Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-06

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Mayor Not to Parade
Winnipeg Streets.
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Winnipeg, Man, June 6.-Brig.
adler General III. ID. B.. kctchen,
+, commander of the military forces
in the Manitoba district in his
first public address since the be.
ginning. of the Winnipeg general
strike, today told q mass meeting
of several thousand returned SOL
diels that ''steps were being tax.
en- to deal fully with revolution
aries and undesirables in Winni-
peg and other places In Canada
"When the government does
act in connection with the Winni-
peg upheaval, L am sure that you
soldiers all will agree that when
i mtimated today that action was
impending to deal with revolution
and BOlshevism that I did not
tell you all" said General Ketcil-
en-. \ He received q tremendous
ovation.
The meeting was brief. Mayor
Gray also spoke. No parade or
public demonstration followed
but q number of the soldiers went
to the city hall to be sworn in as
cOnstabes.
The cjty's constable force was
increased today by u unit Of more
than one hundred mounted men,
all veteran Canadian cavalrymen.
This unit will be commanded by
Captain D. NJ. Dunwoodie, who
won the distinguished service
medal while in France.
Shortly after the soldiers mass
meeting adjourned strikers and
strike sympathizers began pa.
rade I'm the business district, in
defiance OF the proclamation of
Mayor Gray. Strike leaders de-
clared his proclamation was ell
legal" The parade started in the
direction OF the city hall. where
scores of returned soldiers were
Winnipeg, Man. June EN-
formal proclapation published thi
morning. Mayor Charles F. Gray or
dered the stoppage Of all parades ant
ing part in any parade or congregatin,
on the city streets.
by virtue of the authority vestet
in me, do hereby order that all per
sons do+ refrain from forming or tax
Ing part in any parade or congegat1n,
IN crowds In or upon any Of tn
'stresteSof the city or Winnipeg, :, and ID
hereby request Of all ,lawabiding citi
zens the full compliance with thi
proclamation. A
(sisned> Charles T. Gray. 4
Mayor.
God Save the King
Mayor Gray said he acted in the in
terest of law and order and with tn,
hope of preventing bloodshed,i if pos
sible. It is understood the mayo
learned that a clash between parade
of strikers and of returned soldier
vas considered inevitable today, i
both factions carried out parade plan
which would have brought the riva
professions together.
Difficult to Keep Radicals.
Officials at the city hall and execu
tives of the Winnipeg citizens com
mittee. commented upon the action Q
local strike leaders in sending a ma
tional call for men prominently iden
titled with the zone Big Union
movement to come to winnipeg i'm
mediately. The declaration was mad
quite generally that the Winnipe,
leaders were finding it increasingly
difficult to hold the radical elemen
in check and to keep the conservativ
element from returning to work.
Scores of men have come TO m,
office and hundreds have told variou
city officials that they are anxious t
return to work but that they fear tn
wrath Of The big five" said Mayo
Gray Men, with tears in their eyes
at bread and milk plants told me the
wanted to stay on the job but tha
they were afraid of consequence
which might be inflicted upon them
selves and their families"
Last night the central strike com
mfttee said the union men at cream
cries and bakeries, walked out O
their own accord"
Citizens Make Announcement,
This announcement was authorize
hy the citizens committee of on
thousand: !
.The national call for help by til
local labor leaders seems to, be tn
BEGINNING of the end. Following tn
collapse Of various general strikes i
different provinces and. the failure t
precipitate strikes in a number. O
cities, 1t seems quite plain that tn
winnipeg agitators realize the fate Q
their one big union movement
hanging in the balance. winnipe
merchants and manufacturers kno,
that thousands of union workers ar
ready to return to their jobs. Fea
| OF violence has halted them"
| Returned soldier constabies wer
on duty this forenoon. For the frs
time since the strike began on Ma
S squads 0f street cleaners were 4
action. Newspapers again were sol
! in the business district Deliveries g
bread were made with the protectio
of constables and milk was sold a
municipal stations in the city school,
hCease Police Force.
Winnipeg, Man.. June 6.-Actin
upon reports that the radical elemer
Involved in the winnipeg genera
strike was threatening to launch
campaign Of terrorism, the Winnipe
city government today decided to In
crease its special constable force I
three thousand men, mostly returne
soldiers. One thousand Constable
have been sworn in. 1t was announ<
ed. s8 II 5s.5 s. 4;
CITY officials have construed the ar
peal for national assistance which Il
Ical strike leaders announced they ser
out. as, an Invitation for all classes {
radicals to come to Winnipeg.. Sc,
eral thousand returned soldiers, or
posed to! the strike held their secon
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