The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-24

state authorities and staged some riot
GUS demonstrations the federal troops
were sent there in hurry and quiet |
was at once restored. Gen. Leonard
wood, commanding the central DEPART
ment, FASTENED from Omaha, where he |
mad been suppressing the race war,
and took personal command in the
steel town. He turned his attention
Immediately to the reds and a raid on !
their headquarters was productive of
quantities of revolutionary matter. to
say nothing of guns and ammunition.
Martial law was proclaimed and then
General Wood established censor
ship on all news relating to raids and
arrests by the military. 1t was made
clear that the troops were there to pre-
serve lives and property and not to in
terfere with the strike, but as soon as
the radicals were routed and the SOL
diers were posted throughout the town
the steel workers who wished to work
returned to the mills in greatly in
creased numbers. In the entire Chi
cago district many more plants re-
sumed operation, the average force be-
ing perhaps so per cent of normal.
In the East also the authorities were
active against the radicals, the most
spectacular happening being raid at
WeirtOn, w. Va, in which 1877 alleged
members Of the l. w. w. were seized,
marched to the public square and
forced to kneel and kiss the American
flag. Seven of them were held by fed
eral agents and the rest were run out
of the town. These were all Firms
and the strike leader there said If it
was true that they were reds organ
lied labor would not defend them.
Though the people of the United
for the United States Steel corpora
ton, and though Chairman Gary did
not arouse any increased sympathy for
| 1t by his talk to the senate committee
| on labor, there is widespread feeling
that victory for 1t in this strike will
be beneficial to the country as whole.
The big railway strike in Great Bril-
| tain was settled by a compromise
agreement, the main points of which
are:
| Work to be resumed forthwith.
| On full resumption of work, negoti-
atoms shall be continued with the un-
! Outstanding they will be completed be-
| fore December 81, 1919.
Wages will be stabilized in the Uni
ted Kingdom at their present level up
to September 50, 1920. Any time after
August l, 1920, they may be reviewed
in the light of circumstances then ex-
listing.
No adult railway man shall receive
less than so shillings week so long
as the cost of living is not less than
ITO per cent above prewar prices.
| Also. the principle Of the "open
shop" was maintained.
Senator Cummins says his commit
fee ON interstate commerce is going &c
force a vote in congress on two grea'
labor questions-compulsory arDl.ra
ton and the right of organized laooi
to strike regardless of the pubic WEI
fare. This is to be done by favorable
report on the Cummins railroad Dill
The measure has provisions prohibit
ing strikes and lockouts on the trans
narration systems and creating boaro
before which disputes between the
workers and the corporations must "
taken for settlement. This boaro
would have four members from eacf
side. and In case of deadlock 'he
ouestion at issue would be referred u
board of five named by the president
Mr.. Cummins predicted the senate
wou,d approve of the anti-strike 1ea
lures of the bill, despite the oppositioi
of the American Federation OF LABOR
and the railway brotherhoods'
The predicted deadlock in the sen
o,a Saamed last week In faf way y
hacome n reality. Little progress 10
word vote was made ana Seis'o'
hitchcock told Secretary Tumulty Y
LET the president know there "ou'o ~
nothing concerning the treaty rei ~
a., his attention for some time h'
probable date of final action on .n'
nact has been advanced to NoVeiioe =
,n and tbere Is a chance that the deau
,ocr will not be broken until much ia'
~ The Democratic senators VINO ~
~. Tho treaty as il stands. Deihs ~"
marous enough TO defeat ratihcau .nl
seem determined to compel at leas. stun u,
snn,;on If the very mildest OF reser
~a,;ons instead of the Lodge program
m. utcbcock has admitted the heees
Mr. i,''Nn .or, of a compromise. bu'