New-York tribune., 1919-05-29
Premier of Manitoba Will
Be Asked for a Law
to Make sympathetic
Walkouts Illegal Acts
|SOyiet Government
Aim of Radicals
|B.Hour Day, 44-Hour
Week and Collective Bar
gaining Chief Demands

! WINNIPEG, Man, May 2s-The
ATnnipeg City Council today adopted
arsolutions urging Premier Norris to
Institute legislation to make sympa-
the,ic strikes illegal in the Province
+ Of Manitoba Arthur Meighen. Federal
4 Minister of Interior, after investigating
strike conditions, left to-day for
Ottawa to confer with Premier Borden.
II is believed that Mr.. Meignen will
recommend that the Federal govern
ment take action denouncing sympa-
I thetic strikes.
The Minister of Interior recently
denounced the methods Of strike lead
ers and. supported by the Minister of
Tabor, Gideon Robertson. said he be-
ieyed the underlying plan of the strike
vas an attempt to turn public opinion
against the government, to defy Fed
sra efforts to maintain law and order
4 and during the ensuing tumult to at
! tempt to overthrow dominion and pro.
vlncial authority
The only move toward Cancellation
to-day was an offer by members of the
Canadian railway brotherhoods to ar
bitrate the dispute. No action was
taken on the suggestion
TORONTO, May 28.-The general
strike in Toronto, which had been de-
'ided upon for tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. has been postponed until
Friday morning at the same hour. The
postponement resulted from series
Of negotiations in the Mayors Office
begun yesterday and concluded early
to-day.
The postponement was agreed to in
order to give the delegation of inter
medlaries time to go 70 Ottawa for =
conference with Premier Borden to
urge the passage of law BY the
oomlnlon Parliament at once provid-
Ing for an eight-hour day and fortv-
'0ur-Aour week throughout the Do
minion
Special Correspondence
TORONTO, Ont, May 2o.-The is
sues are now plain in the strike which
ass a tied up Industrial activity in
winnipeg for two weeks, which has
spread TO ether cities in Western
anada and which is now threatening
10 .0ront and other cities in the East
iae workers demand:
The right Of collective bargain
ing and recognition of federations
o' craft unions as we'll as of craft
Unions themselves.
EAn e!ght-hour day and forty
lou hour week.
The employers are willing to nepo-
.ais with craft unions representino
'aelT own employees but refuse to rec
.s osh'ze the fcderations. They deny that
'oe'F employees have the right to break
sgreements.
City Protection Removed
!. me public objects to the sympa.
neuc strike, which in Winnipeg tied
- all public services and left the cjty
sssl'pofan!y without effective fire pro.
.ss''0n' mail service, or local transpor-
.e'on and even interrupted distribu.
"0n oi food necessities, such az bread
and mix. - ~ eau
Das'ng the last several months Can
va mas had an epidemic of strikes re.
salling from, e.a,,go, mt .o,.I; >,
y y0a'lnion There has been much talk
one big nation in the Dominion anc
So. So propaganda gained considerable
IsssaSay IN Western Canada, but fount
~ support IN the east, where organized
Ss0'f IS decidedly more conservative
.saqoestionably socialistlc elements faith.
ana promoted this movement.
"a me vest an ultraradical press o.
s.sSoily increasing strength has beer
ns@emng industrial revolution. Dis
,lrs''hsed that the war had not brought
,~A-'7e '''ate hettcrment Of their economic
s,s''''n' - many workers inclined to radi
n''a,a' and their psychological attitud,
- - A@'cfaole 20 Il tcst or demonstration
VI Their strength.
'4s immediate cause Of the explo
- s'A Was refusal Of the employers i.
~ ~ metal industries 70 recognize the
I,,s trades Council, recently organ
% represent seven metal trade,
,sa"'zations. The metal worker.
e On strike for increased wagc,
-1 I~. shorter hours. In Winnipeg othci
So supported the metal trade,
v. .s,n''s,s and the sympathetic strik,
r.s .as stfikers in the Western cit,
49,. sef'ops tactical blunders whici
..'esDafoized q their cause and obscure,
s,s - original Issues. A number =,
,s,s s..es which recently had signc<
~. -s.'eaen's With the employers joinct
t"ntfnued on po0e jour