The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-28
MANY STRIKES
PARALYE INDUSTRY
CONTINUED IRON. r~ge IL

mayor last night resulted in respite
until Friday. In the interval Premier
Sir Robert Borden has promised 10
meet q representative deputauon IN
Ottawa with view of effeoting an
amicable adjustment OF the dispute.
The committee of fifteen unionists IN
whose hands the power of calling the
strike was placed has declared, now
ever, that the strike will so into eflec1
on Friday morning at ten O'Clock. I'M
leas the right of collective bargaining
Is granted the metal trade workers
and forty-four hour week is fixed.
A telegram was received here last
night from Premier Borden asking
that Mayor Church associate himself
with General Gum and the president
of the board of trade and act as
committee to try TO adjust the differ
epcas between metal trades workers
ard employers, which dispute Is at
the bottom of the labor unrest both
here and in Winnipeg.
The local Typograp hical union re-
ceived a communication last night
from International President Hays
asking that the local printers refrain
from joining the ''one big union"
Complete Tie UP.
by James T. Koloert, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WINNIPEG, Man, May ga COM
plete Geographic and mail tie UP is
the first step contemplated by SYM
pathetic strike, labor leaders said
today, calculated to sweep all western
Canada
Christopher SEVERED, Victoria, B.
c., president of the Amalgamated
Postal Workers between Port Arthur
ard Vancouver, notified all members
OF his organization TO quit work by
noon today.
Commercial and press telegraphers
In cities where favorable strike votes
were recorded were orderd to leave
their keys at noon.
Strike headquarters announced re-
ports that strikes had occurred at Cal
gary, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Moose
Jaw, and that labor in other cities
were voting or were preparing to vote.
r B. Russell, secretary Of the
metal workers union; Ernest Robin
son, secretary of the strike committee,
and VIM. Ivens, labor editor, COM
prising the big thresa of the strike.
issued q statement declaring the
strike no longer local matter.
THE whole future of organized
labor is at stake" they said. 1--WE are
fighting for our rights just as much
as the strikers say they are fighting
for theirs" said A ]. Andrews, attor-
ney for the citizens league I'VE are
determined TO fight this thing to the
last"
Employers comprise the citizens
league.
international officials of the four
railroad brotherhoods are here to
confer with Winnipeg leaders. These
workers have not voted on the strike
questions.
Vote Against Strike.
VANCOUVER, B. c., May Is
Vancouver postal workers have voted
against sympathetic strike at
present
This was at a special meeting last
night, called to discuss the Winnipeg
situation. The meeting went on
record as believing that the interests
of the organization could be best
served by staying at their posts for
the time being, thus being in posi-
ton to discuss with the government
reinstatement of their striking CO.
Iaborers.
Unless the government recedes
from its position in Opposing collec-
tive bargaining through joint coun-
chs, and it's expressed determination
to replace striking postal workers at
Winnipeg and other places, the work
ers in this city VIII declare gen.
eral strike.
Other cities In the province are
quiet and no strike movement is re-
ported.
Strike Called for Sunday.
TORONTO, Ont, May 28.-The
Canadian postal employees union has
decided to call general strike from
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, to the Pacific
coast, to begin Sunday night, adj
vices received here today from Win
nipeg stated.