The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-12
GENERAL STRIKE IN
SEATTLE Is ENDED
Walkout, Inspired by 1. w. w.
Agitators, Called Off;
100000 Go to Work.
ARIZONA MINES TIED UP
Radicals Talk Men Into Quit
ting. Say Owners-Quiet
in Butte.
ARIZONA MINES TIED UP

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 11.--Seattle' s
,sneral strike OF 30, 900 workers. the first
q, It's kind and scope in America, ended
oncially at noon to-day, although many
=, the strikers had returned to work
earlier
At least two unions face less favor
able conditions as its result. The Inter-
national Longshoremen's Union MEM
hers lost closed shop agreement,
affected only two months ago after long
effort and union tailors when they re-
TUNED TO shops were told they must
wait a few days before doing any work.
os nome had been prepared for them.
The longshoremen. when they reported
to-day. found nonunion men were en-
Moved as readily as union men and both
Ella sses worked together to-day.
Return to Open shop.
EMPLOYERS said the open shop policy
would be continued all along Seatues
waterfront.
The tailors. when they joined the gem
eral strike. voted not to return to work
until one large open shop was union
Ted. To-day they rescinded this vote,
hut no work was forthcoming. 1t was
said many employers might attempt TO
operate on the open shop basis.
JEROME. Ariz., Feb. 11.-Managers or
the United Verde and the United Verde
extension mines. with more than 5000
men on their payrolls, issued Joint
ultimatum tonight to the workers that
both properties would be shut down in
definitely unless by Thursday SUFFICIENT
employees returned to work to keep the
smelters supplied with ore.
The managers statement, brought
fo-th by a strike which followed a wage
cut of 80 cents day. said the present
ticup had been brought about by the
leadership of fewer than 200 Industrial
Workers of the World.
Deputy Sheriff Hawkins and City Mar
shall Crowley broke up an open air meet
ing tonight attended by $50 men and
failed five of the leaders. The charge
vas trespass. as the meeting was held
on ground belonging to the Hull Copper
Company. The remainder of the crowd.
led By a Slav miner. paraded up town.
Attempts were made to-day to estao-
lsh picket lines, but as fast as the pick
cts appeared they were arrested.
The Jerome miners union has en-
dorsed the instructions of the Central
Labor Headquarters that the men re-
main at work under protest pending the
arrival of a Federal mediator.
BUTTE. Mon. Feb. 11.-Quietnes'
marked the situation to-day in Butte
where members OF the Butte Metal
Miners Union independently and the
Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union
No. 500. of the 7. w. w, are on strike
In protest ag Inst the recent cut in
wages of 81 a day and against the
"rustling card" system. =. -
Few miners went to work to-day, &C
eording to strike leaders Mining COM
pany officers admitted that operation;
we're at standstill Early in the day a
few arrests were made by the police
those arrested being charged with pre-
venting men from going to work.
Due to lack of ore. the concentration
OF the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
many was closed to-day. throwing Out
o, work $50 men. The Anaconda com
pany's smelter in Anaconda can rur
only three or four days on present ore
supplies. company officers said. The
companys plant at Great Falls was re-
ported working as usual.
Law and order we're preserved by the
police and Sheriffs deputies. Only wher
they thought trouble threatened was ale
from the military sought
Major a. NJ. Jones. in command o.
troops here, said the ordering OF ma
chime guns and men from Camp Lewis
was precaution.
Butte continued to walk to work TO-
day. and II is not planned to operate the
ears tomorrow.