The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-07
ANGER OF CITY
SLOWLY RISING
Seattle Entertains Belief That
Strike Is BoIshevistic
Move.
TROOPS TO GO TO TACOMA
Business, at Standstill and
Apprehension Of Danger
Grows Hourly.
TROOPS TO GO TO TACOMA

Seattle, Wash, Feb. with the
anger of city slowly rising to the
belief that "this is bolshevism." Seat
tie awoke today with thousands food
less, with thousands more marooned
either in their suburban homes or
downtown, where hotels could not
accommodate them and restaurants
frowned temptily at them with closed
doors, with armed troops ready with
the police for quick call, while grave
trouble is ever brewing.
Industry Is still utterly paralyzed
as the result of the general strike
yesterday in sympathy with tho
metal trades union, which is chal-
lenging the Macey award. Fifty-five
thousand men are idle. The situa-
tion Is tense.
Bolshsvist Revolt.
with the belief growing that Seat
tie has been picked as the seat Of the
first bolshevist ''revolt" in America,
citizens are beginning to collect In
little groups about the deserted
streets and mutter.
Mayor Oleo Hansen early today is
sued a statement In which he said:
Don't let a few radicals disrupt
our entire Industrial life. Operate
your businesses, open your stores,
publish your newspapers and ! will
See to 1t that you have ample pro-
lection" This grimly as he called
attention to the fact that 1000 SOL
diers have arrived from Camp Lewis
at government order; that he has
1000 special police armed, and ma
chine guns mounted on automobile
trucks.
Troops Called Out.
Z Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 7.--Ordered
by the war department to proceed at
once to Seattle and Tacoma to pro-
tect government property. to quell
disorders, or to intervene If the emer-
gency arises, 1900 soldiers from the
First infantry. Camp. Lewis, with a
machine gun battalion, are here and
in Seattle today awaiting orders. The
men are regulars, equipped with RI
fles and hand grenades. Sixteen ma
chine guns to a company comprise
the equipment of the machine gun
battalion. That the government au-
thorities are apprehensive in regard
to the strike situation is shown. by
of all leave to officers
and men stationed at Camp Lewis.
An order posted at camp requires
every officer and man to be prepared
FOR immediate duty"
Gen. Morrison in Charge.
San Francisco. Feb. 7.--Maj. Gen.
yolshrE Morrison, commanding thu
western department of the army, has
gone to Seattle to assume charge of
the army end of the strike situation
there and at Tacoma, 1t was an
nounced ut department headquarters
today.
First Car Makes Trip.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. IA munich
Seattle In twenty four hours, left the
train hall today and proceeded on its
regular run to Ballard, a suburb, The
car went through the business dis
trict without experiencing any
trouble.
No Move to Settle.
No move had been made today to-
wlrd a settlement OF Seattle's gen.
eral strike called yesterday by or
ganized labor in sympathy with
$4,000 metal tradesmen, who have
been idle two weeks.
Labor leaders declare they will re-
fuse to confer with Henry M. White,
United States immigration commits
sioner. and federal conciliator for
partment Of labor officials, have been
DESIGNATED by the government to seek
a settlement Since the strike of the
metal tradesmen. White has made
repeated efforts to find a ground for
compromise between the workers and
employers and emergency fleet cor
poration.
Two presidents of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor are reported
on their way here from the east, and
another is declared to have arrived
here for the purpose of aiding in set
ting the dispute. SO far no official
move has been made by either side
to seek a conference.
Prolonged Tangie.
Seattle business men and Mayor
Hansen are not expecting an earN
settlement of the strike. The belief
Is general that the strikers will
weaken one by one, but not as an
Already many members
OF the electrical workers union,
working for the municipal electrical
plant and the Puget Sound Traction
and Light company. have disregarded
orders of their organizations and
have remained on their Jobs. Despite
the sinister signs or war at every
hand. peace prevails.
Seattle's revolution" as IL is
called by strike leaders. after twenty
four hours existence, has been
marked by its extreme uuietness. Not
4 ripple of violence has appeared
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