Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-21
MORE TIME MAY BE ALLOWED GERMANS
Cler1enceau Declares It
Is Too Late For Germans
To Deny Responsibility

IN Winnipeg have not been successful.
Gasoline trucks made deliveries to
filling stations this forenoon.
To Remain Neutral.
The Winnipeg Great War Veterans
association announced today that the
association decided at meeting last
night to remain strictly neutral dur
ing the strike. The announcement
also stated that President James Win
ming of the Winnipeg Trades and
Labor council told the association
that there was a possibility of strike
settlement within few days.
Labor supporters who are members
Of the Great War Veterans associa-
tion urged at last nights meeting that
the association endorse the strike
After the association voted that such
| trality, it passed vote Of confidence
in its president, r. B. Maxwell.
The central strike committee ad-
mitted today that there has been
disagreement between Mayor Charles
F.. Gray and the union forces regard
ing the mayors order demanding that
placards carrying the statement that
! mitted by order Of the central strike
committee" shall be Immediately dis
continued.
The Western Labor News. official
strike publication, made this an
nouncement regarding the mayors
action:
1.-The matter was fully discussed
and there was an evident unwilling
ness on the part of the committee to
| accede to this request. But the whole
matter was again referred to a COM
mittee for thorough discussion"
The following proclamation, issued
hxy "a oft NJ -.
rying the announcement that it was
ISSUED without permission of the
strike committee" appeared on the
streets:
"winnipeggers no longer living by
authority of the strike committee.
Workers are returning to their posi-
tions. Business houses are opening
and the necessities of life are again
within the reach of the people.
Authorities assure citizens of
adequate protection and advise
everybody to go about their business
as usual. Strike committee no long
er able to initmidate citizens and pre-
vent them from getting the necessities
Of life.
Water pressure again at normal.
Il. w. w. ideals don't appeal to
white men.
''The sympathetic strike, dead is
sue ten years ago, cannot be showed
down the throats of Canadians.
). "Our opinions may differ about 9th
er problems of the day, but we stand
united against the ]. w. W., Bolshes
J. lt,Hrtties hsSe- t.sss.sen adesunte
;,Sys to Enable Sou to go about psii
work and .buAipess in safety .s
your eShsdsnce by returning toSsorh
s. u usual. e
"Fly your flag. And let no one for
get what it stands for. Sss
Let us settle the one big is1t1e'
is every individual dispute betWesn
employer and employ to continue to
disrupt our daily life?'
LAS you walk to work by 'permts-
sion of the strike committee'-just
think this over
Up to noon there had not been any
concerted attempt to resume normal
business activities. A marked increase
in delivery ties over yesterday
Discussing I'M Ike Of the metal
trades workers, " e strike was fol-
lowed by the g, eral sympathetic
strike, the Western Labor ,Tews pub.
lished the follow 'es ar 'uncemen'
today: 80
1.-THE demands are. for increased
wages, shorter hours and for the rec.
ognition Of the rigl f labor to form
its own effective organizations. Tha
their wage demands are reasonable i:
: demonstrated by the fact that the,
are asking that they be paid wage
: similar to that paid on the railway:
for similar work under the McAdot
: award. Their demand for reduction
4 of hours from ten to nine is in abso
lutte agreement with the recision
reached by all the Allied govern
: ments at the Paris peace conference
s Their further demand is the recog
= milton Of their union and its affilia
S ton with the trades and labor coun
Gil. Once more they are standing OF
e the agreement reached by the Pari
, peace cOnference"