The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-06
STRIKERS IN RIOT At.
WINNIPEG, CANADA
SWEEP THROUGH HOUSE OF PAR
LAMENT AFTER PARADE
BEFORE COUNCIL.
MOSTLY Ex-sOlDIERs IN II.
Tear OFF the Canadian Flag Worn by
Secretary to Cabinet Officer
Union Men at Medicine Hat to
Strike In Sympathy.

Winnipeg. Mana parading crowd
Of 1000. or more returned soldiers and
union men, espousing the labor side Of
the general strike in Winnipeg, Sat
urday swept through the provincial
house of parliament and then marched
to the city hall where they broke up
q council meeting.
In both buildings speakers, using
violent language, charged that Premier
T. C. Norris and Mayor Charles Gray
were not dealing properly with the
strike situation and shouted that
something had better be done SOON"
Second Parade in Two Days.
This was the second parade to par
lament in two days. The marchers
notified Premier Norris they would pay
him third call on Monday. Saturday
night city and federal officials were
considering the adyisability Of asking
for military forces to guard public
property, in the face of a situation
more serious than it has been since
the general strike began on May Is. :
Only few OF the marchers wore mill
itary uniforms.
Many of the remarks from the crowd
at parliament and the city hall indi-
Gated that their leading grievances
were the determination of Premier
Norris not to take an active part in
settlement of the strike until the sym
pathetic walkout is called off, and the
action of the city in demanding that
its union policemen sign new pledges
in which they agree not to participate
in general strikes.
The crowd which marched to parlia-
ment was larger than that which went
there the day before.
Richard Mcdonald, secretary to Geo
A. Grierson, minister of public works
was on the floor of the chamber. He
wore small Canadian flag. Several
men rushed toward him. In twinkline
the flag was removed and an army Of
ficer who attempted to interfere was
swept aside. Premier Norris also wore
flag.
Refuses to Remove Flag.
"Take it off," screamed men in the
crowd the premier refused. He told
the men it was the first time he had
ever heard such references to his coun
try's emblem.
When partial quiet was restored the
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premier was asked by half dozeI
men whether this thing (meaning the
strike) was going to be settled"
Norris replied that the sympathetic
strike must be called off before he
would act. Kisses, catcalls and pro
fame comments resulted.
AIibi Offered.
| Winnipeg, June Executives o
the three war veterans association!
here today issued statements deplor
ing, repudiating and condemning thu
acts of returned soldiers who par
| ticipated in parades on Friday ant
Saturday and who figured in sensa
tional demonstrations yesterday il
the provincial parliament and thu
city council chamber The .soldie
marchers were referred to as ex
tremists of the minority who unsuc
cessfully attempted, at the begin
ming of the strike, to have the wa
veterans associations indorse tn
sympathetic walkout.
Strikers Stopped.
Winnipeg, Man, June 2.-iVolenc
by strike sympathizers in paradin
crowd of at least 1000 men today mark
ed the 18th day of the general strike il
Winnipeg.
For the first time since the strik
began Winnipeg police were called In
to action to oppose demonstrants VIII
attempted to force their way into tn
board of trade building. The police
: men, with detectives and volunteers
checked the rushes of the mob.