El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-10
STRIKE
IS CALLED OFF
Big Tie-Up On Coast Is
Brought To An End
On Monday.
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made by shiDyard metal workers
On the Puget Sound, rus called
off yesterday. by resolutions
adopted by n strikers committee.
which recommended that all
crafts other than Shipyard work
ers return TO their tasks this
morning
The strike at Tacoma. in effect
since Thursday. never interfered Sc
riOusly with the city's normal acti-
vities. Street car service was sus-
] pended for a few DAYS without the
sanction of the carmen's international
officers A few barber ships and res
taurants were closed. and some retail
stores were crippled by a Walkout OF
the clerks. but real Inconvenience had
NOT been felt.
I. W. W. Depart Quietly.
The quiet departure OF the Al Indus
trial Workers OF the World ond alien
labor agitators. sent from here last
week by immigration authorities. es-
capped publicity through the temporary
suspension Of newspapers during the
first days OF the sympathetic strike
The departure originally was set
for January "a" said federal immigra-
ton commissioner Henry u White to
day "Writs OF habeas corpus and
other legal proceedings instituted in
behalf OF some Of the men delayed US
in sending them east until last Thurs
day II was purely a coincidence that
they left here on the day that the gen
eral strike was called, as none had
been arrested in connection with the
strike. They were all foreigners.
whose activities during the war led
TO their arrest"
Men Return to Work.
Tacoma. Wash, Feb. 10.-FOliOwing
the decision OF the Central Labor
council last evening. the general
strike is Off at Tacoma today and
members OF the union. who went out
In the sympathetic strike. went back
TO work at o'clock this morning
Only Ship Workers Out.
With the exception Of shipvard
workers. all strikers returned TO their
jobs The general strike was never
really wholly effective here because
some OF the unions affiliated with the
Central Labor council refused 10 obey
the councils order 10 strike
The longshoremer's union last night
killed all hopes Of -ne council OF con-
tinuing the strike when IL voted TO
return 10 work.
Warn Against Violence
Advocacy Of labor taking posses
sion Of the industries OF the country
and warnings that hloodshed can be
expected, II revolution and violence
were used in bringing that change
about. brought conflicting and
lengthy DEBATES at meeting mere
Sunday OF the soldiers. sailors and
workingmen's council" attended by
about 250g men and women
A citizens mass meeting. called
Sunday for the announced purpose OF
'crystalizing public opinion against
tho Uprising in the Puget Sound dis
tr.ct-" was marked by disturbances Of
a minor character when the Rev. John
". Kennedy, the principal speaker, T
called on the audience 10 show their
coiors"
Raid Socialist Rendezvous.
Portland. Ore. Feb. 10.-He adquar- f
tiers OF the Socialist labor party here
were raided by the police last night
following the arrest OF c. 2 Brandt
FOR carrying a banner through the
streets. advertising p meeting OF the
Workers international Industrial
union" for the purpose Of discussing
the general strike" The arrest was
made under the new OREGON criminal
syndicalism law. In the raid a guam
.ity OF radical literature was seized
Demonstration Averted.
Everett Wash. Feb. 10.-Arrival
here OF an infantry company, with a
machine gun detachment and two
guns. under command OF Mai. A. r
Emery. quickly terminated expected
plans for demonstration by labor
igitstors in sympathy with the seat
.le strikers.