The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-06-06

ton of the differences between the
metal trades council of Winnipeg anc
the leading industrial employers was
officially begun yesterday afternoon al
an hour when tension caused by the
general strike deadlock which began
May Is seemed to be approaching the
breaking point.
Parade to Parliament.
For the first time since the general
walkout, crowds of idle men paraded
| through the business district, jeering
persons who were doing work usually
these marchers Joined delegation of
returned soldiers who paraded to the
parliament building and insisted that
the government "do something at
once" The men were told that the
government was considering the adj
visibility of legislation to enforce the
principle of collective bargaining and
that the offer of mediation by execu-
tives of the railway brotherhoods had
been accepted by the leading forces
concerned.
The delegation dispersed after these
announcements We're made, but told
Premier T. C. Norris that they would
march to parliament again at IL a. m.
today.
Officials Change Program.
Success of the railway brotherhoods
in initiating the first movement
toward actual arbitration made since
the strike began caused city officials
to make changes in the program ar
ranged for yesterday. Nothing was
done regarding resumption of street
car service. The matter of immediate
dismissal of policemen who refused to
sign the anti-sympathetic strike pledge
was left for decision at special coun-
Gil meeting last evening. The citizens
committee also delayed its garbage
collection campaign.
Late yesterday railway brotherhood
executives issued the following state
ment regarding their mediation activi-
ties:
1.-The committee which is attempt
ing to mediate in the present strike
includes representatives of
the six train service organizations,
viz: Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen; Order of |
Railway Conductors; Brotherhood of |
Railroad Trainmen; Brotherhood of |
and Way Employees, and |
0rdQr IF PaiIrood TaIorro NJ, o,.c
I'VE have offered our services as
nediators between the employers and |
The employees in the metal trades and |
Dur offer has been accepted by both |
sides to the controversy. We are at |
present doing everything possible to
1ring about a speedy and amicable
Railroad Men Warned.
Official letters from brotherhood
to local trainmen in Winni-
,eg and other cities were made public
earlier in the day. The executives told
he men they had no authority to vote
IN the question of sympathetic strife
without permission from the brother
foods and that the brotherhoods were
opposed to any breach of contract with
heir employers. One statement con-
aimed the declaration that some of the
Winnipeg trainmen had been intimi-
lated by the strikers.
The Winnipeg city council and
Premier Norris and his cabinet yester-
lay discussed collective bargaining and
whether it would be proper to take
teps to have legislation introduced
o make collective bargaining manda-
DRY. The session was executive and
10 announcement was authorized. 1t is
Understood that the wide difference in
opinion between labor leaders and in
lustrial employees regarding what
eally constitutes collective bargaining
aused several aldermen to urge that
he question be threshed out in parlia-
nent: All parties who are figuring
in the Winnipeg labor
rOuble, including federal government 4
fficials, have Endorsed the principle
t amicable discussions by capital and
abor representatives over contro-
ersial questions concerning wages,
ours, and working conditions.