The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-31

tcndcnt OF tho city hght ana power
department
Ross. who has Just recovered from
the "flu." hurried TO the city hall TO
meet Green and make an appeal that
| hight be not cut off from homes and
I streets II the walkout takes place,
/ The light superintendent declared
that with the city IN darkness, rob
hing and iooting would be invited
/ from iasless elements. and that the
labor men would suffer from any
Expectations OF this Kind that would
lc made
/ Green asserted that he was merely
/ the representative of the workers.
and did not have the power 20 dic-
I tate that the electrical employees stay
on the job. as the men themselves
had ALREADY voted FOR the walkout
/ Hanson's statement that the police
would be instructed 90 vigorously
curb any attempt at iawlcssness Is
the first indication coming from the
chief executive that plans are al.
ready being made by the authorities
TO comha, the crime possibilities
which would be brought about by a
watkout
Representatives OF the theatre
unions. stage hands. stage cleo
tricians. carpenters and musicians
Indicated Friday that the theatres
might remain open while other In
dustries closed. A tentative plan OF
these officials which may be placed
before the theatre managers would
. In,
20 allow the strikers to give four.
minute talks to the audiences.
James Taylor. president OF the
Metal Trades council. has been
asked TO address the members OF
the King County Democratic club at
a luncheon in the Good Eats cafe.
terra Saturday noon.
Striking shlpyard workers com
menced distribution around Metal
Trades headquarters Friday morn
Ing Of their own newspaper. The
Shipbuilder." This paper. which was
formerly distributed in the ship
yards. carries news Of the lates,
strike developments.
Prominent In The Shipbuilder-
Friday IL the assertion that Ameri-
can shipworkers are being brought
into competition with German work.
men as the result OF the demands
for higher wages being made In this
country. Forty million dollars in
American capital has been used to
purchase German Yards. Il Is do.
clared on the strength OF wire re-
ports.
Seattle will be city OF de.olation
before the end Of next week unless
the shipyard strike Is settled by that
time. Union leaders declared Friday
morning that practically half OF the
100 unions affiliated with the Central
Labor Council have voted for a mass
sympathetic waIkout.
Three unions returning a vote IA
vornble 10 the strike late Thursday
evening were Electrical Workers No.
70. Women BARRIERS and Auto Sheet
Metal Workers The vote OF the
Electrical Workers. who are all In
side men. means that the city will
be thrown into darkness " the gen
eral walkout takes place. This union
has 500 members. The Auto Sheet
Metal Workers carried the strike
proposition with a thrcc-to-on. ballot.
Special ballot boxes In all car barns
viii record the votes OF the street
car men Saturday. Not a wheel will
turn on the traction system " the
strike vote carries. Jitney drivers. too.
are union men. and may refuse to
carry passengers
Aitho the exact date OF tho pro
posed strike has not been act. IL is
not expected to take piac. before
"wednesday. Delegates from all
unions which have voted on the
walkout viii hold an ali-iay session
In the Labor temple Sunday To dis
euss strike plans and set the date
for the waikout. This date will have
TO be ratified by the Central Labor
council, which does not meet until
/ Wednesday.
1 Wives and daughters OF the ship
|. yard strikers viii take a hand in
the struggle Saturday, when they
will appear on the streets 10 sell
tags to aid the union men. 4 com.
mittee Of women is nj work Friday
at 4o2 Collins building. Second ave.
and James St. completing arrange.
hh"hN' AOa AAF t+tR Nafs ftNl aVDf1ti
goes out from the committee for
more women 10 assist In the work.
Officers OF the shipyard com.
panies continue to remain silent on
( the strike issue. altho asserting that
they will not attempt to operate on
! the open shop plan.
w. X. Grace a Company announce
that repairs 10 tine steamship Santa
Rita are being made in San Francisco
as the result Of the strike here.
Metal trades men are communicate
ing with the workers In San Francis
co informing them that they are
working on n scab job.
Another firm which sent vessel
for repairs 70 Canadian yards had
the work refused at three different
points. following kilograms TO the
Northern unions by tho Metal Trades
Council here.
Four thousand gallons Of milk will
be available daily for Seattle babies
in the event OF a general walkout.
This IL made known thru an an
nouncement by the Seattle MIX
Dealers association following an
emergency meeting. The dealers will
confine their energies to tho distri-
button OF milk for infants and aged