Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
Conservative Members of Gen.
eraI Strike Committee Plan
to Break HoId-0ut Through
Withdrawing.
REVOLUTION HAS FAILED
STATES COAST CITY HEAD
Mayor Hanson Demands Strike
Leaders Be Prosecuted; City
and Public Utilities Operat-
ing; BoIshevism Whipped.
CLASH OF UNION MEN.


Seattle, Feb. 10.-One of the Bit
terest meetings ever held in the la
Dor temple occurred Sunday, con-
servatives and radicals clashina
time and again over the settlement
issue. The action of six unions in
breaking away was resented by
those who voted to continue the
strike. The delegates of the lat
ter complaining that this was
playing into the hands of the en-
pIoyers.
Dissatisfaction over tho breaking
of the general strike was expressed
by shpyard workers. delegates.
IN SESSION TODAY.
Today's meeting was in session
by 8 a. m. and was expected to be
in session for the greater part of
the day. Strikes in every ship
yard in the United States to force
the issue of our just demand in
some manner is advocated by the
allied trade council officials as
result of the breaking away of the
unions affiliated with the central
labor council.
Although they "hope It will soon
be settled" shipyard men admit
they are no nearer a settlement
than whom the shipyard strike was
called.
The final session in the labor
temple closed at 4:30 a. m. Sunday
after continuous session for "a
hours.
Newsboys will work today, ac-
cordins to the executive board. An
official of the Seattle Theatrical
federation yesterday stated that
the latter employees have no griev-
anoes against their employers and
it would be an injustice to stay
out longer. The federation COM
prises musicians, moving picture
machine operators and stage en-
ployes.
Taxicab service is resumed, as
we'll as jitney bus service.
Seattle, WASH, Feb. 1O-When
the general strike committee of
$50 representatives of local unions
met this morning, conservative
members planned to break the
strike through withdrawing some
OF the less determined unions.
Mayor Ole Hanson had issued
statement declaring the backbone ,
the strike is broken. He demande
that the strike leaders be prosecuted
"The revolution has failed" he sal
The government should now arres
try and punish all leaders in this cor
spiracy. No skim milk policy shoul
be adopted. The city authorities ha,
luelled this rebellion"
REVOLUTION DoWNED.
The mayor declared "alI city an
public utilities are operating 100 d.
cent" He said all street cars wei
running and that all schools an
theaters would open today.
The citizens committee issued
statement declaring Seattle had dc
teated an attempt at a "Bolshevi,
To-day the sympathetic strike
the statement sal
street cars are operating all over til
city; newspapers are publishing Q
usual and an aroused community
determined that a small percentage .
alien Bolshevists who gained tempol
ary control of the leadership Of unio
labor shall no longer block the whee
Of Industry"
STRIKERS SAY CONTINUE.
The big strike committee after
session lasting over fourteen hours dc
cided early Sunday morning that II
strike should go on. The Union Rec
ORD. the union organ announced th
action was unanimous. Other source
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