The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-29
CANADA STRIKE
|NDQRSED HERE
Central Council Sends TeIe-
gram to Winnipeg

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In.Ior.~rnent Of the general
strike In Winnipeg and turnout
canada was Wired 10 the Domin.
Ion workers b. The seattle Cen
trail Labor council today. ltr>o
luiions insirueiIug officials 20
send the kilograms were p0ss1d
without debate al Wednesday
nights meeting.
The central council also decided TO
submit referendum ballots 20 all
unions 20 Determine whether or not
tho local labor organizations favor
the soviet plan II government. The
delegates passed resolutions asking
immediate removal OF American
troops from Russia
Ash City Increase
II Was decided 10 ask the city eoun'
Gu 10 provide pay Increase for mu-
niclpal employees. The increase. ae'
cording 20 the resolutions. should
amount to SEQ a month above the
minimum scale In effect In septem'
ber. 1915.
Machini-,s. biaesmi,h-. ras At
tiers. engineers and the Transfers
employed by the gas company de
clded 90 call ON the company and de-
msnd the unioniEation OF the plant
II the demand IL not met they will
then no out. II was stated. This IL
the rcsui, OF the nxhi being made b,
the Central Labor council on the
gas workers union. The gas work.
ers' union manufacture IN. ras for
the Seattle Lighting company. and
the members fefused 10 30 out dur
ing the general strike In February.
The gas filters local TOT did go out.
and upon return to work had their
wages cut. they ay They then went
on strike once more. and have been
out ever since They asked for sup
por, from the central body and n gas
shutoff day was named.
Workers In the shipyards refused
10 work on the ws shut-on day, and
they were thus drawn into the argu
mont The Central Labor council rc-
aues,ed the gas workers 10 nam. a
committee 10 explain their actions In
not going on strike. They refused 70
do this. The labor council nox
threatens 20 take steps 20 revoke
their charter giving them a vote In
the central body. unless they comply
~lth the request Of the labor body.
Tho gas workers contsnded they
should not be made 20 70 out In syn
pathy with the gas fitters when other
union men were stiii working for the
gas company. The other men will
therefore take steps TO so out. 10
force the hand Of the gas workers. IL
was announced
Favcv Referendum
A petition favorlng government
retention Of the railroads and the tel.
egraph and telephone system untii
they are given q fair trial under fed.
erai operation was indorsed. The pc
tition states that after having been
tried. tho voters should determine by
referendum whether the lines shah
be returned
THE three labor temple sites rec
emrnended TO the council showed
that the minimum cost for the build
ing and site win be si.ioo. 600. This
was the cost placed on the building
Of temple Mt sixth ave. and Uni.
vcrsity st. where the present labor
structure Is located. A site just
north Of the Calhoun hotel. at Sec.
ond ave. and Lcnors st, was sug.
Tcrtcd at total cost OF 1890. 900
Tho third site suggested Is on the
triangle bounded by Third ave..
Washington St. Prcfontaine place
and Yesier way at total cost Of
si.soo.o 600 Debate was postponed.
WIN Go TO Chicago
a referendum vote on the three
sites viii be taken. and the cost will
be paid for ut the rate of so cents
a month from each labor man In Sc.
atts
James Duncan. secretary Of N Q
Central Labor council. was named 70
attend the convention of the League
for the Release OF Political Prison.
ers, which win be held in Chicago.
July g.
Tho council voted 1880 10 buy an
automobile for Charles Doyle, bust.
ness agent.
The Whitney Boys chorus enter.
tained the delegates with a few sclec-
tons. preceding the converting of the
meeting.
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