The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-09
PLAN FINISH FIGHT
In WINNIPEG STRIKE
Employers Reject Mediation
Board Plan Agreed to by
Metal Workers.
UNIONS TIGHTEN FRONT
Citizens Committee Deter
mined to Crush Present Gen.
trail Labor Council.
Special Dsspdfch TO TIE suS.

WINNIPEG. Man, June Solicitations
point to a fight to the finish in the gen.
eral strike. The plan of settlement pro-
posed by the trainmen's mediation
board has been agreed to by the metal
workers. but, according TO Mayor Grey,
the employers have decided not to ac-
cept 1t. The employers demand an open
shop with final decision of disputes by
a commission.
The citizens committee OF 10000 is de-
termined to crush the strike II It takes
all summer. 1t realizes that Winnipeg
has been set back at least one year
industrially by this strike, that 10000
900 In building mas gone past recall,
and that the only satisfaction in sight
for all the trouble and expense the city
province and committee have been put
to Is in squelching this movement by
every means. including the use OF the
military forces.
Make Far Reaching Plans.
No persons but thoss in touch with
the situation realize the determination
Of the committee to carry out its plans
All private business has been given uI
by hundreds Of leading citizens. and al
their energies and money are being de-
voted to this one object. They will not
brook any outside interference. and they
are in daily communication through long
conferences with local and provincial.
authorities, including the military. CiviS
help is ignored, except as It affords some
assistance in gaining their ends.
The question of express and freight
shipments are not considered. Postal
telephone and telegraph facilities are
ignored Only one thing counts-annih-
ilation of the Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil OF Winnipeg as at present con-
stituted. The City Council Is left to work
out certain minor details such as food
supplies and local police protection.
At a meeting to-day the general strike
committee completed plans to continue
the strike II necessary for another two
weeks. Funds are ample and are flow
Ing in from many sources. The Min
neapolis Trades Council sent word OF Its
interest and sympathy and offered
financial assistance. This is the common
style of aid received daily from many
organizations.
Labor to Tighten Ranks.
The police force strike committee
states that It will not sign the city ulti.
matum. Further tightening of the unior
ranks will take place tomorrow. Strik-
ers claim that the daily press is not re-
porting correctly the number Of unions
out in sympathy IN the chief centres and
that the state Of the tieup Is worse thar
in Toronto. Calgary and Vancouver.
Strikers claim that the railways are
more badly affected in their shops thar
they will admit. that rolling stock and
locomotives are in bad shape, and thai
locomotives are coming in from all parti
OF various systems to handle the western
business The railways deny this. -Cler-
ical help. II Is stated. Is working in rail-
way roundhouses. President Beatty OF
the Canadian Pacific Railway made q
close study OF the situation before leav
ing for Montreal this afternoon.
One thing is certain. the outside world
can settle down to watch the bitteres
fiGht waged against union labor IN thi'
section which will not end until COM
plete victory is secured by one side oil
the other. There will be no recurrence
OF this issue next year or the next
either.
The health OF the community Is un
usually good. No ice, bread or mill
| deliveries have been made for foul
| weeks and none will be for some time
Commercial telegraphers voted agair
yesterday not TO go back to work.