Arizona republican., 1919-06-07
STRIKE NEARS|TS END AS LEADERS TRY SETTLEMENT
Gallant Stand of Returned
 Soldiers in Support of the
 Government Big Factor Strikers Will Go Back If Settlement Can Be Made
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 WINNIPEG. June 6.-With union leaders late tonight admittedly mak- ing every effort 10 reach a settlement, the end of the Winnipeg strike seemed rapidly approaching
 Opposition of the returned soldiers seemed to have decided the struggle One of the strike leaders said that unless the strike committees were vii ling 10 accept reasonable settlement that they would return to work Mon day
 R. E. Russell, one of the "big five" strike leaders, said: Certain members of the citizens committee were block ing 90 settlement"
 One of the union leaders said tonight forms have been prepared to ascertain Whether employers are willing to take back all men and women who partici- pated in the general strike. It was pointed out at the city hall the federal government has flatly refused to rein state postal employees who left the ser vice and the city has taken the same attitude regarding the firemen on Strike.
 City Calm
 Comparative calm again spread through Winnipeg this afternoon after three of the most vivid days in the city's history.
 The proclamation of Mayor Charles F. Gray. forbidding public parades, re- Ceived the endorsement of nearly ev- cry faction involved in the general strike.
 Winnipes's police force was supple mented today by more than 300 re- turned soldier constables and a caval- ry unit of more than 100 war veterans. Mass meetings were held by strikers and their sympathizers at Victoria park and by returned soldiers at the auditorium. Brig. Gen. II. D. E. Ketchen, addressing the returned sold iers mass meeting, declared the Win nipeg strike can no longer be consid- cred a union labor protest but that it is an attempt to overthrow the govern ment.
 Rest assured the Dominion govern ment and the military are not idle he said, and intimated the government is taking steps to deal with bolshe- yism and revolution, When the gov ernment does act, in connection with the Winnipeg upheaval, l am sure you soldiers all will agree that when | in- timated today that action was impend ing to deal with revolution and bol- shevism, ] did not tell you all
 War Vets Police City
 Mayor Charles r. Gray spoke again today. He asked for more constables and he got them. Gray said the city will have 5000 returned soldiers on its emergency police force before present mobilization plans are completed.
 The meeting at Victoria park was purely a strike gathering. William r. Ivens, one of the "big five told th' strikers to stand firm and declared "the sympathetic strike would not b' called off
 A procession formed and started fol the city hall When the marCherS go within a block of the city hall the! were stopped by the police. One dele gatiou went to the mayors office an( another to police headquarters, wher' protests were made that the mayor proclamation was illegal The strikeri lost both arguments and the demon stration came to an end.
 No important development regarding strike conciliation was announced to day.
 Leaders Noncommital
 Without committing themselves ol the calling off the sympathetic strik executives of the central strike com mlttee announced tO lOcal hS"SpdP0L tonight that the metal trades counci has accepted the collective bargaining plan outlined by officials of the rail way brotherhoods who have been at tempting to bring about strike settle ment by conciliation,
 It is understood the industrial i'm ployers, while inclined to indorse th railroad collective bargaining plan, ar determined the leading issue Of tn stri1e-the sympathetic strike-mus be disposed of first
 We will not call off the sympatheti strike declared William r. Evans, on of the five strike leaders, in an addres at Victoria park.
 Federal and provincial executive have formally gone on record that the will not participate in any concilia tory settlement plan until the thou sands of union men are returned | work.