Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-06-11
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MARK WINNIPEG
STR|KE CLASHES
Eowds and Special Cops
Batter Each Other in
Bitter Riots.
CT0R|A CROSS HERO
DYING OF MOB's BLOWS

Winnipeg. June i0.-Serious
lashes resulted from demonstra-
Ions by strike sympathizers against
eturned soldier constahles, this
vening.
A large crowd gathered between
he city hall and Portage avenue,
nth the main Disturbances occurring
L the corner of Portage and Main
treets, where strikers and sympa-
hizers disarmed and assaulted in
ividuaI special police.
4 squad of special police and
aounted police then paradsd the at
ected area. i
he police retaIiating by free use
4 their batons on the heads of de-
n0nstrat0rs.
GLORIA CROSS MAN
NEARLY KILLED
Corporal Frederick George Cop
bins. winner of the Victoria Cross
II the great war, one of the special
mounted constabIes, was pulled from
his horse and so maItreated that he
S not expected to recover. Besides
two ribs being broken from severe
kicks and serious injury to his head
he Is believed to be suffering from
Internal injuries, which it is feared
viii prove fatal.
An appeal has been issued by Of
Ficers Of the returned 18th battalion
for all men of the battalion to re-
port at their headquarters, prefer
ably in uniform, at o'clock Thurs
hay morning.
At $50, the special police had the
uation well in hand and calm was re-
Ired A number Of returned soldier
hstabies and demonstrants were sew
t1y battered but no one was reported
seriously injured.
Will Not Use Troops.
Mayor Charles r. Gray announced,
s. evening. that he would not call out
troops to auell the rioting. He said
ht the special constables were able to
hdle the situation. The mayor is pre-
ring statement appealing to calm
Ngment Of the people
Modified proposals have been present
to the metal trades employees from
1, railway brotherhood mediation board
+. Barker. chairman Of the board
bounced These are the former pro-
sals changed to meet the objections
sed BY employers, principally in con-
Ertion with the jurisdiction of the in
fnational organization. The new pro-
sal is now being considered by the en-
byes.
chairman Barker seemed to be rather
peful that the parties to the metal
[des dispute, which was the original
Use of the general strike, will yet be
5t together.
Street Cars viii Resume.
kyinnipegs street railway system is
pected to operate on Thursday for
first time in more than three weeks
flowing action by the city council,
night, informally asking the com
by to resume service, Manager A. w.
Limont, of the Winnipeg Street Rail
y company sent out a notice to all
ployes on strike TO return to work.
AT the city hall it was stated that If
men disregarded the notice, street
rs will be manned by volunteers, who
II be adequately protected. Mayor
aries f. Gray declared that any at
npt at violence and intimidation which
ght result will be severely dealt with.
Many strikers returned to work, today,
civic. industrial and commercial circles
is roughly estimated by city officials
bit 40 per cent Of those who joined
sympathetic strike movement, May
are working. All commercial and
pker tlegrafers We're back at their
Us, this afternoon, the press operators
negotiating with employers.