Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-06-05
RIVAL FACTIONS
IN STRIKE STRUT
IN FIGHT MOOD
Winnipeg on Edge; Sol
diers Ready to Rend
Strike Council.
FOOD DELIVERY ORDER
MAY BRING ON CLASH

Winnipeg. June 4-Wiunipeg,
strike-torn for 20 days, today, wit
messed the most spectacular scenes
of rival demonstrations which have
taken place since the general walk
out of union workers on May IS.
Several thousand marchsrs, mostly
returned soldiers, participated In
two parades to the nariiment build
ings, but the procession did not
meet and there was no trouble.
Returned soldiers who refused to
indorse the general strike and who
repudiated the demonstrations which
returned soldier strike sympathizers
have made since last Friday. had
their first parade today. Army
officers. hundreds of soldiers and
some union men were in line. One
banner carried at the head of the
parade bore the inscription:
ITO hell with alien enemy: God
save the king
This parade visited parliament build
ing before the strikers procession reach
ed the provincial capitol. Speakers
told Premier r. C. Norris that they re-
presented the majority of the Great War
Veterans association. which stood for
law and order and for recognition of
constitutional government.
S. Keyed to Meet Trouble.
Soldiers appIauded the remarks.
At this time, the parade Of strike
sympathizers, which inclided several
hundred returned soldiers. was about
a mile and half away.
Army officers and soldiers In the pa
rade which stood before parliament said
their forces were not looking for
trouble" but that if trouble did come
"they would meet it like true Cana
dams ---
The real fire works were touched eff
when the anti-strike parade arrived at
told the marchers that the central strike
committee had taken steps to curtail the
milk and bread supply.
Threaten to Tear Down Temple.
They'll reseind those orders or wen
tear the trades and labor temple to
pieces" shouted parader.
4 roar Of approval followed
We are going to parade in greater
numbers tomorrow and We will visit the
labor temple" said another speaker.
The parade dlshanded al the city hall
about the time that the parade Of
strikers and syn1pathizers passed parlia-
ment and moved on 10 Victoria Park
not clash.
Police Trail Marchers.
Several automobiles filled with police
men closely followed the marchers. ...
The rarades were of about equal
length Both were orderly Cheers and
jeers from crowds on the street greeted
each procession When the parade NJ
soldiers opposed TO the strike passed
nuino man on fhe sidewalks recognized
several members among the narchers
1.-The American must get out OF there
was the cry from the curbs.
Leaders Of both delegations declared
thew would make demonstrations again
tomorrow and neither side MADE anV
effort to conceal the belief that trouote
probably would come If the paradeS came
together .-
Fifty additional policemen were ad
dea to the Winnipeg force today our It
i generally admitted that the municlpaI
neare resources are far short OF ths
force necessary to preserve order II
tronhie long feared aud seemingly I'M
ninent, is preeipltated.
Every man of prominence in Win
,ines who discussed the situation with
3ewsnaper men. today, admitted the
resent deadlock has developed SO many
dangerous phases that anything is apt to
,ccHr. --4
Give and Take Day.
So far as the strike itself is concern
d. today's developments were Of a give
nd-take nature. A few men OF thousands
II strike returned to work. On fila
ther hand. the union leaders ordered
ut engineers at bakeries and creamerlys
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