estimated that another $4,000 APP
preparation will be made before the issue finally settled
being added to the police payroll The Mayors appoint
mentS ratified by the city council.