The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1919-05-16
CANADIAN LAB0RERS, CLERKS
and MECHANICS WALK OUT
Bosses Refusal to Recog-
nize Union Results in
Walkout of 10000. Strik-
ers Standing Pat.
Especial United Press Wire !

AbpSSldI CIlIlGu TESS WlIGs)
Winnipeg, May 16.-More than
are striking in sympathy with the
metal trades unionists here, paralyz-
ing industry in the city. All firernen
are out The bakers have quit and
bread supplies are nearly exhausted
The heat, light and water COM
panies' employees also have walked
out.
Postmen have stopped work and
telephones are idle. The only COM
municaton with the outside world is
by irregular telegraphic service.
Street cars ceased running yester-
day and newspapers were forced to
suspend when preSsmen and stere-
otypers quit. Practically every res
taurant in the city is closed The po-
licemen and railroad employees still
remain on their jobs.
Sixty unions are said to be in
volved in the strike. which is not ex-
pected to be settled Immediately, al
though the mayor and city officials
are doing everything possible to end
the metal trades walkout by arbi-
tration
Minister Of Labor Robertson has
been appealed to and replied that he
couldn't do anything in the absence
of newspapers. The strike commit
Etee is considering the. daily -puhli-
Ecation Of the Labor News, formerly
issued weekly.
The policemen union will be
called out, the strike leaders threat
ened, il there is any attempt at strike
breaking.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 16.--
Over 10000 union laborers, CLERKS
and mechanics are out on strike to-
day, and they declare they will not
return to work until all the demands
Of union labor are met.
The strike was precipitated by the
Building Trades and Metal Workers
union The refusal of the Manitoba
Iron Works and the Vulcan Iron
Works to recognize the union is said
to be at the bottom of the walkout.
Officials of the two companies, it is
reported, declare they will not recog-
nize the union.
The policemen's union voted to
strike, but the men were requested
, to remain on duty by the strike COM
mittee.
Efforts at conciliation by Premier
T. G. Norris of the province of Mani
toba and Mayor Charles +. Gray
failed to prevent the strike Messages
to Canadian Minister of Labor Rob-
ertson at Ottawa today brought the
reply that when conciliation and arbi-
tration were declined land workers
refused to respect the governing pow
ers of their organizations the gov
ernment could do nothing.
In spite of numerous meetings at
which workers and employers at
tempted to come to basis of under
standing, the threat of general
strike was carried into effect.
Thirty thousand men and women
struck after metal workers and
their employers had failed to adjust
their differences and the city's trans
portation system and other facilities
are tied up. The strikers included
city firemen, who were replaced by
emergency men, and the city em-
ployes of the gas and water works,
which were manned by citizens.
Four Thousand Want Raise.
John Eaton, head of Eaton's de-
partment stores in Winnipeg and To-
ronto, arrived here last night to take
charge of the local strike situation.
| as it affects his stores. Earlier in
the evening it was reported that only
| 500 of the 200 employees of Eaton's
had gone out on strike, but at /
o'clock last night, it was stated that
there probably would not be over 400
or 500 at their posts. Clerks in more
responsible positions are demanding
$50 a week, it was said, and Mr..
Eaton is quoted as saying that it will
| not be given
More than so unions Joined in the
strike during the day after the first
| men were called out at IL a. m. by
the Trade and Labor council.