The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-30
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STRIKE TAKEN
UP AT CONFAB?
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on that day. IL the strike PROPOSE
tion submitted 20 the unions carries
A complete tioup OF Tacoma. as well
as Seattle. IL therefore threatened
With as many NJ ten speakers
trying TO secure the floor az one
time, the Central Labor council last
night gave Itself over 10 debate on
the general strike la all industries
proposed FOR early In February.
Two factions developed. one ure.
ms that an unions make demands
on their employers at the time OF
the general walkout ana tho other
declaring that the strike would be
unnecessarily prolonged II this were
done
The single issue element finally
won, and resolution was passed
concurring IN the stand OF the
Metal Trades council that the ship
| yard workers stay out until such
time as an the other unions were
back on the job with the same
status as when they quit
Let's clean Il all up az once" was
the appeal made by many Of the
minority speakers. Seattle labor as
IA whole could got whatever IL de,
manded By general strike. they de
elnrcd,
Says War just Begun
The majority opposed this theory
on the ground that an individual In.
duatry employing ne few as a dozen
or two workmen could keep the en-.
tire city tied up by refusing 20 give
In. ana Is 900 union men might re.
main out % work for months be.
cause of such action.
James Duncan. secretary az the
council. said Let Ms have "A one.
{ purpose strike. Don't inject any.
thing else into the issue. We can
I fiRht the fight OF tho smaller crafts
better after we have demonstrated
our power, People who think the
war IL over are wrong The war has
I Just begun, II Seattle gets away
with this. tho strike viii be- carried
+ further than IN. confines Of Seattle
II viii sweep all over tho nation.
I We're starting something. and the
issuo IL clear. The eyes % tho en-.
tire nation are fixed on Seattle"
Regret Cheers for sehwab
/ In his assertion that the war has
just begun" Duncan was vocifcrous.
ly eheered and appiaiSied by both tho
delegates and packed gallery OF via
iiorB. a large percentage OF tho Wis
itora IN tho gallery were women
William spoonnr. secretary 81 the
& Oakland. Cal Labor council. carried
a message 10 Seattle labor. asserting
I that Oakland workers would refuse
TO handle jobs sent 10 that city BE-.
cause Of the strike here.
This issue h not S~attle's alone. ="
he declared. 1t viii cover the whole
F United States It's tho proposition
OF organized capital trying to bust
organized labor Tho men who hur
rahed for Charlie schwab were
booha. and now We know n
spooncr viii 80 hack 60 California
with the express purpose 81 spread
/ Ing strike doctrine. hc said,
( 4. T. Miller. chairman OF the con-
I ference committee % the Metal
Trades Council. Anid His organization
was working day and night for tho
demonstration % class solidarity In
Seattle. 4 strike in which every
union made demands OF It's own
would not be practical. and worse
E than useless. he Eaid
Two unions have opposed the gen
erai waik-out. These arc the Federal
T Employees union. which explains that
their constitution forhids n strike. and
{ the Gas Makers union. which has
declared tina, many would die in the
I hospitals should the Fna supply be
cut off The latter union defeated
tho strike proposition BY % votes
I 20 90.
/ Unions which returned n yes" vote
on the strike "Wednesday were: Car.
lpentcrH. Garment Workers Structural
Iron Workers. MIX Wagon Drivers.
/ TallorH. Laundry Workers. Black
smiths. Hod Carriers. Building Labor
err LongHhorcmen. Cooks and Assist
ants, House Builders and fdgRcrs.
House Painters. Auto Painters. Boiler.
makers. BARRIERS. Foundry Workers.
I Plumbers and Cigar Makers.
I All data In connection with the Sc
attic strike. a. observed by Henry
/ white. Cancellation commissioner for
I the Northwest. has been forwarded TO
] fi.e aufhoristea M WASHINGTON - &