Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-07
Mayor, in Reply to Statement
That Unions Would Take
Charge of City, Said Any
Person So Trying Would Be
Shot.
BAKER ORDERS MEN OF
CAMP LEWIS TO SCENE
Schools, Restaurants, News
papers, Street Cars and
Business Generally, Suspend
Attempts 10 Operate.

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Seattle, Wash, Feb. G,---united
States troops fropH Camp Lewis are
quartered tonight in Seattle and Ia
coma to stand ready for any emerg-
ency, as army officers said today, re-
sulting from the general strike this
morning of $4,000 union men, in
sympathy with $4,000 shipyard work
ers who walked out January 2l TO
enforce demands for increase of pay.
Brigadier General John l.. Hayden
commands the contingent of 500 sol
diers In Seattle, and General Frank
b. Watson has under him in Tacoma,
SO miles from here, two battalions
and machine gun company. Equip
ment of the soldiers included 200
hand grenades, Major John Med.
Thompson OF the Camp Lewis intel
ligence department said.
Baker Orders Out Troops.
Authority for the use of troops was
granted by Secretary of War Baker
upon adyices from Governor Ernest
Lister of the situation in Tacoma and
Seattle.
Thirty-five thousand union men in
the vicinity of Seattle quit work to-
day, labor leaders said, but in Ia
coma response was not so general and
the principal unions involved there
We're the car men. timber workers,
BARRIERS and retail clerks.
City Closes Up.
Street cars stopped running in Sc
attic, schols closed, restaurants and
theaters closed their doors, newspapers
suspended and other lndutries ceased
operating. Twelve soup kitchens
were established by culinary unions to
feed the strikers and others who de-
pend upon restaurants for meals. Pat
rons of the Kitchens We're lined up
and served in military mess fash
ion. Barber shops closed and elevat-
ors stopped running
only emergency telegraph business
from Seattle was handled by the tele-
graph companies. The telephone sys-
TEN continued in service.
No disorder has resulted from the
strike, Mayor Ole Hanson OF Seattle
said.
Prepared for Emergencies.
The city government Is prepared
for any emergency, he added, and ten
tized if necessary.
No disorder had been reported
from Tacoma.
Presence of a provost guard or
armed soldiers on the streets Of Spo-
kane, 1t was stated by Major A. NJ
Jones, commanding officer at Fort
George Wright. near there, was due
to the strike troubles at Seattle and
Tacoma, and was ordered by himself
in response to requests by the Spo-
kane civil authorities.
War department officials said thst
under the law the department was
required to furnish such protection
as state executives might request. The
message from the governor of Wash
ington did not ask for assistance, but
merely outlined the situation,
Watching Situation.
In replying, Secretary Baker told
the executive that the commandant
at Camp Lewis had been instructed
to furnish such assistance as the gov
ernor might request No report from
the camp commander had reached
the department late today.
Officials of the labor department
said today that they were In close
touch with the strike situation at Sc
dIlit, anu lHdL lilItt CoIllIilsSlOltIo
of the department were there confer-
ring with the leaders on both sides.
1t was said that everything possible
had been done by the department to
promote an early adjustment.
Mayor I'm Control.
"Any man who attempts to take
over control of municipal government
functions here will be shot on sight"
Mayor Ole Hanson declared today
when told of statement by Senator
Thomas before senate propaganda in
vestigation committee.
strikers have not taken over gov
ernment functions in Seattle" the
mayor said, ''They will not be al
lowed to take over any government
functions despite their published
statements that they intend to operate
the light plant and help police the
city. The scat of city government is
still at the city hall"