Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
ARMED STRIKERS HALT M0NTAN MINES
FRISCO LABOR
CALLS SEATTLE
STRIKE UNF AIR
Ignore May
or's Threat to Act
Under Federal Aid.

Seattle. Wash. Feb. S.-At 5
O'Clock this morning M action
had been taken by the strike
committee representing 5000
striking wOrkmen on Mayor
HansOn's declaration that nm
less the sympathic strike was
called OFF by ) "A. M. he would
take steps 10 operate all essen
tial Industries under federal
protection.
No street cars were ruLning at s
o'clock and the restaurants, with a
few exceptions. were still closed.
1t is expected the city authoritic5
will take steps TO operate cars on
the municipal lines.
City directed automobiles lit
ney" service was inaugurated in
Seattle today to break the strike
in compliance with the mayors ul-
timatum that the strikers would
have to call off a sympathetic strike
at O'Clock this morning or he
would operate all essential indus
tries.
Late last night Mayor Hanson
announced that he would operate
essential industries under ample
protection. If necessary, he said,
he would make a request through
proper channels for control of the
city by federal troops, but this, he
said he thought would be unneces-
sary.
We have more than 1000 police
officers and have the situation well
in hand" he said.
LOCO Soldiers on Duty.
Approximately 900 troops from
Camp Lewis, belonging to the reg
ular army, are here now. guarding
federal property and industries es-
sential to the maintenance of that
property. Under the peculiar con-
ditions eXisting-this nation being
technically still at war-it was said
by city officials that a request for
the use of troops would only have
10 be made to the governor to as
sure immediate compliance. Gov
ernor Lister has already taken up
the situation with Secretary of War
Baker. it is understood, and the
powers given Brigadier General
John L. Hayden, in command of
forces here, were said to be ex-
Holds Strike Unfair.
San Francisco. Feb. s.-The San
Francisco labor council, it was an
nounced today. after a long debate
refused last night TO adopt a reso-
luton under which 10 al trade
unionists would have refused to
work on any job transferred to San
Francisco from points where
strike was in progress.
Frank Miller. secretary of the
San Francisco iron trades council,
said the strike at Seattle was un-
fair. that it was not sanctioned by
an international union and charged
the Seattle metal trades council
with a breach of faith. The rank
and file of Seattle labor. he as
serted. had been given no oppor
tunity to be heard.
Tacoma, Wash. Feb Street
car service was resumed in Ia
coma at the regular hour this
morning and so far as reported
there has been no interference tC
cars.
Urges Men to Return TO Work.
Springfield, Ill. Feb. 81, P
CONAN. acting president of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Electri-
cal Workers, with offices in this
city. in a telegram today directed
all electrical workers of his organ
ization on sympathetic strike at
Seattle, Wash. to return to work.
The telegram of MIR. Noonan
said:
The responsibility of the cleo
trical workers is roo great to per
nit darkness in Seattle. which en-
Lances the possibility Of lawless-
ness. All members should go back
20 their jobs"
Two representative Of the Inter
rational Electrical Workers union
are on the ground, Mr. Noonar stat
ed. TO insist that the members OF
the organization observe the CON
.ract under which they are work
ing.