The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-23

Both sides In Seattte's NAM
moth shipyard strike stood pat
Thursday. patiently marking
time and waiting for the other
fellow to make the first move.
Widening the scope OF the ship
yard labor trouble. fully u score
OF Seatti. labor unions win hold
special meetings Thursday even
ing In order to start n speedy
poll ON a general strike propo-
sition submitted for vote Of
the uniorh by the Central Labor
council wednesday evening. The
general waiIsout Of all union men
In the city l. planned for Feb.
ruary I. II the strike vote car
rie>.
Jack Doyle, business agent and
acting secretary Of the Central La
bor council. rushed out official
copies OF the strike vote notice Thurs
day and dispatched them to all un-
ion headquarters by special messen
ger.
Crowds Of strikers packed the Col
Inns building. strike headquarters AZ
Second and James. again Thursday
morning. Registration Of strikers Is
being handled by "A battery of clerks
under the direction of Bert swain.
secretary OF the Metal Trades couu-
Gil. but is not expected TO finish be-
fore next week.
Next Move Is Owners
Several OF the contract shops
have signed up under our wage
schedule" said swain Thursday.
but none Of the big shipyard bosses
have fallen into line. Were conf
dent OF victor, and have not yet
made any further oversures 70 the
employers. They know what our DE-
mands are. and the next move is up
to them"
The strikers have adopted as their
official banner shipping board
poster with the wording. Together
We Win" The picture. in colors.
shows a worker. a soldier and
sailor. arm in arm.
Solidarity" l. Slogan
solidarity Of labor" was the slo-
gan repeated by speaker after speak
er at Wednesday, council meeting In
support OF the general strike move
ment, which delegates declared
would be "a lesson to the capitalists"
The entire United States is watch.
ing Seattle labor for the next move
that is to determine the course OF
events during the transition period.
according 70 at least half a dozen OF
the speakers Wednesday evening.
Not a wheel will turn on the trac-
ton system. the city will be thrown
into darkness. and establishments OF
every kind where union labor is en-
pIoyed will close II a strike vote Is re-
turned By the Seattle unions.
I. w. WIS In Gallery
Alleged /. w. W's. who crowded
the gallery and attempted to break
into the meeting on numerous occa-
slons. were repeatedly threatened
with eviction by angry delegates on
the floor.
On one occasion the mention Of the
Russian BoIshevik brought storms
OF cheers from both floor and gallery.
The appeal Of the Metal Trades
council. which asked for the vote on
a general strike. reads.
THE metal trades workers Of the
city, having exhausted every peace
able means 81 securing n living wage,
according 10 American standards,
and having been finally forced TO 20
on strike. and as we know the sue
cess Of the working class in estab-
iishinR human rights and Justice de-
pendg on united action and solidar-
ity,
Eve. therefore. urge upon the Cen
tral Labor council TO call upon all ar I
filIated unions to call general strike
of all Industries on February l. un-
less the present strike is settled in a
manner satisfactory to the metal I
trades workmen, the strike TO be