Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-29
STRIKE
HAS NOW BECOME
NATIONAL ISSUE:
WITH CANDIDATES
Some Dent Has Been Made in
Ranks Of Strikers Locally
But Strikes Threatened in
Other Large Western Towns
Fedora OFFICIALS
ARE TO FIGHT 1T OUT.
Labor Minister Robertson Gen.
tering Fight on Postal Em-I
ployeS and Hiring Ex-SoId-I
ierS to Fill Vacancies.
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrsrl

Winnipeg, Man, May 2S,-Despite
the fact that officials of every branch
of government affecting Winnipeg
have characterized the strike Of loca!
labor unions as a move engineered by
few men for the purpose of causing
q national revolution, the strikers out
wardly maintained a firm attitude to-
day.
While various moves were made
to smash the control which executives
Of the Winnipeg Trades and Laho,
Council have on the local unions, the
strike leaders were active in outward
movements to intensity the movement
of unrest. Spread the strike" has
been one of the front page slogans
of the Western Labor News.
1t is expected that the federal par
lament Il ottawa will soon take
some action on the sympathetic strike
problem. The Winnipeg city council
today voted to recommend to Premier
Norris that he urge legislation to make
sympathetic strikes Illegal in mani
toba. Arthur Meighen, federal minis
ter of interior, who was here several
days, probably will arrive in ottawa
tomorrow to confer with Premier Bor-
den regarding the situation.
Meighen recently denounced the
method of strike. leadels and like
Minister of Labor Gideon Robertson
who is in Winnipeg, has said he
believes the underlying scheme of the
strike was an attempt to turn public
opinion against the government, to
defy federal efforts to maintain law
and order and then, during the tu-
multi, to attempt to overthrow do
minion and provincial authority.
Move Toward ConciliatiOn
The only move toward conciltatiOn
today was an offer by members of the
Canadian Railway Brotherhoods to
arbtrate the dispute No action was
taken on the suggestion.
This is a different Winnipeg than
it was Immediately after the opening
of the general strike May IS. For
nearly three days the central strike
committee continued it's mobilization
plans without serious outward oppo-
stion Not until an effort was made
to control the city food supply did
aggressive opposition begin.
Since then all publcutilities and
except the street cars have
been entirely or partially retsored.
Business is going on IN all CONNER
,ial lines. Local newspapers have re-
sumed publication. From the stand
point of municipal service, a dent has
been pounded into the striking front.
but the disturbance which began here
has ceased to be of local proportions. !
Edmonton and Calgary have semi
General strikes and walk outs may
AXE place at Toronto. Port Arthur, |
Regina, Saskatoon and other places. !
[ is understood that government Of |
'iCers regard the strikes II cities west |
rom here as engineered by persons
connected with The Winnipeg move
Tent.
I'VE will fight this thing out IN
is one remark credited |
g Minister Robertson.
Hiring Former Soldiers.
The postal situation is receiving |
much of Mr.. Robertson's attention.
'Cstal employees numbering more
han rs have beer hired to replace |
tr1Sinr employees who have been dis
karged for refusing to obey Robert
on's command to return to work. |
yearly all of the new employees fought
Or tdnauiS 1T Ine war. similar ac- |
ion has been promised by the labor
Minister If the Winnipeg railway
Jerks who struck last night fail to
eport for duty within a short time"
Robertson intimated today that sim
ar action may be necessary in other
arts of the Dominion.
The city council met today to hear
report from the transportation COM
lttee upon the question of immedi-
to resumption of street car opera
on. The committee was not ready
} report. 1t may be hear from to-
borrow.
Recent statements by labor alder
len and other labor leaders that
lembers of the Winnipeg citizens
,mmittee would not soil their hands ,
, help the city maintain Its public
ervices, received "a response this af-
ernoon. a communication was re-
eived at the council meeting stat
X that one hundred or more mem ;
ers of the citizens committee would
ersonaly join with other volunteers ;
morrow in collecting and transport
lg garbage and in otherwise clean I
Ig up the city. ,
t,
ProcIaims Memorial Day.